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Economy, Employment & Design

A proposal for greater equity

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15 Jul 2022

Philip Rodgers

Universal basic income is a right, not a supplement to benefits, argues Philip Rodgers. In a new paper, he argues that it could be financed by scrapping taxes and replacing them with charges for our use of resources. The result would be conservation, environmental protection and a fair share for all.
Why isn’t the UK design industry more diverse?

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07 Jul 2022

Ben Pearson

The world faces existential sustainability issues – a global problem requiring a societal response – yet the design industry reflects a tiny segment of our society. Ben Pearson’s research examines how much damage this is doing, and how we can make things better
A toolkit for workplace wellbeing

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30 Jun 2022

Kevin Daniels Helen Fitzhugh

Many employers realise wellbeing in the workplace promotes good mental health AND productivity, but don’t know where to begin. Kevin Daniels and Helen Fitzhugh talk about a new, free, online toolkit to get them started
The irresistible rise of the robots

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23 Jun 2022

Derek Bates

Artificial intelligence threatens to remove the very work that gives us purpose, status and financial security. So why, asks Derek Bates, are we plunging headfirst into the future without asking first what we stand to lose?
Is levelling up whack-a-mole?

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21 Jun 2022

Keith Harrison-Broninski

The Government’s flagship policy promises a cornucopia of benefits spilling out over the country and enriching us all. There’s just one problem, writes Keith Harrison-Broninski… it can’t possibly work
Democracy at work

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15 Jun 2022

Jeremy Fox

Hand the company over to the workers? Madness said the critics. But Jeremy Fox’s exercise in democracy grew the business and made his former employees richer. The only problem? They had to be persuaded to take holidays
Off the streets and into a job

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24 May 2022

Christy Acton

Christy Acton, founder and CEO of Birmingham non-for-profit Standing Tall, says businesses can make a huge difference by creating stable jobs for people who’ve experienced homelessness
Prioritising social value in supply chains

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04 May 2022

Aoise Keogan-Nooshabadi

The pandemic and the increase in extreme weather events has exposed the fragility of our global supply chains. Meanwhile, new Government procurement policy means a consideration of social value is no longer an optional extra for business. Aoise Keogan Nooshabadi, FRSA, looks at the ethical, practical and economic benefits of buying and supplying closer to home
Using the ‘nowhere office’ revolution to narrow the disability employment gap

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04 Apr 2022

Catherine Hale

With the growth in home-working, everyone seems to be saying the future of work is flexible, as the government push new legislation. But Catherine Hale, FRSA, says that for disabled people, proposed laws don’t go nearly far enough
Curating Tomorrow

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22 Mar 2022

Henry McGhie

Museums curating consultant Henry McGhie asks how museums and other cultural institutions can support people’s participation in climate action and sustainable development?