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From design thinking to systems change

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25 Jul 2017

Rowan Conway

Now is the time to combine design methods with systems thinking to enable the adaptive and innovative institutions we need for the future, argues Rowan Conway.
How design integrity can save lives in essential, basic medicine

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03 Jul 2017

Giovanna Forte FRSA

Giovanna Forte FRSA explains how a simple design intervention is transforming healthcare across the world
Insights and Innovation: our RSA Student Design Awards journey with Bare Technology

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20 Jun 2017

Ethan Howard Thomas Wastling

On the morning of the Award ceremony, Ethan Howard and Thomas Wastling - two of this year's Student Design Award winnners - reflect on their design journey.
Designing our futures: Announcing the 2017 RSA Student Design Award Winners

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31 May 2017

Rebecca Ford

Today we reveal the 24 winning solutions developed in response to this year’s RSA Student Design Awards (SDA).
The voice of a generation

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16 Mar 2017

Marine Tanguy FRSA

This generation is experiencing a period of drastic change and facing the resulting societal tensions. Marine Tanguy FRSA explore the role of art and artists within this.
New RSA Fellowship cards

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08 Feb 2017

Katja Thielen

Our brand new Fellowship cards have landed! Katja Thielen FRSA explains the thinking behind them.
Student Design Awards 2016-17 open for submissions

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19 Jan 2017

Rebecca Ford

The 2016-17 RSA Student Design Awards competition is officially open for entries! Enter online by 4pm GMT on 8th March.
Is Design education fit for the future?

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12 Dec 2016

Lucy Chamberlin

Lucy Chamberlin, former Head of Programme for the RSA’s Great Recovery Project, discusses recent research on sustainability in design education and what needs to change in the future if design is to play a leading role in the shift towards more sustainable livelihoods.
Royal Designers at 80: a celebration of RSA design past, present and future

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01 Dec 2016

Melanie Andrews

2016 marks the 80th anniversary of the Royal Designers for Industry (RDI). In a special event at the RSA we looked back at some of the life-changing works of the past.
The Classroom Movement: "Show me your good sitting children"

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03 Oct 2016

Jackie Lightfoot

As part of a series of Classroom Movement blogs exploring the relationship between furniture design and learning in the classroom, Jackie Lightfoot FRSA shares some initial findings from her research.