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RSA Fellows bring some cheer on a gloomy Monday

Blog

12 Sep 2011

Matthew Taylor

On such a grey Monday morning I opened the newspapers with a predisposition to gloom. They didn't disappoint. Our politicians seem to have decided green politics was a fad (neither David Cameron nor George Osborne have delivered a speech on environmental issues since the General Election), but according to the latest sea ice maps, Arctic ice levels have fallen to their lowest ever recorded levels. If the trends suggested in the latest survey are borne out, the loss of ice is substantially faster than that predicted in the last IPCC report.  

An enlightened Fellowship

Blog

18 Jul 2011

Matthew Taylor

I was even later leaving work than usual on Friday as we were entertaining a group of academics and leaders from the world of culture and heritage. The Re-enlightenment project had just spent two very fruitful days debating and planning at the British Museum. As they sipped fine wine and munched the RSA’s excellent canapés, the group was kind enough not only to listen to me talking about 21st century enlightenment but to greet the ideas warmly.  

We First Capitalism

Video

14 Jul 2011

Simon Mainwaring, award-winning social brand consultant and author.

Social Enterprise: What's that all about?

Comment

05 May 2011

John McMullan FRSA, believes that social enterprise will play a significant part in our economic recovery but in a unique role that places social impact and social values at the heart of service delivery.

Ship-shape and Bristol fashion*

Blog

13 Apr 2011

Matthew Taylor

The waterfront area of Bristol is lovely in the sunshine; it made me want to pack up my bags and move to the West.  I was there on Monday meeting some Fellows to talk about their projects and speaking at a Festival of Ideas event.  One of the most interesting conversations I had was with local Fellow activist, Ted Fowler.  It inspired me with some further thoughts about the RSA and its model of change.

Big finance, big myths and a singing heart

Blog

31 Mar 2011

Matthew Taylor

Sometimes everything comes together and it all seems worthwhile.

Opposing, creating, bonding and bridging

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24 Mar 2011

Matthew Taylor

Over the next few days I want to return to some recurrent themes in recent posts – the Big Society and small groups – and (tomorrow) I’m hoping readers can help get a research project off the ground.

Cog blog

Blog

03 Feb 2011

Matthew Taylor

I tend - perhaps inevitably – to get fewer comments when I blog about the RSA. But as well as wanting feedback from Fellows, I would be really interested to hear what people outside the Society think of the model I am about to describe.

A Catalyst for the future of Fellowship?

Blog

27 Jan 2011

Matthew Taylor

Once in a while, there is a meeting at work which feels really significant. This happened yesterday. The focus was RSA Catalyst our fund to support Fellows’ projects.