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Who is to blame for NHS overload? We all are.

Blog

07 Jan 2015

Anthony Painter

The political debate about the extreme pressure the NHS is currently under is barely serious.

Russ Roberts on Adam Smith

Video

30 Oct 2014

Russ Roberts is the host of EconTalk and research fellow at Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Personalise the NHS to give people a chance of living the ‘good life’

Press release

30 Oct 2014

The NHS should learn from best practice within the social care sector and become more personalised and convenient to use, with more power, information and choice given to patients according to a pamphlet from Shared Lives Plus and the RSA.

Joining up is hard to do

Blog

27 Oct 2014

Matthew Taylor

Better integrating services around citizens needs is a no brainer. So why is it so difficult?

Walter Mischel on Self-Control

Video

16 Oct 2014

One of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, Walter Mischel, visits the RSA to explore the nature of willpower, and the implications it has for everything from parenting to public policy.

Cass Sunstein on Nudge Theory

Video

14 Oct 2014

Renowned public thinker Cass Sunstein defends his groundbreaking nudge theory. When the state seeks to influence our choices in “our best interests” is this liberty-infringing meddling, or simply good government?

Susan Greenfield on Mind Change

Video

02 Oct 2014

Leading neuroscientist Susan Greenfield considers the vast range of technologies that are creating a new environment around us, and asks: how can we ensure these powerful forces bring out the best in us, and allow us to lead more meaningful, more creative lives?

Ethics in Business

Comment

23 Sep 2014

What does an ethical business look like and it is the same as one with a commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Firoz Abdul Hamid FRSA argues that we have still a long way to go to understanding the real implications of ethics for business, and at best still pick and choose what comes under the banner of CSR.

Vincent Deary on Negotiating Change

Video

11 Sep 2014

Health psychologist Vincent Deary shows how much of our lives are lived automatically, according to beaten paths. How can we avoid becoming ‘habit machines’, and overcome our resistance to change, making our acts truly ours?