List of The last word Archive

A bridge over troubled waters

Blog

12 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Yesterday I found myself speaking at the GC Expo 2008 conference.  It was one of those strange bookings where the audience wanted to discuss something specific - technology and government - and seemed nonplussed by my attempt to give an overview of the British state!  However, there were some positive points.

RDInsights: Kenneth Grange

Video

11 Jun 2008

Industrial designer, Kenneth Grange became an RDI in 1969.

RSA Fellowship in the south west

Blog

11 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Great day out in Exeter yesterday with South West Fellows.  The evening reception was fun - it's always nice to talk to Fellows old and new - but the high point of the day was the afternoon session with Committee members and invited Fellows.

The end of New Labour?

Blog

09 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

I've been reflecting on Gordon Brown's all time low rating in the opinion polls. This is being driven in part by mistakes made by the government, and is also a reflection of people's anxiety about the economy. But, maybe the volatility in the electorate reflects something deeper.

The stuff of thought

Blog

09 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

It's great to be back after a couple of fallow weeks in blog terms and now on our new fantastic web site.

Before the Bank Holiday

Blog

23 May 2008

Matthew Taylor

First of all I would like to say a big thank you to the staff here at RSA for burning the midnight oil for the past week in the final push to launch the new website. It went live yesterday evening, but apparently takes 24-48 hours to propagate around the world to all the different servers. So keep checking the site, it will soon have a fresh face and greater functionality.

Cognitively enhanced

Blog

22 May 2008

Matthew Taylor

Over recent blogs I’ve been rehearsing some thoughts about what I call neurological reflexivity. The idea being that instead of a world in which what matters is what we think increasingly we are engaging with the question of how we think.

RDInsights: Pearce Marchbank

Video

21 May 2008

Graphic designer, Pearce Marchbank became an RDI in 2004.

RDInsights: Betty Jackson

Video

21 May 2008

Fashion designer, Betty Jackson became an RDI in 1988.