All Blog Posts Tagged 'RSA' (13)

[Please note: John is currently on holiday with limited access to the internet - he's asked me to post his candidate's statement here on his behalf, in case Fellows have missed it on the main RSA website and as a way of introducing John to the discussions taking place here on the RSA Fellowship Social Network]

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I am Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of East Anglia.  Following experience as a teacher I developed an academic career as an applied educational and…

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We are pleased to announce that the elections for the new Regional/National Chairs and Fellowship Councillors are now open.  This is your chance to vote and help establish new Regional/National Teams who will work with Fellows to develop activity across the RSA.

Electoral Reform Services (ERS) is administering the election on behalf of the RSA.

Please cast your vote via the ERS website. You will…

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I'm a fairly new Fellow (please be gentle with me).

I want to take advantage of my newness before I forget what it feels like and suggest that there might be ways that new Fellows could be supported as part of the induction process. If the suggestions fall on fertile ground I'm happy to devote some time to helping that happen.

I was fortunate enough to attend an excellent New Fellows event a bit more than a week ago, which has coincided with me shifting from being a pretty…

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Over the next few months there will be a number of opportunities for Fellows who would like to become more engaged on a voluntary basis in the way the RSA is run – and my colleague Brinda Sittapah, the RSA’s Governance Manager outlines what is happening and the opportunities available:

Q) What are the available posts? A) We’re looking for three…

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Sports Direct Arena?

I must admit to rather choking on my toast this morning as I saw the news of St James’ Park, home of Newcastle United FC, being renamed as the Sports Direct Arena. Commercial branding of stadia has become a recurring trend in recent years (e.g. The Emirates for Arsenal, Etihad for Man City and the Reebok for Bolton), however there has been a presumption that certain names were off limits. It was inconceivable that proud stadia such as Anfield, Old Trafford…

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Events, or specifically lectures, are probably the resource for which the RSA is best known. Whether it is the incredible collection of world leading speakers we have at John Adam Street; the innovative Animate series; or the range of events that take place outside London, as a Society we put together some incredible lectures.

 

This week I attended the RSA’s lecture at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, where the future of the city was discussed. The following day, I…

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I had the great pleasure in attending the Big Jump yesterday at the Sage, Gateshead.  Organised by Dr Jim TerKeurst FRSA, from the Institute of Digital Innovation at Teesside University, and his team this event explored the role of social enterprises within the Big Society context, and particularly in relation to the North East.  The event was supported by RSA Catalyst, and demonstrated the impact that the Catalyst Fund can make in promoting relevant, important events.

 

It was…

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Trustee candidate Suzy Walton will be speaking on Woman's Hour on BBC 4 on Tuesday the 15th of February, on whether women are more risk averse than men. Suzy is standing in the current Trustee elections, on a shared platform with three other candidates; Don Pinchbeck, Ted Fowler and Wiard Sterk. If you have not yet made up your mind, this is a good opportunity to hear one of the candidates first hand before your vote.

The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) is facing something of a “Tea Party” moment. There are two motions that have been put forward for the society’s 27,442 Fellows (members) to vote on at its AGM on 6th December 2010.The first motion is to form a governance advisory group and the second motion is for the society to move to a “democratically elected” Trustee board. The first motion has the support of the existing trustees (who are mostly appointed rather than elected)… Continue

Since my initial newsletter insert about the need to develop a RSA Women Speaker Network I have been delighted by a response of nearly two hundred emails in support of the initiative from the Fellowship and beyond. Many have asked ‘what is your vision?’…

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Social Brilliance Conference, RSA, John Adam St London, 4th June, 2010

An inspiring one day conference bringing together social visionaries and innovators across business, education, government and community to share their spectacular and impactful stories of creating social brilliance!



As our paradigms are shifting, we are seeing the world with different eyes. New social ideas and initiatives are emerging that are transforming and empowering individuals and societies around the… Continue

Do you have an idea that could lead to a more enlightened, resourceful and fulfilled society? Need help to develop, gain visibility and create lasting change? Or, have you been inspired by projects and want to get involved? Want flexibility in your involvement?



You may have seen in last week’s Fellowship Newsletter that RSA… Continue

The Glory of Failure campaign was originally an RSA Networks project created by Mitchell Sava in 2007.[1] It is now co-chaired by Jonathan Jewell.

RSA Networks is part of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce (RSA).

The goal of 'The Glory of Failure' is to change society's attitude to failure, encouraging a more healthy approach to risk taking and removing the taboo around failure.[1]

The idea behind the project came from observation of the… Continue