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"Innovation & change arise from disruption to the status quo...faultlines are exposed but also, if we look & listen closely, we can notice what might be new foundations." @RSAMatthew & @ianburbidge on innovation during crisis: thersa.org/blog/matthew-t…

Winners tend to forget the luck & good fortune that helped them on their way. Which makes it harder for them to show sympathy for the people who didn’t make it. Watch our 2-minute animation with Michael Sandel. #RSAMinimate youtu.be/dRolGQ3QJPE

Join Roman Krznaric, author of The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking, and LNB’s President Grant Stephen for a Zoom discussion on Dec. 7 at 6:30 pm ET. Tickets available from Eventbrite; $5 in advance, students with ID are free: tinyurl.com/y3dylhv2

This week may be stressful. Take care of yourself and be kind to others. We will be hosting our Cut the Chit Chat virtual hangout series this week, November 5th at 5pm. Unwind with Fellows from the New England area and discuss select RSA Shorts. RSVP: forms.gle/1s63Mv14yz7ugb…

We need global leadership to tackle global crises. “But here we are in 2020 without the anchor of leadership from the US and with a lack of global coordination. We’re in the ‘G-Zero’ era.” Why the whole world is watching is the US elections thersa.org/blog/2020/10/u…

Applications for our paid Community Operations Intern close on Nov. 13th: ow.ly/6dYS50C7nD0 This remote role, within the US, is probably best suited for a current undergrad junior/senior, recent BA/BS grad, or early stage graduate student. Apply today! #RemoteHiring

If you are a Fellow and you have a social innovation project that aligns with an RSA programme, you could receive a grant of up to 10K! Deadline to apply is Tue 24 Nov #grant #socialchallenge thersa.org/fellowship/cat…

- Chief Foresight Officers in companies? - Future Generations Impact Assessments for government policies? - A ‘future citizen’ qualification covering systems thinking, decision-making & bias? Exploring ways to help us think differently about the future: thersa.org/blog/2020/10/f…

"We should aim for a hopeful politics. Generous rather than ideologically pure, experimental and humble, seeking to build alliances between different value sets." thersa.org/blog/2020/09/h…

As @2littlewings said, we'll be presenting at the @ArtTherapyOrg conference! Here's my #ArtTherapyRobot :

“Luck has been the decisive factor in the life of every person that’s ever lived, yet the myth of responsibility is continually reinforced.” How much control do we really have over what we do? Raoul Martinez explores in this animation: youtu.be/h-GkUHI2888

The Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE)- nonprofit led by Boston FRSA @nguyenledonghai "DoHa" -announces flagship campaign '#GAEEforAsia,' a spinoff of GAEE's 'Silk Road Plan'. Supporting economics education in Asia despite the pandemic. thersa.org/fellowship/fel…

Is our attention for sale? Take a moment to reconsider your relationship with technology with this 4-minute animation with tech ethicist James Williams youtu.be/PSaybP1UivQ

What's the one big idea that we need to shape the new era that we’re moving into? That's the question we're asking range of experts and thinkers on our Bridges to the Future podcast. Catch up with all the latest episodes: bridges-to-the-future.simplecast.com

RSA Fellows have been developing projects to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to just a few examples of how Fellows - in their own words - are making a difference: thersa.org/bridges-future…

How can technology enable participation & assist democracy, rather than being a tool for control? Listen to our Bridges to the Future podcast with Taiwan’s Digital Minister @audreythttps://bridges-to-the-future.simplecast.com/episodes/audrey-tang

1/3 There are some great @theRSAorg events coming up next week! On the 23rd at 9A PDT/Noon EDT, @theRSA_US is having our biannual Town Hall. There are new staff to introduce, some initiatives to share, and some RSA history to unpack. Register here: ow.ly/2n2m50AzjuW

Thank you to the Fellows who have called us to account, and to staff who have helped us understand the need to be stronger in our words and actions on anti-racism. We are grateful to all those who continue to challenge us as we do this work moving forwards thersa.org/fellowship/fel…

“Human beings have only been around for a blink of an eye in cosmic time – yet in this short period, we’ve wrought untold damage to the living world” - @romankrznaric on why we need to shift our political & economic systems towards a longer sense of ‘now’ bridges-to-the-future.simplecast.com/episodes/roman…

“When city friends asked us why we were planting trees that we would not see bear fruit, we responded that our children and grandchildren would.” Jane Davidson FRSA on how we can help future generations with better long-term thinking. thersa.org/discover/publi…