Together w/ @UKRI_News, we’re excited to announce funding for 9 projects testing new possibilities for public dialogue through the Rethinking Public Dialogue fund. Explore the pilot projects below - each brings innovation to the field and we can’t wait to work with them! First up, a ‘climate friendly pop-up supermarket and kitchen’ will, through a multi-stakeholder dialogue, develop an experience to enable more environmentally friendly food choices, led by @ImperialSpark,@theliminalspace & @thenourishhub.

Our report with @AutodeskFdn explores good work challenges facing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that need to be addressed if all workers are to benefit from technological change. We make the following recommendations: [thread - 1/5] thersa.org/reports/future… 1. Create new skills and employment pathways: digital skills training provision is needed for most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, but more generally the education system needs to place a greater emphasis on job pathways that can bring young people into employment. [2/5]

What do the public think the Chancellor should do to support the economy now? We worked with @PopulusPolls to find out. [Thread] thersa.org/discover/publi… 66% support continuing the furlough scheme in limited sectors. But just 39% support continuing the full scheme indefinitely throughout the pandemic.

We are pleased to announce the design challenges for the 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards! Here are 8 real-world problems. Up-and-coming young designers, we want your ideas. @RSADesignAwards [Thread] ow.ly/aLkh50BeLOr 1. Redistributing Health, in partnership with @Philips.

How can we design systems that provide seamless and cost-effective access to quality health services for underserved communities? #thinkdifferently

Key workers have kept the country going during the pandemic, but some are facing the worst of the economic turmoil created by it. Insights from our new briefing published today [Thread] thersa.org/discover/publi… 1. Most key workers report doing financially well during lockdown: 63% say their household has been “very” or “relatively comfortable financially” during the pandemic.

How can history help reduce inequality? Today we publish our new report on Heritage and Inclusive Growth, in partnership with @BritishArts.

Here are 8 places in the UK where we saw the heritage sector making a difference in local communities: [Thread] thersa.org/discover/publi… .@NewAngliaLEP is using heritage activities to benefit the local area – supporting projects like the Collaboration: Place: Change leadership programme & the Deep History Coast in North Norfolk, encouraging coastal walks @WritersCentre

We’re proud to announce the winners of our 2020 Pupil Design Awards! We challenged pupils aged 11-17 to use their creativity and imagination to tackle issues facing people and the planet. Find out more about the winners [Thread – 1/5] thersa.org/action-and-res… Ayma, Aaliyah & Maryam from @KEVIHandsworth won an award for ‘Hang On’: a multipurpose, reusable hanger designed to be used in shops and suitable for transportation [2/5]

Today the RSA and @AccentureUK have published our new report on reimagining the future of health and social care.

Here are our 10 lessons for health and social care from the Covid-19 crisis [Thread] #HealthInnovation thersa.org/discover/publi… 1. Health and social care systems need to be more connected. Rather than run on their own track, health and social care systems need to be viewed as intrinsically connected elements of the same system.

We are thrilled to announce our 2019/20 @RSADesignAwards winners! We challenged students and recent graduates to use their skills and design thinking to tackle today’s most pressing social and environmental issues. Here are this year’s winners: [thread] thersa.org/action-and-res… Jessica Williams from @NorthumbriaUni won the @Philips award for 'NIP IT IN THE BOOB': an AI-driven, interactive service which allows women to record monthly assessments in order to enable early detection of breast cancer at home  thersa.org/action-and-res…

Everyone should enjoy good work as a right. Our new report sets out 8 ideas to form a new social contract for a better future of work for all. [Thread] [1/10] #RSAbridges bit.ly/2YmAKZ6 1️⃣ A union innovation deal: to help grow innovative trade unions so, in the long term, we move towards a self-organising social contract where powerful workers secure good work on their terms [2/10]

How could - and how should - the world change after this pandemic? On the RSA’s Bridges to the Future podcast, @RSAMatthew asks this question to each of our guests: a range of global experts, thinkers, & leaders. Here are their insights [Thread] .@geoffmulgan: "It's a real paradox - this moment when everybody's being isolated in some ways has great potential to be a great reconnector, a rebuilder of society in its most basic sense" bridges-to-the-future.simplecast.com/episodes/geoff…

Our new report looks at how police forces in the UK are communicating their use of artificial intelligence and automated decision systems. Here’s what we found [Thread: 1/5] #artificialintelligence
thersa.org/discover/publi… Only a small minority of police forces were prepared to confirm to us whether they are using AI or ADS for policing decisions, and of these very few have offered public engagement [2/5]

Our new analysis looks at which parts of the country are most at risk of the impact of coronavirus on employment. Here are our key findings: [1/6] thersa.org/discover/publi… We find a stark geographical divide, with rural areas located in the north and south west of England most at risk of high job losses. Many of these areas are tourist hotspots where the economy is geared towards hospitality and retail [2/6]

Take a look at the 4 shortlisted animations from @RSADesignAwards on Fashioning a Circular Future, voiced by @lilycole and supported by @circulareconomy & @DreamFundPPL, explaining how designers can embrace circular economy to revolutionise fashion [thread] #FashionRevolutionWeek Watch this animation, ‘Power of Designers’ by Yunjae Woo
#MakeFashionCircular

How can schools help prevent exclusions? For our new report ‘Pinball Kids: preventing school exclusions’, we visited schools leading the way in including all pupils: [Thread] #PinballKids #edutwitter #inspiring thersa.org/discover/publi… .@carr_manor in Leeds, staff (teachers and non-teachers) are ‘coaches’ for about 10 students each. Sitting in circles at the start, end, and middle of the week, this more relaxed approach helps build trusting relationships.

The number of young people being suspended & expelled from school is increasing. Why is this happening? Our new report ‘Pinball Kids: preventing school exclusions’ finds a ‘perfect storm’ of factors: [Thread]
#PinballKids #edutwitter thersa.org/discover/publi… Rising poverty. From not having access to books or computers to study at home to being told off for not having the right clothes or equipment at school, the impact of poverty can lead to discipline issues.

Today, we’re publishing our report on Arts-Rich Schools, with inspiring examples of amazing arts education from across the country. If you want your school to become arts-rich, where can you start? Here are our 3 things to think about [Thread] thersa.org/discover/publi… 1 Specialist staff. Many of the arts-rich schools we spoke to benefited from having specialist arts staff. Can you mirror some of the creative strategies the schools have used to resource arts specialists in the school?

Today we’re publishing our report on Arts-Rich Schools, starring 8 inspiring schools across the country who are delivering great arts education. Here’s some examples of the work they’re doing, & how they’re achieving it: [Thread] thersa.org/discover/publi… .@GomersalArt @GomersalPSchool pupils have half a day a week of specialist arts teaching. “The art room allows students to put a different hat on & learn in a different atmosphere with a different set of rules”. The school also has a student ‘Arts Council’.