RSA London City Network

A get together, ideas exchange and social network for London Fellows & friends

A growing network of incredible people with a wide range of expertise, social conscience and ambition to change the world.

Members

  • Rachel Bird
  • Sergio López-Figueroa
  • Jemima Gibbons
  • Mitch Sava
  • Peter Bebb
  • Philip Levine
  • Clare Reilly
  • Amy Sample Ward
  • David Wilcox
  • ted hunt
  • Simon Williams
  • Pawel Siwczak
  • Lopa Patel MBE
  • heather ring
  • Michael Devlin
  • Martin Coppack

Matthew Taylor's blog

Dave’s wise words

Fresh from putting the icing on the cake of the final report of IPPR North’s Commission on the Future of Public Services (I’ll leave it to others to say whether cake or topping provided more nutrition), I am on the road again. This time to the strangely old fashioned surroundings of Chesford Grange Hotel near Leamington [...] Related posts:
  1. Why the ATL (and The Observer) should be ashamed of themselves I said yes
  2. Vince Cable’s words of wisdom on the economy Vince Cab
  3. Are parents and kids really that bad? In a stran

Citizen Power

Localism is more than a set of principles

In the last couple of years all the major political parties in the UK have been falling over themselves to talk up their radical credentials. Much of this is filtered through the ‘localism debate’ and ideas surrounding the decentralisation of power and influence away from Whitehall into the hands of frontline staff and local people. [...]

Public Services

The prisons blog is changing

It has been a few weeks since I last wrote for which I apologise especially to the faithful few who read my blog regularly (hi mum). As I mentioned back in June, the RSA is once again tackling the issue of drug and alcohol misuse and the public service/s that seek to address these ongoing challenges.  Building [...]

Latest Activity

Jemima Gibbons commented on Clare Reilly's blog post 'The Fellowship Charter'
David...I'm admit I've been slack in getting my head round all the issues: still in pre-book publishing fug!! Looking forward to discussing poss ways forward when we meet next week :)
yesterday
David Wilcox replied to Clare Reilly's discussion 'Is the Royal Festival Hall working as a venue? Can Fellows suggest any better (free) venue?'
Hi Pawel - I know Goodenough College, nice venue. The other idea discussed at tonight's get-together was ... pretty obvious ... RSA Gerrard Bar. Useful to compare?
on Thursday
Pawel Siwczak replied to Clare Reilly's discussion 'Is the Royal Festival Hall working as a venue? Can Fellows suggest any better (free) venue?'
Perhaps we could try Goodenough College in Central London (near Russell Square)? They are officially in a partnership with RSA, there are some nice communal rooms here, and I presume they would be willing to allow us to use them. I am not sure how...
on Thursday
David Wilcox added a blog post
There's some really interesting discussion underway over here on the Fellowship Council site, facilitated by Laura Billings. I hope we can help Laura get more input from Fellows, and council members. Our London network organiser Clare Reilly said...
on Thursday
David Wilcox commented on Clare Reilly's event 'London City Network - November get-together'
There's some really important discussion over on the Fellowship council site, very well facilitated by Laura ... but with rather limited input from council members or Fellows. As Clare confirms here, tonight offers a chance for discussion of the C...
on Thursday
Jackie Elliman updated an event
Dance United: "Momentum" THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT! at Space at Hackney Community College
November 26, 2009 from 6:15pm to 8:30pm
Dance United has developed an award-winning intervention for persistent young offenders and those at serious risk of offending. It's innovative Academy is an intensive and demanding 12-week programme based on professional contemporary dance traini...
on Wednesday
kevin j spellman added a blog post
As part of a PhD research project here at Goldsmiths, we require 18 designers with 5-10 years experience. The designers will be randomly paired. As a team one designer will take the role of the designer and the other as a client. Your task is to ...
on Wednesday
kevin j spellman Looking for designers for paid research.
on Wednesday
 

Welcome to the London City Network

Welcome to the London City Network, an online space for Fellows and friends in and around London to meet, greet and share ideas with each other. Fellows often say that the thing they value most about the RSA is the chance to meet other Fellows, develop new relationships and find potential collaborators. This network is a step towards building a community of Fellows in London to support, amplify and encourage all the fantastic work people are doing together and explore new possibilities for future projects. If you have an idea or a burning issue you'd like to share, why not write it up below on the blog and see if you can find some support amongst the Fellowship.

Network development: We discussed future direction at our meeting on August 7. These's an online forum here following on issues raised.

Blog Posts

David Wilcox

Suggestions for the Fellowship Charter: recognising the value of social entrepreneurs

There's some really interesting discussion underway over here on the Fellowship Council site, facilitated by Laura Billings. I hope we can help Laura get more input from Fellows, and council members.

Our London network organiser Clare Reilly said she would welcome any further ideas at our meeting this evening -… Continue

Posted by David Wilcox on November 5, 2009 at 12:30pm

kevin j spellman

Looking for volunteers for research project at Goldsmiths, University of London

As part of a PhD research project here at Goldsmiths, we require 18 designers with 5-10 years experience.

The designers will be randomly paired. As a team one designer will take the role of the designer and the other as a client. Your task is to use the tools you are presented with to develop an innovative solution for an environmentally sustainable car for Ferrari.

The winner who will be chosen by John Backwell and Prof. John Wood. The winners will both recieve £100.00. The test will be condu… Continue

Posted by kevin j spellman on November 4, 2009 at 11:46am

Lopa Patel MBE

Top 10 Forecast for the Global Economy in Science & Technology.

Thought some of you might be interested in this Top 10 Forecast for the Global Economy in terms of Science and Technology. List compiled by Rohit Talwar of Fast Future who said "here we highlight ten areas of science and technology that we think will gain increasing prominence and media coverage in 2010 – even if the science itself may take decades to develop!"

1. The Rise of Citizen Science – Public participation in scientific research will become increasingly popular. Amateurs will see… Continue

Posted by Lopa Patel MBE on November 3, 2009 at 3:29pm

Clare Reilly

Teach First Mentoring for Social Entrepreneurs

Teach First is a powerful social change initiative aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in challenging schools around the UK. It was founded to encourage top graduates who would not normally enter teaching, to teach for at least two years in challenging secondary schools in London, North West and the Midlands. With tailored leadership training developed with over 100 employers, Teach First aims to develop the leaders of the future.

… Continue

Posted by Clare Reilly on October 30, 2009 at 12:30pm

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RSA Public Events

RSA Bossom Lecture - Form Matters

David Chipperfield CBE RDI will give the 2009 RSA Bossom Lecture on architecture and society. Suggested hashtag for Twitter: #rsachipperfield Tuesday 8 December, 6pm

First as Tragedy, Then as Farce: the economic crisis and the end of global capitalism

Slavoj Zizek, one of the world’s most influential living philosophers, visits the RSA to discuss capitalism's flawed priorities. Tuesday 24 November, 6pm

Angus Millar Lecture 2009 - The Financial Crisis and the Return of Keynes

Lord Robert Skidelsky will offer a timely and incisive analysis of the challenges facing our financiers and society at large. Tuesday 24 November, 6pm in Edinburgh

Elusive Rightness in Design

Robin Levien RDI will illuminate how designers try to capture that 'something extra' that 'it' factor that will elevate their work from the ordinary. Thursday 19 November, 6pm

RSA Thursday – Delete: the virtue of forgetting in the digital age

Join Viktor Mayer-Schonberger as he presents an account of the challenges we face in a world where our digital traces are saved for life. Suggested Twitter hashtag: #rsadelete.Thursday 19 November, 1pm

Forum

Clare Reilly

Is the Royal Festival Hall working as a venue? Can Fellows suggest any better (free) venue? 6 Replies

Started by Clare Reilly in Developing this network. Last reply by David Wilcox Nov 5.

Andrew Christopher Darke

A bit of structure for alternate meetings 3 Replies

Started by Andrew Christopher Darke in Developing this network. Last reply by Jackie Elliman Oct 4.

Clare Reilly

Do we want external (non-Fellows) to present ideas for projects? 3 Replies

Started by Clare Reilly in Developing this network. Last reply by Andrew Christopher Darke Aug 26.

 

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