RSA Events London

The 2007 lecture programme concludes with the following events in December:

Tuesday 4 December, 6pm

RSA Theme

Outside In: Rethinking Schooling – Joint Lecture Series with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Informal learning in school

Venue: RSA London

Speakers include: David Price, Project Leader, Musical Futures and Valerie Hannon, Director of Strategy, Innovation Unit. Chaired by Lord Moser, Trustee, Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Thursday 6 December, 7pm

The Light that’s lost within us

Venue: RSA London

With Lord David Puttnam CBE. In this lecture, Lord Puttnam will examine ways in which, individually and collectively, we need to take responsibility for changing the ways in which we lead our lives if we are to ensure that the UK becomes a truly sustainable society in the 21st century. He will examine this question in different ways through the prism of his three principal interests: the communications industries, education, and climate change.

The title is taken from the Jackson Browne song, “Before the Deluge”.

Chaired by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA

Monday 10 December, 6pm

RSA Screens in association with More4

True Stories: How is your fish today?

Venue: RSA London

Join director Xiaolu Guo and Peter Dale, Head of More4, for this exclusive preview and post-screening discussion.

Tuesday 18 December, 6pm

What is intelligence?

Venue: RSA London

With James Flynn, Emeritus Professor of Political Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Chaired by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA

RSA THURSDAYS

The RSA Thursday series of lunchtime lectures continues:

RSA Thursday

Thursday 6 December, 1pm

Happiness, Economics and Public Policy

With David Willetts MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities & Skills, Paul Ormerod, Director, Volterra Consulting and Daniel Ben-Ami, writer on finance and economics

Join our panel of speakers as they consider politicians’ growing preoccupation with measures of ‘wellbeing’. Is it really possible to measure society’s happiness?  And should policymakers claim that they can control and increase happiness through public policy decisions?

RSA Thursday

Thursday 13 December, 1pm

Ethical Consumerism – taking over the high street?

As Christmas shopping reaches fever-pitch, a panel of speakers will consider the rise of ethical consumerism and debate whether a previously niche concern is on the verge of breaking into the mainstream. Can the huge social and political challenge of creating a sustainable future for our planet really be met by shopping?