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How can the arts help us to encounter others? In December 2024, we were part of a fantastic live discussion at the RSA (Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) discussing how the arts can unlock unheard voices. This podcast brings you some highlights from the event with some extra insights and updates from our Dash Arts Artistic Director Josephine Burton. Hosted by Tom Stratton (Chief of Staff at RSA), our Artistic Director and Chief Executive Josephine Burton was joined on stage by Alan Finlayson (Professor of Political & Social Theory, University of East Anglia), Alecky Blythe (Playwright), and Dawid Konotey-Ahulu (co-founder of Redington, Mallowstreet, and 10,000 Interns). Sue Agyakwa whom we met in a speech-making workshop in Newham earlier in 2024, also, kindly, shared her speech live. Josephine and Alan shared what they've learnt from their 18 month long speech making workshop programme across the country that will culminate in Dash Arts' 'state of the nation' theatre production, Our Public House, in 2026. Our Public House is funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Arts Council England, The Thistle Trust, Three Monkies Trust, and individual giving.You can watch the full event by visiting the RSA's website or their YouTube Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Patterns and Possibilities - Thriving in Uncertainty with Miss Handie
In this episode, we're continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Ella Firebrace. Ella supports communities, organisations and individuals grapple with their long-term challenges and progress their change efforts using innovation and change processes. She has recently moved from London where she worked at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) to Norfolk, East of England to take a new role in local government as Innovation Manager at Norfolk County Council. Her interests have centred on how national and global challenges play out in local contexts and in people's day to day lives, whether that be related to health, social care, learning, work or our natural and built environments. She has an MSc in Global Migration and BSc in Psychology and sees herself as a lifelong learner. She became an HSD associate in March 2023 and through using the HSD models and methods, she's found new ways to see patterns and make choices amid complexity. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellafirebrace --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hsdpatterns-possibilities/message
Wie wägen wir unser Verhalten in einer zunehmend komplexen Welt ab? Was ist ‘Interbeing' und der Unterschied zwischen ‘Resillienz' und ‘transformativer Resillienz'? Vor allem aber: Welche Narrative und Perspektiven müssen wir ändern, um den Krisen des 21.sten Jahrhunderts sinnvoll begegnen zu können? Daniel Christian Wahl wurde 1971 in München geboren und wuchs in Deutschland auf. Als er 28 Jahre alt war, hatte er bereits 35 Länder auf sechs Kontinenten bereist. Zu Beginn seiner Karriere arbeitete er als Meeresbiologe und Tauchlehrer, bevor er sich 1998 entschloss, sich auf Nachhaltigkeit und nachhaltige Gemeinschaften zu konzentrieren. Ursprünglich als Biologe und Zoologe an der Universität von Edinburgh und der Universität von Kalifornien, Santa Cruz, ausgebildet, hat Daniel auch einen MSc in Holistic Science (Schumacher College, 2002) und einen PhD in Natural Design (Universität von Dundee, 2006). Daniel hat über das der UNO angegliederte Schulungszentrum CIFAL Scotland Workshops zum Kapazitätsaufbau für lokale Behörden und Unternehmen zu einer breiten Palette von Nachhaltigkeitsthemen abgehalten. Zu seinen Beratungskunden gehörten das Institut für Ausbildung und Forschung der Vereinten Nationen (UNITAR), UK Foresight der britischen Regierung (mit Decision Integrity Ltd.), LEAD International, CLEAR Village und Unternehmen wie Camper, Ecover (mit Forum for the Future), Lush und der Tourismus-Innovationscluster Balears.t sowie verschiedene Universitäten und Wohlfahrtsverbände. Von 2007 bis 2010 war er Direktor des Findhorn College. In dieser Zeit half er bei der Entwicklung des MSc in Sustainable Community Design (Heriot-Watt University), war Mitbegründer der ‚Learning Partnership for Creative Sustainability‘ und Mitorganisator von zwei internationalen Bioneers-Konferenzen in Holland und Findhorn. Daniel ist Mitglied von Gaia Education (seit 2007) und dem International Futures Forum (seit 2009). Er ist außerdem Fellow der RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) und des Findhorn Foundation Fellowship. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podcast-c709ee4/message
Welcome to the Living Room Conversations by LIVEsciences!We have seen the catalytic power of conversations in the work that we do, as well as the impact that it brings to our world.Our Living Room is a space for us to connect, to explore thoughts and learnings, in a relaxed and very human way. Through this channel, we look forward to an engaging dialogue and resonance with our guests, and bring a breath of fresh air to the space we occupy in this virtual world.To our listeners and followers, we hope to create an opportunity to candidly eavesdrop and chime in to one of the many interesting conversations around the space of teal, agile and the future of work.Our guest, Alex Barker, runs Be More Pirate: a global social movement and consultancy. She is a freelance writer, speaker facilitator, community builder and advocate of professional rule breaking. She is co-author of How to Be More Pirate and works across the public and private sector on strategy, culture change and challenging the status quo. Previously, she was communications manager at think tank the RSA (Royal Society of Arts).Stay tuned for our next Living Room Conversations.
The marriage between lunacy and logic is our theme in this episode with Tania Coke, a corporeal mime teacher and performer now based in Osaka. I'd love to give a shout out to Tania's manager when she was a self proclaimed geeky management consultant, who let her work part time for several years while she studied corporeal mime. If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way, we'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Head over to https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/legends-interview-series-presented-by-sarah-furuya/id1524551512?l=en (Apple Podcasts) to leave a review and we'd love it if you would come and say hi over on @sarahfuruyacoaching on Instagram. In this episode you'll hear: Tania's childhood in Northern Ireland during “The troubles” and going to boarding school at the age of seven where she learnt how to be to survive there. Dreaming up things: being seaweed, recreating her grandfather's movies Coming to Japan to set up a corporeal mime studio and found the Magic Flying Carpet Factory Tania's quest to be a role model for shared leadership. About Tania Tania is artistic director of tarinainanika, a physical theatre company she runs together with Kentaro Suyama, from their base in Osaka, the Flying Carpet Factory. The company specialises in Corporeal Mime, an artform centered on the creativity and physical expression of the actor. As well as the company they run a full time school where they are busy nurturing the next generation of actor-creators. Originally from the UK, Tania began her career as a management consultant working in London and Paris. She is also a qualified mediator and writes articles about communication and conflict management. She is the Japan Ambassador for the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) and a board member of the RSA Japan Fellows' Network. Connect with Tania http://www.tarinainanika.com/ (web) http://www.facebook.com/tarinainanika (facebook) https://www.instagram.com/tarinainanika/ (instagram) https://twitter.com/tarinainanikajp (twitter) Links Watch our shows at the Edinburgh Fringe: https://res.cthearts.com/event/34:3431/34:59401/ (Tokyo Fugue) https://res.cthearts.com/event/34:3433/34:59402/ (The Same Boat) Join the Flying Carpet Ride for access to online classes, talks and performance recordings: http://patreon.com/tarinainanika (patreon.com/tarinainanika) Find out more about the RSA: http://thersa.org/ (thersa.org) http://thersajapan.org/ (thersajapan.org) Connect with Sarah Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sarah-furuya-coaching/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sarah-furuya-coaching/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahfuruyacoaching/ (https://www.instagram.com/sarahfuruyacoaching/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahfuruyacoaching (https://www.facebook.com/sarahfuruyacoaching) Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahfuruya (https://twitter.com/sarahfuruya) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsuS_yVT9fMHjhAylVy8-w (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsuS_yVT9fMHjhAylVy8-w)
This week I'm in conversation with.. Alex Barker. Alex leads the Be More Pirate community. Alex joined Sam Conniff in 2019 to give life to Be More Pirate as something beyond a book. Before piracy, she was Communications Manager at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts), and has spent a decade or so in the non-profit sector building networks and supporting social entrepreneurs. Alex leads the network and would like nothing more than to see a less conventional approach to social change take root. Follow Alex on Twitter: @alexandrabarke1 and visit her website. Be More Pirate Website: https://www.bemorepirate.com/ Buy the books: Be More Pirate and How To Be More Pirate and Listen to the podcast. Be sure to follow The QI Guy on Twitter: @TheQI_Guy
We speak to Alex Barker, a freelance consultant and facilitator, who runs Be More Pirate as a network and movement. She is co-author of How to Be More Pirate and works across the public and private sector on strategy, culture change and challenging the status quo. Previously, she was communications manager at think tank the RSA (Royal Society of Arts).
#148 Sheri-Leigh Miles - Playing around at the edges Sheri-Leigh talks to us about the joy of playing around at the edges. We talk about: The power of making sure you're doing what you enjoy. Knowing environmental science was her thing, before it was a thing. And learning all she needs to know about rocks in a week! Sheri-Leigh is Co-Founder and Director of NETpositive Futures. She helps organisations, teams and networks understand how sustainability links to organisational excellence. Her Master's degree is in Education for Sustainability and her career has focused on learning and education in its broadest sense. She was involved in the development of the UKs first sector-level sustainability strategies and spent 7 years on the Board of the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges alongside her main role as part of the award-winning Ecoversity team at the University of Bradford, the first whole-institution sustainability engagement programme in the UK. She was invited to become a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) in 2018 in recognition of her sustainability work in the education sector. She teaches sustainability on Newcastle University Business School's Executive Education programmes as a visiting lecturer and collaborates with the team on an innovative project to embed the Sustainable Development Goals into their programme. She is also Director of a Social Enterprise and Worker's Co-operative called 4Seasons which supports individuals who are differently able to ‘live the life they choose', primarily through supported employment linked to the outdoors. She has recently become an ‘accidental software developer' and her current focus is based around the NETpositive Software developed to support sustainability engagement across complex organisations. Key Resources: Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north Sheri-Leigh on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheri-leigh/ NETpositive Futures Website - https://netpositivefutures.co.uk/
Companies shall act in the interests of people, and the biosphere.As we've mentioned in recent episodes, from the standpoint of the biosphere, humanity's existence is felt primarily through industrialisation. Resource extraction, pollution, as well as much monoculture in agriculture have taken their toll on both the biosphere and many of the people it supports. Indeed, while populations have been increasingly "farmed" over the decades, the characterisation by technology companies of humanity as end-users to be addicted and data to be mined is an obvious extension of this outlook. And these exploitations are often the preserve not of individual people but of companies, with their diffuse networks of responsibility and "the corporate veil."But things could be different. In this episode we re-imagine the role of companies in our world as inverted: from the current slavishness to the global monetary system and its obfuscating pipework of corporate ownership - to something that privileges human value in the context of our life-support system, the biosphere.Talking Points:Picking apart the principle: the real is almost the reverse of the idealThe corporate veil as central to the current version of capitalismThe ethical drift in corporate behaviour over the last several decadesFree-flowing capital before and after WW2: neoliberalismThis is not an insurmountable problem: we can reinvent the systemCrystallising public opinionTomorrow's Company - since the 1980'sA case in point: demutualisation of AA and RAC, submission to global monetary systemDesign- and Systems thinking vs the pressures of neo-liberalism:Other "tomorrow's companies" - The Body Shop - hinges on structures of ownershipJapanese management in manufacturing: raising the global standard through competitive pressureW Edwards DemingConsumer power, shareholder power and greenwashingPaying the true cost is possible - if you can afford itFlooding brought people together, and they never felt happierWhat is it to be human? Community is a big part of itBut also: diversity of experience within the community - or companyAligning the word Company with what it meansLinks:Alternative search engine to Google: Ecosia. They plant trees:https://www.ecosia.orgW. Edwards Deming: "Deming's teachings and philosophy are clearly illustrated by examining the results they produced after they were adopted by Japanese industry:"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_DemingLimited Liability - brief history:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability#HistoryThe Corporate Veil (wikipedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piercing_the_corporate_veilGlobal Monetary System: "Leading financial journalist Martin Wolf has reported that all financial crises since 1971 have been preceded by large capital inflows into affected regions:"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_monetary_systemThe origins of "Tomorrow's Company" stem from a lecture given in 1990 by Charles Handy, Chairman of the UK's RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) on the question ‘What is a Company For?'. This led to the inquiry ‘Tomorrow's Company – the role of business in a changing world', led by Sir Anthony Cleaver, then Chairman of IBM, which culminated in a report of the same name published in 1995.Here's the original report from the RSA:https://www.tomorrowscompany.com/publication/rsa-inquiry-tomorrows-company-the-role-of-business-in-a-changing-world/Its current incarnation, 30 years later - https://www.tomorrowscompany.com - Still interesting and forward looking, although their prioritising away from society and toward the embrace of disruptive innovation diverges from our ideal of systems thinking:"[...]In 2016, in the light of all the organisation's learning and experience in working with companies and investors, Tomorrow's Company report, UK Business: What's Wrong? What's Next? restated [their definition of a Tomorrow's Company as three principles.These are:A purpose beyond profit and a set of values that are lived through the behaviours of all employees to create a self-reinforcing culture;Collaborative and reciprocal relationships with key stakeholders – a strong focus on customer satisfaction, employee engagement and, where possible, collaboration with suppliers, alongside working with society; andA long-term approach that embraces risk – investing long term and embracing disruptive innovation.Community energy companies and projectshttp://awel.coop/This is the largest employee owned company in Scotland:https://homecarescotland.co.uk/Profiting from Integrity - Alan Barlow (book)https://www.waterstones.com/book/profiting-from-integrity/alan-barlow/9781138090613There are quite a few surveys of staff as the best places to work (although - what these surveys show and mask is up for debate), e.g. for tech companies:https://blog.greatplacetowork.co.uk/uk-best-tech-companies-to-work-forQuakers Businesses -"Quakers didn't wring every last penny out of a business so they were appealing companies to be taken over." [ie - with the dawn of neoliberalism in the 1980's]- it looks like the great myth of Quaker businesses has struggled to stand the tests of neoliberalism:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17112572Couldn't find a list of Quaker company principles - rather, it seems they held each other accountable in the context of how they conducted their meetings.Forbes Magazine says:"..During early Quaker meetings, "the business activities of their members were scrutinized by their peers, not only for their soundness but also to ensure that the interests of the broader community--not just the Quakers--were protected,"...The Quaker congregation "would stand behind the activities of members who were in good standing, and if one of them got into trouble, they would supervise the liquidation of the business and make good the deficit."https://www.forbes.com/2009/10/09/quaker-business-meetings-leadership-society-friends.htmlQuaker Companies.Predictably enough, Quaker Oats was never a Quaker company."This is a list of notable businesses, organizations or charities founded by Quakers. Many of these are no longer managed or influenced by Quakers. At the end of the article are businesses that have never had any connection to Quakers [3, to be precise - the first being Quaker Oats], although some people may believe that they did or still do."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Quaker_businesses,_organizations_and_charities Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today I talk with artist Yiyun Kang about her project Anthropause, and her process of making and showing art in the middle of the pandemic. Yiyun Kang received her BFA in painting from Seoul National University, MFA from UCLA's Design & Media Arts, and PhD from Royal College of Art, UK. She held exhibitions at numerous art institutions including the Seoul Museum of Art, Taipei MOCA, Victoria and Albert Museum, and participated in international events such as Venice Architecture Biennale, Shenzhen Biennale, and Gwangju Design Biennale. In 2020, she participated in the transcontinental contemporary art project CONNECT, BTS as the only Korean artist; in 2017, she received the Red Dot Award with Deep Surface, a commissioned exhibition by Max Mara. Recently Kang had solo exhibition ‘Anthropause' at PKM gallery, Seoul. Currently a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art (London), Kang also gives lectures at Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy), SOAS University of London (London, UK), and Sotheby's Institute of Art (London, UK). Kang is featured in Bloomberg's ‘Art+Technology' series and her writings have been published in the Leonardo Journal (MIT Press) and Practices of Projections, published by Oxford University Press. Kang is a fellow of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, UK) since 2019.
In this episode Dan is joined by Pip Wilson, Co-founder and CEO at Amicable. Pip is a successful serial tech entrepreneur since 2002, building IT consultancy Bluefin Solutions to 300 people in four countries before a 2015 exit. Pip is also the deputy chair of the RSA (Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), is passionate about empowering women in tech and was formerly a trustee of The Girls Network. She and her business partner Kate Daly have co-founded Amicable to help divorcees achieve an amicable divorce at an affordable cost.Pip has navigated a number of stressful situations, including The Great Recession in 2008 and more recently when Amicable ended up in the high court...just as she started fundraising for it! She shares lessons about combating the fear of making wrong decisions, approaching stressful situations thoughtfully and how to be an effective leader in a crisis.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------▷ We're now in the top 2.5% of global podcasts - heard in 44 countries! ▷ Big thanks to The Tech Dept - my business - for sponsoring all of this. We build tech products for impact startups www.thetechdept.com▷ Please reach out to me with a DM on LinkedIn ▷ Check out Dan's top three interviews from season 1: How To Turn Your Worst Day Into Your Biggest Breakthrough with Dan Sullivan From Public Speaker To Prison Cell with Peter Sage The Power of F*ck You with Debbie Wosskow, OBE
Cindy Chin is my guest on Episode 72 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Cindy is an entrepreneur, venture strategist, and cultural ambassador of the arts and sciences. As CEO of CLC Advisors, LLC, she is an advisor and board member to founding startup teams, a subject matter expert in frontier technologies, opportunity scout for VC and LP partners, a global strategic thought leader, and a sought-after speaker. She recently co-founded and became the COO of CLIPr, a video analysis and management (VAM) platform using AI and machine learning to help users quickly identify key moments within video content, enabling them to organize, search, interact and share with ease and efficiency. She is also a NASA Datanaut, an open data innovation program to promote data science, coding, and gender diversity that operates within the Office of the CIO at NASA Headquarters. She is a mentor in the Google For Startups Accelerator, a Visiting Professor at FH Salzburg's University of Applied Sciences teaching about Deep Data in Deep Space and a RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce) Fellow. She was a Co-Founder of Women on the Block, the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Program Curator for the Digility Conference and Expo in Cologne and a member of the faculty of the Startup Executive Academy of Silicon Castles in Salzburg, Austria. In 2018, she was named as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's “50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs in 2018” along with leaders including SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, General Motor's CEO Mary Barra, celebrity chef and founder of World Central Kitchen José Andrés, “Crazy Rich Asians” author Kevin Kwan, Chance the Rapper, Academy Award winning actress and founder of Hello Sunshine's Reese Witherspoon, and IBM's CEO Ginni Rometty. https://www.clipr.ai/
#113 Alex Barker - How To Be More Pirate Alex talks about her journey to becoming more pirate! We talk about: Having childhood dreams of exploration. Her initial scepticism of Be More Pirate, but this benefitting the movement. And how her first book was a little bit shit. Alex is a speaker, facilitator, writer and community builder. And a Pirate Captain. She joined Sam in 2019 to give life to Be More Pirate as something beyond a book. Before piracy she was Communications Manager at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts), and has spent a decade or so in the non-profit sector building networks and supporting social entrepreneurs. Alex leads the network and would like nothing more than to see a less conventional approach to social change take root. In September 2020 Alex and Sam's new book How to: Be More Pirate was published – an update on the original which dives much deeper into how to effectively rebel & rewrite ‘the rules'. Key Resources: Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/ Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north Alex's Website - https://alexbarker.co.uk/ Be More Pirate Website - https://www.bemorepirate.com/ Alex on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexandrabrkr/ Alex on Twitter - https://twitter.com/alexebarker Alex on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-barker-46745471/ And Sam's Podcast - https://www.inspirationnorth.com/podcast/episode/c41c6386/17-sam-conniff-allende-there-is-no-greater-tragedy-in-the-world-than-a-life-half-lived
Increasingly we're becoming weary of the societal norms being imposed on us. Many of us dream of being catalysts for change but often think that we can't make much of a difference by ourselves.We dream of running away or updating antiquated systems and with our current reality, it's hard to deny that there are serious changes happening all around us.What can we learn from history to help us be change makers? Where can we find inspiration to break rules for the better and get unrestricted from the toxic norms that are pervasive in our modern day culture?My next guest has been leading a revolution, rooted in the history of pirates. By looking towards some of the most famous revolutionaries for inspiration, she's been at the forefront of enabling people to Be More Pirate. This way of thinking has inspired many to take on the system and become professional rule breakers. What can we learn from harnessing our inner pirate?Join me on this episode with Captain of Be More Pirate, Alex Barker, as we talk about how you can start a revolution, even if just one person, by taking inspiration from the golden age of piracy.ABOUT UNRESTRICTED Live & ATHENA SIMPSON UNRESTRICTED Live is a show where we hear from incredible women who live life on their own terms, who take care of their mind, body & soul, while building successful businesses and projects that they love. I'm your host Athena Simpson. I'm a serial entrepreneur and Life & Business Optimization Coach and educator who helps women uncover their superpowers so they can thrive at life & work without compromise. I want you to have an unfiltered view into the reality of transformation with clear, tangible takeaways that you can apply to your life and career or business to help you get more UNRESTRICTED. Athena's Website https://athenasimpson.com/ And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/athena.simpson/ Find Past Episodes of UNRESTRICTED LIVE at https://athenasimpson.com/unrestricted-live WANT MORE?Sign up for my free weekly newsletter which include hacks, tips, experiments, resources, books, podcasts and more, all to help you get more UNRESTRICTED here: https://athenasimpson.com/newsletterABOUT ALEX BARKERAs leader of Be More Pirate, Alex wears many hats as a facilitator, speaker, author and community builder. Alongside growing the movement, she works with businesses, NGOs and the public sector, supporting them to take more risks, and be more ambitious with how they can support wider system change. She has written a follow-up book, How to: Be More Pirate - a frontline perspective on the courage and conviction required to rewrite the rules of the 21st century. Alex studied literature and middle east politics, and previously Alex worked as communications manager at think tank the RSA (Royal Society of Arts). Find Alex on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alexandrabrkr/ and on her website at https://alexbarker.co.uk/ Find Be More Pirate on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bemorepirate/ and on their website https://www.bemorepirate.com/F
Alex Barker leads Be More Pirate, a global social movement and (anti) consultancy that began life as a book by social entrepreneur Sam Conniff. Since joining Sam she has fostered a network of thousands of individuals and organisations who have turned 'pirate' and are actively challenging the status quo in their work and lives. Within the movement she splits her time between writing, research, running workshops and growing the network. But it was a long road to piracy. After studying middle east politics, Alex spent time travelling and working in the region, beginning her career in international development, detouring to social care, before becoming communications manager at think tank the RSA (Royal Society of Arts). Having always been fascinated by why systems fail and what it takes to make them succeed, she found in the story of pirates, the answers to some long standing questions. Since then she has written a follow up book, How to: Be More Pirate, documenting the insights from their movement - a frontline perspective on the courage and conviction required to rewrite the rules of the 21st century. Alongside building the movement, Alex works with businesses, universities, NGOs and the public sector supporting them to overhaul their culture, take more risks and be more ambitious with how they can support wider system change. Alex Website https://alexbarker.co.uk/ Be More Pirate https://www.bemorepirate.com/
This week we're all about a Universal Basic Income (UBI) with Jamie Cooke, who leads the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)in Scotland. Enjoy!
Never before has data played such an integral and granular role in how we live. On a daily basis, we are asked to make decisions about personal data about us – consenting to it being collected and used for many purposes. But how do we feel and think about data? Do we understand what the different types of data about us are, do we care how it is used, can we even control how it is used? The ODI, alongside the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) and Luminate have explored what people think and feel about data, data rights and data ownership. Join us for this ODI Fridays lunchtime lecture to hear more about that work, what people want to see happen next and learn the about the different types of data about us. About the speaker Renate Samson is Senior Policy Advisor at the ODI. Renate works across a wide range of subjects at the ODI from data rights to open cities, protected characteristics, trust, ethics and data institutions.
Matthew Taylor speaks to French political journalist Marie Le Conte about the European elections, French politics and being in the eye of a Twitter storm; and Paul Mason sets out the dual threats of fascism and fatalism. Share this episode Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Matthew Taylor speaks to French political journalist Marie Le Conte about the European elections, French politics and being in the eye of a Twitter storm; and Paul Mason sets out the dual threats of fascism and fatalism. Share this episode Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
At long last, for a few weeks in April, climate breakdown finally seemed to be at the top of the political agenda. Extinction Rebellion shut down the streets. School children walked out of classes in protest at inaction from the grown-ups. Politicians – some of them, anyway – declared a climate emergency. Does this surge of interest mark a real shift in public opinion and political will? Can the energy behind it be harnessed? And can our politicians unite against climate change in time to stop the worst of it? This week, Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie ask where the climate movement goes next. Share this episode Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Guests Clare Farrell, Extinction Rebellion Dr Alice Bell, 10:10 Climate Action Links Video of Extinction Rebellion meeting with Michael Gove 10:10 Climate Action Matthew Taylor discussing citizens' assemblies on the Extinction Rebellion podcast Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
At long last, for a few weeks in April, climate breakdown finally seemed to be at the top of the political agenda. Extinction Rebellion shut down the streets. School children walked out of classes in protest at inaction from the grown-ups. Politicians – some of them, anyway – declared a climate emergency. Does this surge of interest mark a real shift in public opinion and political will? Can the energy behind it be harnessed? And can our politicians unite against climate change in time to stop the worst of it? This week, Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie ask where the climate movement goes next. Share this episode Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Guests Claire Farrell, Extinction Rebellion Dr Alice Bell, 10:10 Climate Action Links Video of Extinction Rebellion meeting with Michael Gove 10:10 Climate Action Matthew Taylor discussing citizens' assemblies on the Extinction Rebellion podcast Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Is religion still shaping our politics? And has its decline led to a wider search for meaning in public life? Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie are joined by Elizabeth Oldfield, director of the think tank Theos. Plus, reflections on the one of the hardest questions in European politics right now: 'what's happening?' Links The Times, 16 April 2019: Americans lose their taste for going to church Theos think tank European Council on Foreign Relations: What Europeans Really Want: Five Myths Debunked Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Is religion still shaping our politics? And has its decline led to a wider search for meaning in public life? Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie are joined by Elizabeth Oldfield, director of the think tank Theos. Plus, reflections on the one of the hardest questions in European politics right now: 'what's happening?' Links The Times, 16 April 2019: Americans lose their taste for going to church Theos think tank European Council on Foreign Relations: What Europeans Really Want: Five Myths Debunked Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Insights from three of the world's leading thinkers on how political and societal change happens: presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, 'Nudge' author Cass Sunstein, and philosopher Roberto Unger. Plus, the story of how a bar fight in the House of Commons may have inadvertently changed the course of British political history… Presented by Matthew Taylor. Featuring: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and America’s pre-eminent presidential historian. Author of Leadership: Lessons from the Presidents from Turbulent Times. Cass Sunstein, co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, on the use of behavioural economics in shaping social policy, author of How Change Happens, and Robert Walmsley Professor at Harvard. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, philosopher and author of The Knowledge Economy. Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Insights from three of the world's leading thinkers on how political and societal change happens: presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, 'Nudge' author Cass Sunstein, and philosopher Roberto Unger. Plus, the story of how a bar fight in the House of Commons may have inadvertently changed the course of British political history… Presented by Matthew Taylor. Featuring: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and America’s pre-eminent presidential historian. Author of Leadership: Lessons from the Presidents from Turbulent Times. Cass Sunstein, co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, on the use of behavioural economics in shaping social policy, author of How Change Happens, and Robert Walmsley Professor at Harvard. Roberto Mangabeira Unger, philosopher and author of The Knowledge Economy. Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
We’re living through the biggest backlash against neoliberalism for 40 years, and the biggest crisis over Britain’s relationship with Europe since the Second World War. Climate breakdown and new technologies present major threats to the way we live and work. So against that backdrop, where does the politics of conservatism – and its relationship with capitalism – go next? Presented by Matthew Taylor. Guests Economic historian Jacob Field, author of Is Capitalism Working? Commentator and LBC broadcaster Iain Dale Share this episode on Twitter Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
We’re living through the biggest backlash against neoliberalism for 40 years, and the biggest crisis over Britain’s relationship with Europe since the Second World War. Climate breakdown and new technologies present major threats to the way we live and work. So against that backdrop, where does the politics of conservatism – and its relationship with capitalism – go next? Presented by Matthew Taylor. Guests Economic historian Jacob Field, author of Is Capitalism Working? Commentator and LBC broadcaster Iain Dale Share this episode on Twitter Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
From climate change to vaccines, there’s a worrying tendency in our culture to bury our heads in the sand, and for a growing number of people to turn their backs on the truth. At its most dangerous, denialism can shade into extremism. Denialism is fundamentally a rejection of reality, but what drives it? What does it say about our psychology that sometimes we need to protect ourselves from what’s really going on? And what should we do about the malign online forces that are driving more people to construct their own truth? Guests Caroline Lucas MP Keith Kahn-Harris, author of Denial: The Unspeakable Truth Links Watch on YouTube: We Need to Talk About Climate | Caroline Lucas MP | RSA Replay Matthew Taylor on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Caroline Lucas on Twitter Keith Kahn-Harris on Twitter Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
From climate change to vaccines, there’s a worrying tendency in our culture to bury our heads in the sand, and for a growing number of people to turn their backs on the truth. At its most dangerous, denialism can shade into extremism. Denialism is fundamentally a rejection of reality, but what drives it? What does it say about our psychology that sometimes we need to protect ourselves from what’s really going on? And what should we do about the malign online forces that are driving more people to construct their own truth? Guests Caroline Lucas MP Keith Kahn-Harris, author of Denial: The Unspeakable Truth Links Watch on YouTube: We Need to Talk About Climate | Caroline Lucas MP | RSA Replay Matthew Taylor on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Caroline Lucas on Twitter Keith Kahn-Harris on Twitter Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Commentators say the financial crisis and its aftermath sounded the death knell for centrist parties. Is the centre ground of British politics really dead, or could it make a comeback? And what does the ‘centre’ even mean these days? This week, Ian Leslie and Matthew Taylor discuss the Independent Group, before talking to the political sociologist Paula Surridge from the University of Bristol about public opinion and the centre. Plus: what is Tom Watson up to? Links Which values clan do you belong to? ‘Values clans’: how clusters of the electorate have shaped the political landscape The ‘cross-pressured clans’ of British politics: a quarter of the electorate and their values Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Commentators say the financial crisis and its aftermath sounded the death knell for centrist parties. Is the centre ground of British politics really dead, or could it make a comeback? And what does the ‘centre’ even mean these days? This week, Ian Leslie and Matthew Taylor discuss the Independent Group, before talking to the political sociologist Paula Surridge from the University of Bristol about public opinion and the centre. Plus: what is Tom Watson up to? Links Which values clan do you belong to? ‘Values clans’: how clusters of the electorate have shaped the political landscape The ‘cross-pressured clans’ of British politics: a quarter of the electorate and their values Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Has the opening up of political parties been a vital force for change, or bad for democracy as a whole? How can politicians represent both their party members and the voters? Is it game over for the old party politics of left vs right, and for the old party establishment? This week Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie are putting political parties in the spotlight. Guests: Ian Shapiro, co-author of Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself and professor of political science at Yale Isra Allison, executive director of Brand New Congress Nasim Thompson, co-founder of Justice Democrats Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Has the opening up of political parties been a vital force for change, or bad for democracy as a whole? How can politicians represent both their party members and the voters? Is it game over for the old party politics of left vs right, and for the old party establishment? This week Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie are putting political parties in the spotlight. Guests: Ian Shapiro, co-author of Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself and professor of political science at Yale Isra Allison, executive director of Brand New Congress Nasim Thompson, co-founder of Justice Democrats Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
This week Ian Leslie and Matthew Taylor are asking: what's the best way to talk to people we disagree with? If we want to understand the other side – to bridge divides, or even persuade people we disagree with to think differently – what’s the best way to do that? With Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel, and Maria Exner, deputy editor of German news website Zeit Online. Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
This week Ian Leslie and Matthew Taylor are asking: what's the best way to talk to people we disagree with? If we want to understand the other side – to bridge divides, or even persuade people we disagree with to think differently – what’s the best way to do that? With Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel, and Maria Exner, deputy editor of German news website Zeit Online. Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Tom sits down with Matthew Taylor, CEO of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) for a wide-ranging discussion on that organisation alongside numerous economic, political and social themes.
Two days after the biggest government defeat in the history of the British parliament, Matthew Taylor makes the case for another form of democracy that might help sort out the mess. With James Fishkin and David Runciman. Links The RSA's campaign for deliberative democracy James Fishkin's talk at the RSA Amazon: 'Democracy When the People Are Thinking: Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation' by James S. Fishkin David Runciman's talk at the RSA Talking Politics podcast Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Two days after the biggest government defeat in the history of the British parliament, Matthew Taylor makes the case for another form of democracy that might help sort out the mess. With James Fishkin and David Runciman. Share this episode on Twitter Links The RSA's campaign for deliberative democracy James Fishkin's talk at the RSA Amazon: 'Democracy When the People Are Thinking: Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation' by James S. Fishkin David Runciman's talk at the RSA Talking Politics podcast Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
The phrase ‘identity politics’ has come to be used as a sort of political insult. It’s a short way of accusing someone of pandering to voters – based on race, religion or gender. From white nationalists and Donald Trump, to the politics of liberation and demands for equal rights, it feels like everyone is playing identity politics these days. Conflicts between identity groups now dominate our politics. How did we get here? Is the rise of identity politics really that big a problem? And if it is, what should we do about it? Francis Fukuyama, author of 'The End of History and the Last Man' and more recently 'Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment', joins Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie to give his take on the rise of identity politics. Share this episode on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
The phrase ‘identity politics’ has come to be used as a sort of political insult. It’s a short way of accusing someone of pandering to voters – based on race, religion or gender. From white nationalists and Donald Trump, to the politics of liberation and demands for equal rights, it feels like everyone is playing identity politics these days. Conflicts between identity groups now dominate our politics. How did we get here? Is the rise of identity politics really that big a problem? And if it is, what should we do about it? Francis Fukuyama, author of 'The End of History and the Last Man' and more recently 'Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment', joins Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie to give his take on the rise of identity politics. Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Is tribalism an indelible part of human nature? And if it is, can we overcome it? Matthew Taylor speaks to moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind. Plus, Ian and Matthew discuss the recent protests in France, and we ask why the British people have claimed responsibility for 55% of all world history… Links Washington Post: The top 10 reasons American politics are so broken, by Jonathan Haidt and Sam Abrams, January 2015 The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff YouTube: Why a 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls | Jonathan Haidt | RSA Replay Twilight of the Elite: The Prosperous, the Periphery, and the Future of France by Christophe Guilluy We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their Nation's Role in World History Ian's newsletter, The Ruffian - TinyLetter Twitter: Matthew Taylor Ian Leslie Jonathan Haidt Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Is tribalism an indelible part of human nature? And if it is, can we overcome it? Matthew Taylor speaks to moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind. Plus, Ian and Matthew discuss the recent protests in France, and we ask why the British people have claimed responsibility for 55% of all world history… Share this episode on Twitter Links Washington Post: The top 10 reasons American politics are so broken, by Jonathan Haidt and Sam Abrams, January 2015 The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff YouTube: Why a 21st Century Enlightenment Needs Walls | Jonathan Haidt | RSA Replay Twilight of the Elite: The Prosperous, the Periphery, and the Future of France by Christophe Guilluy We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their Nation's Role in World History Ian's newsletter, The Ruffian - TinyLetter Twitter: Matthew Taylor Ian Leslie Jonathan Haidt Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
It's been a turbulent week in UK politics. What could possibly happen next? Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie talk Brexit predictions, and whether constant news updates are doing us any good. That brings us on to a discussion about the stories we tell ourselves – fake news, and the importance of myths – before Matthew tests out his new 'theory of everything', and we ask whether all of our society's problems stem from a yearning for solidarity and belonging. Links Ian Leslie on fake news – New Statesman The problem for democracies isn't "fake news" but pathological consumerism – Thomas Wells for ABC Matthew Taylor: Reprogramming the future – on hierarchy, solidarity, individualism, and fatalism Netflix: The Vietnam War Bodyguard (BBC) Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
It's been a turbulent week in UK politics. What could possibly happen next? Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie talk Brexit predictions, and whether constant news updates are doing us any good. That brings us on to a discussion about the stories we tell ourselves – fake news, and the importance of myths – before Matthew tests out his new 'theory of everything', and we ask whether all of our society's problems stem from a yearning for solidarity and belonging. Links Ian Leslie on fake news – New Statesman The problem for democracies isn't "fake news" but pathological consumerism – Thomas Wells for ABC Matthew Taylor: Reprogramming the future – on hierarchy, solidarity, individualism, and fatalism Netflix: The Vietnam War Bodyguard (BBC) Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Is democracy falling apart? How worried should we be? And how can we fix it? With Niheer Dasandi, author of 'Is Democracy Failing?', and Eliane Glaser, author of 'Anti-Politics: On the Demonisation of Ideology, Authority and the State'. Links Matthew Taylor's blog: Could politics ever be a source of wisdom rather than anxiety? Is Democracy Failing? by Niheer Dasandi Anti-Politics: On the Demonisation of Ideology, Authority and the State Ian Leslie in the New Statesman: Why the invention of the fridge could be responsible for our love of fake news Produced by James Shield. With thanks to Thames & Hudson. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Is democracy falling apart? How worried should we be? And how can we fix it? With Niheer Dasandi, author of 'Is Democracy Failing?' (part of the Big Idea series from Thames & Hudson), and Eliane Glaser, author of 'Anti-Politics: On the Demonisation of Ideology, Authority and the State'. Links Matthew Taylor's blog: Could politics ever be a source of wisdom rather than anxiety? Is Democracy Failing? by Niheer Dasandi Anti-Politics: On the Demonisation of Ideology, Authority and the State Ian Leslie in the New Statesman: Why the invention of the fridge could be responsible for our love of fake news Produced by James Shield. With thanks to Thames & Hudson. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Have feelings taken over the world? Have we lost our collective grip on rationality? And what can a panic about nothing at Oxford Circus last year tell us about our relationship with the truth? With author of 'Nervous States', William Davies. Plus a recommendation for another podcast (because we're generous like that) about social network theory. Links Nervous States - Penguin Books How feelings took over the world | Culture | The Guardian Dastardly Cleverness episode featuring Mirta Galesic Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Have feelings taken over the world? Have we lost our collective grip on rationality? And what can a panic about nothing at Oxford Circus last year tell us about our relationship with the truth? With author of 'Nervous States', William Davies. Plus a recommendation for another podcast (because we're generous like that) about social network theory. Links Nervous States - Penguin Books How feelings took over the world | Culture | The Guardian Dastardly Cleverness episode featuring Mirta Galesic Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Anger is all the rage, but is anger itself the problem? Some people say we need to push back against anger in our politics, and respond with tranquil civility. But what if anger is the only rational response to a crisis in our democracy, and crumbling political norms? Claire Fox, director of the Academy of Ideas, joins Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie to discuss anger, snowflakes, and inevitably, Brexit. Links Martha Nussbaum's piece, 'Powerlessness and the Politics of Blame' David Adler in the New York Times: 'Centrists Are the Most Hostile to Democracy, Not Extremists' Claire Fox on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Anger is all the rage, but is anger itself the problem? Some people say we need to push back against anger in our politics, and respond with tranquil civility. But what if anger is the only rational response to a crisis in our democracy, and crumbling political norms? Claire Fox, director of the Academy of Ideas and author of 'I Find That Offensive!', joins Matthew Taylor and Ian Leslie to discuss anger, snowflakes, and inevitably, Brexit. Links Martha Nussbaum's piece, 'Powerlessness and the Politics of Blame' David Adler in the New York Times: 'Centrists Are the Most Hostile to Democracy, Not Extremists' Claire Fox on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
ABOUT: ⠀ We're excited to have Rob Wood on the podcast this week schooling us on how your music can elevate your food & theatrical experience. We discuss sound systems, poor music choices, how he approaches curating a brand playlist, and why it might be best to start thinking about your brand sound up to 18 months before you even open! LINKS: An article about using music to support destination dining experiences: The Sound of Success https://www.musicconcierge.co.uk/2018/01/background-music-for-restaurants/ A short film about the effect of music: Can Music Change The Taste of Your Coffee? https://www.musicconcierge.co.uk/clients/video/ ROB WOOD Rob is the Creative Director and Founder of Music Concierge. Rob was named by Arena magazine as a leading 'consultant of cool'. He has over 27 years in the music industry covering music journalism, DJing, and music consultancy. Formerly the editor of cutting-edge music bible Jockey Slut magazine which was founded in Manchester in 1993. It went on to give early front covers for countless credible artists such as Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, DJ Shadow, The Streets, The Beta Band, and Dizzie Rascal. Rob joined an early digital music start up as Head Of Content before being asked by the band Groove Armada to be the Music Programme Director for their hugely successful Lovebox music festival in London for four years. Rob has DJed everywhere from radio stations to invite-only beach parties in Ibiza, to leading clubs across the globe such as Fabric, London and Tenax, Florence, to festivals such as Sonar, Miami Music Conference, The Big Chill, V, Lovebox, The Isle Of Wight Festival, and Homelands. He's the author of ‘Teach Yourself How To DJ' published by Headline Hodder, and has written about music in UK press such as Financial Times and Mixmag, and in US press such as cutting-edge music magazine XL8R. In 2007 Rob founded Music Concierge - a ground-breaking and award-winning music consultancy service. It designs, supplies and manages high-quality bespoke playlists for boutique hotels, luxury brands, leading F&B concepts, and high-end retailers, giving each its own unique audio identity or ‘musical DNA'. Music Concierge supervises music internationally for the likes of COMO Hotels, Per AQUUM, The Connaught, Swire Hotels. Rosewood, Park Hyatt, Mr & Mrs Smith, Heston Blumenthal, Dishoom, Sushisamba, The Arts Club, Mulberry, Harvey Nichols, Orlebar Brown, Cathay Pacific. Rob has been nominated for numerous business awards including winning BT's Essence of the Entrepreneur competition. He is a Fellow of The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). An expert on music and its role with brand positioning, atmosphere and customer experience. He gets regularly asked to write and talk about how brands can use music effectively. ⠀ FOLLOW US: ⠀ ⠀ Rob / Music Concierge https://twitter.com/MusicConcierge_ ⠀ www.linkedin.com/company/music-concierge ⠀ http://www.musicconcierge.co.uk ⠀ ⠀ Mark / WE ARE Spectacular⠀ https://twitter.com/spectacularmark ⠀ https://twitter.com/spectacularchat ⠀ https://www.instagram.com/spectacularmark/ ⠀ https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcculloch/ Do you want to be on the next Spectacular Marketing Podcast? Email gabby@wearespectacular.com
Is it really true that we all live in our own echo chambers? Fake news and the filter bubble, post-truth and alternative facts… Are we all, as President Obama put it, ‘absorbing an entirely different reality’? In this episode we’re asking: Is our sense of a shared reality becoming even more fragile? And is fragmentation of the media the cause – or just the symptom – of our polarised politics? With guest Sílvia Majó-Vázquez, Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford. Links The Leave case for a second referendum - Matthew Taylor Getting a second referendum right - Matthew Taylor Guardian: Justine Greening endorses second Brexit referendum Dr Sílvia Majó-Vázquez, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Quillette: Political Moderates Are Lying Abilene paradox - Wikipedia Twitter: Sílvia Majó-Vázquez on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Is it really true that we all live in our own echo chambers? Fake news and the filter bubble, post-truth and alternative facts… Are we all, as President Obama put it, ‘absorbing an entirely different reality’? In this episode we’re asking: Is our sense of a shared reality becoming even more fragile? And is fragmentation of the media the cause – or just the symptom – of our polarised politics? With guest Sílvia Majó-Vázquez, Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford. Links The Leave case for a second referendum - Matthew Taylor Getting a second referendum right - Matthew Taylor Guardian: Justine Greening endorses second Brexit referendum Dr Sílvia Majó-Vázquez, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Quillette: Political Moderates Are Lying Abilene paradox - Wikipedia Twitter: Sílvia Majó-Vázquez on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.thersa.org
Are economic divides to blame for everything else that’s broken in our politics? Does 'economic anxiety' explain the Trump and Brexit votes? And what deeper cultural undercurrents are at play in unequal societies? Ian and Matthew speak to Faiza Shaheen, director of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) about inequalities in the UK and the US. And Matthew interviews the Emmy-winning director and photographer Lauren Greenfield, whose new documentary 'Generation Wealth' (out in the UK on 20th July) looks back at her career, and tells the story of how the American Dream came to be corrupted. ###Links### Full Disclosure: The Atlantic: People Voted for Trump Because They Were Anxious, Not Poor Understanding the Social and Cultural Bases of Brexit New York Times: Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds RSA report: Addressing economic insecurity Faiza Shaheen interview: Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) Gini coefficient CLASS factsheet: How unequal is the UK? CLASS report: 'Minority Report: Race and Class in post-Brexit Britain', edited by Omar Khan and Faiza Shaheen Podcast: CLASS on Class miniseries hosted by Faiza Shaheen Lauren Greenfield interview: Generation Wealth trailer Wikipedia: Lauren Greenfield RSA Event: How inequality gets inside our heads, with Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of 'The Spirit Level' and 'The Inner Level' The Provocation: Centre for Social Investigation: People’s Stated Reasons for Voting Leave or Remain A Tale of Two Houses: The House of Commons, the Big Brother House and the People at Home Twitter: Faiza Shaheen on Twitter Lauren Greenfield on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield, with production help from Jade Vowles. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.theRSA.org
Are economic divides to blame for everything else that’s broken in our politics? Does 'economic anxiety' explain the Trump and Brexit votes? And what deeper cultural undercurrents are at play in unequal societies? Ian and Matthew speak to Faiza Shaheen, director of the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) about inequalities in the UK and the US. And Matthew interviews the Emmy-winning director and photographer Lauren Greenfield, whose new documentary 'Generation Wealth' (out in the UK on 20th July) looks back at her career, and tells the story of how the American Dream came to be corrupted. ###Links### Full Disclosure: The Atlantic: People Voted for Trump Because They Were Anxious, Not Poor Understanding the Social and Cultural Bases of Brexit New York Times: Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds RSA report: Addressing economic insecurity Faiza Shaheen interview: Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) Gini coefficient CLASS factsheet: How unequal is the UK? CLASS report: 'Minority Report: Race and Class in post-Brexit Britain', edited by Omar Khan and Faiza Shaheen Podcast: CLASS on Class miniseries hosted by Faiza Shaheen Lauren Greenfield interview: Generation Wealth trailer Wikipedia: Lauren Greenfield RSA Event: How inequality gets inside our heads, with Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of 'The Spirit Level' and 'The Inner Level' The Provocation: Centre for Social Investigation: People’s Stated Reasons for Voting Leave or Remain A Tale of Two Houses: The House of Commons, the Big Brother House and the People at Home Twitter: Faiza Shaheen on Twitter Lauren Greenfield on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield, with production help from Jade Vowles. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.theRSA.org
The third episode of a brand new podcast series from the RSA, 'Polarised'. Matthew Taylor and the author of 'Born Liars' and 'Curious', Ian Leslie, investigate the forces driving us further apart – and what can be done about them. In this episode: Is it inevitable that the internet and social media drive us to the extremes? Or do they just hold up a mirror to an already rotten culture? And we explore the dark side of the internet – trolls, racist memes, hate-filled comment sections and increasingly virulent culture wars – and ask whether it hijacked the White House. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Is it inevitable that the internet and social media drive us to the extremes? Or do they just hold up a mirror to an already divided culture? And we explore the dark side of the internet – trolls, racist memes, hate-filled comment sections and increasingly virulent culture wars – and ask whether it hijacked the White House. Guest Whitney Phillips, Assistant Professor of Communication, Culture, and Digital Technologies at Syracuse University, and author of ‘This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Mapping the Relationship between Online Trolling and Mainstream Culture’ Links Whitney Phillips on Twitter Whitney's May 2018 report for Data & Society: The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators Online Whitney's 2016 article for Slate: 'Donald Trump Is Not a Troll' Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.theRSA.org
The second episode of a brand new podcast series from the RSA, 'Polarised'. Matthew Taylor and the author of 'Born Liars' and 'Curious', Ian Leslie, investigate the forces driving us further apart – and what can be done about them. In this episode they ask: How effective were Cambridge Analytica's methods? Can ‘psychographic microtargeting’ really swing elections and referendums? And is it already driving a wedge in our politics? Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Produced by James Shield. Artwork design by Emily Power. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
By now, lots of us have heard at least part of the story of the Facebook election scandal. Cambridge Analytica, the company in the eye of the storm, has closed its doors and is under investigation. But how effective were its methods? Can ‘psychographic microtargeting’ really swing elections and referendums? And is it already driving a wedge in our politics? Guests Chris Sumner, research director of the Online Privacy Foundation Martin Moore, director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power at King's College London Links 'Who's zoomin' who?' – Ian's short piece on Cambridge Analytica, March 2018 Wikipedia: Big Five personality traits and OCEAN Amazon: The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard Vox: A massive new study reviews the evidence on whether campaigning works. The answer's bleak. YouTube: Rage Against the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine - Chris Sumner's talk on the Online Privacy Foundation's psychographic microtargeting research, at the DEF CON hacker conference, October 2017 Wikipedia: Social proof Martin Moore's blog Martin's forthcoming book: Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Age Fisher, M., & Keil, F. (2014). The Illusion of Argument Justification. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Ian's newsletter, The Ruffian Ian Leslie on Twitter Matthew Taylor on Twitter Produced by James Shield. Artwork design by Emily Power. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.theRSA.org
The first episode of a brand new podcast series from the RSA, 'Polarised'. Matthew Taylor and the author of 'Born Liars' and 'Curious', Ian Leslie, investigate the forces driving us further apart – and what can be done about them. They start by asking the sociologist Paula Surridge whether we've become a nation divided into two tribes: liberals and authoritarians. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android Produced by James Shield, with production help from Alex Atack in Bristol. Artwork design by Emily Power. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).
Commentators have written at great length about left vs right, the young vs the old, ‘somewheres’ vs ‘anywheres’. But what if there’s one big divide they’re missing? Are we now a nation of liberals vs authoritarians? Divides in politics are nothing new – but are they deepening? And does the old left/right split still apply, or are there newer, different splits in British politics? The political sociologist Paula Surridge from the University of Bristol joins the RSA’s Matthew Taylor and the author of 'Born Liars' and 'Curious', Ian Leslie, to discuss. Links Paula's Medium post on the liberal-authoritarian divide The Authoritarian Dynamic by Karen Stenner 'The thing about the “gap in British politics” is it exists, but it ain’t where most commentators think it is.' - Stephen Bush from the New Statesman on Twitter, using Paula's analysis Why are there fewer election posters in people's windows? - Benedict Pringle in Political Advertising Matthew Taylor on Twitter Ian Leslie on Twitter Paula Surridge on Twitter Produced by James Shield, with production help from Alex Atack in Bristol. Artwork design by Emily Power. Brought to you by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce). www.theRSA.org
This episode we did a house call and visited Tarra van Amerongen, Group Director of Fjord, to talk about her role and how she thinks about the future. A massive shout out to Streamtime, as it’s with our new travelling recording kit that we were able to do this. Tarra has recently had a baby boy so we started there, talking about the change a baby brings and how she wants to redesign the complete hospital experience. As you might expect, Tarra is an incredibly big thinker and in a position to bring about change through her role with Fjord, her teaching at UTS and her work with the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) – a 260 year old networking group ‘dedicated to enriching society and shaping the future’. Interestingly Tarra didn’t take the standard design journey, instead studying business and management, working as an Investment Analyst and managing CBA’s Innovation Lab, before moving into more typically creative roles. This experience puts her in a unique position to understand both sides of the corporate/creative divide and we discuss how she navigates it. Matt first met Tarra through an AGDA panel they were on during VIVID in 2017 entitled Can Technology Make us more Human – you can see that panel at agda.com.au/inspiration/agda-tv/can-technology-make-us-more-human-panel-discussion Fjord: fjordnet.com 2018 Fjords Trends: trends.fjordnet.com RSA: thersa.org CBA Innovation Lab: commbank.com.au/about-us/innovation-lab.html
Mick talks to Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) in London.
Mick talks to Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce) in London.
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