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Is it hard work being an entrepreneur or not? 21 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
As contestants on The Apprentice never tire of telling us you have to give 110% to make a business work. A survey that came out a few days ago seems to give statistical backing to this unmathematical ...
Join a history of enlightened thinking 20 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
What do you say to people when you talk about the RSA? Do you mention a great lecture you’ve seen, a Fellow you’ve met or perhaps share an animate online? It’s easy when you’ve got an example but some...
Shhh…! Silence in the RSA Library – what do you think? 19 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
This is a blog by Samantha Fletcher, Martina Booth and Anna Clayton (RSA Fellowship staff). The role of the library has evolved significantly. Once used exclusively for quiet reading and self-study, ...
The most productive act of leadership? Email less. 15 Aug 2013 | 06:07 pm
80% of emails are a waste of time? I almost used that as a headline for a brief blog, and that’s the statistic doing the rounds at the moment, but on closer inspection that ‘statistic’ looks like a gu...
Entrepreneurship, AKA ‘pragmatic anger’ 14 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm
Entrepreneurship is not about money. It never has been. Look at any survey on the motivations for starting up in business and you’ll see that the desire for independence and greater freedom will nearl...
Could the rise of micro-business offer a route to a better capitalism? 14 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
I’ve been re-reading E.F Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful having not picked it up in about twenty years. It seemed like a good point to do so given the rise of micro-business that I’ve been exploring o...
Fellows step up to tackle food poverty in London 12 Aug 2013 | 09:49 pm
New research paints a stark picture of food poverty and child hunger in London. Ipsos MORI surveyed 1,000 parents and children across the capital, finding that a third of children report having troubl...
Help thy neighbour………but in the right way? 12 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
We are bombarded with encouragement to help our neighbours, to participate in our communities and to fight for change in our towns. But how many of us stop to consider whether our actions are the most...
4 Questions: Maria Ana Neves FRSA shares her inspirations… and social media challenges 12 Aug 2013 | 06:47 pm
Now that the RSA has it own Fellows’ network of Regional Digital Champions – see their profiles and blog post about the Champions’ role – to support and inspire Fellows’ online activity, we thought it...
The problem with kittens is they grow into cats 12 Aug 2013 | 03:36 pm
The only consensus achieved during last week’s discussions about the UK’s baby boom was that yes, we are definitely having more babies. The facts can’t be denied; 813,000 babies were born in the UK la...
