5min clip - Rediscovering a Lost Typeface — BBC News UK Website, 2015

found via messynessychic.com

How heath has changed in your area of England between 2015 and 2021 - from @ONS

3min 55sec @newyorker clip - Watch Them Whip: Viral Dance Moves - 2006 to 2015

#infographic - GDP per head vs share of agriculture in employment 1801 to 2015

9mion 25sec clip - CBTC: Communications-Based Train Control - on the New York Subway - from 2015

 

 found via messymessychic

1min @wef animation clip - Refugees fleeing terrorism - 1984 to 2015

#Robotics Breakthroughs - 2012 to 2015 & anticipated 2016 to 2018 (source @rodneyabrooks via @ PeterDiamandis 's post http://bit.ly/1MzRYJO

#rough sleeping in #england in #2015 was highest since 2010 & 30% up on 2014 - source UK House of @commonslibrary research briefing

the source of the headlines & graph below is this UK House of Commons Research Briefing

Since 2010, local authorities in England have estimated rough sleeper numbers through either a count or an estimate based on contact with local organisations.

In autumn 2015 there were an estimated 3,569 rough sleepers in England. 

This is the highest figure since 2010 and is a 30% increase on the previous year.

940 of these rough sleepers were in Greater London (26% of the England total).

#space debris #1957 to #2015 - a 1 minute animation

found via laughing squid

#2015 - year in #google search

the global #gender gap report #2015 by @wef - a 2min 20sec overview

the Premier Digital Conference 2015 #PremDAC15 - a 15 point mega summary - plus a bit more detail after that

- the theme of the conference was Create.  If you have some notes for the bits I haven't covered then by all means let me have them. I'll then use them to edit the fuller storify post embedded below so it becomes a more complete summary of the day.

At the foot of this post are various other posts you may find useful

And if you're short of time here are 15 quotes from the conference as a mega summary

1) Be a digital kingdom seeker not an empire builder

2) Be a social media luminary - we are called to kick the darkness until it bleeds daylight


My dad the Artisan by Miriam Swaffield from Rachel Jordan on Vimeo.

3) The future belongs to the story tellers and the connectors

4) Drag and drop software allows churches to create their own apps for smartphones

5) Have a style guide for your blog and be clear who signs off on content being published

6) Think about how and when you share stories, in the moment might not always work

7) To create a buzz you need to excite people by prompting an emotional response

8) Email is by far the most effective way to get people clicking through to your content

9) Measure, listen and adapt

10) Cash is still the dominant way people give to charities

11) When commenting always assume the other person has had bad news that day

14) Walk into the hopeless areas with a message of 'it is broken but... there is hope' (Digital media flips between two extremes - everything is broken to everything is beautiful.  Of course walking into the broken areas with hope is hard.  It is easy to look at the world through rose tinted, and it is easy to look at the world as if everything is broken. It is harder to show hope in the broken.)

15) the revolution from the digital world has only just started - keep an eye on: the sharing economy; crowd funding; all of us as broadcasters and content curators; audiences crying out for more experiential opportunities

other posts on RSA, TED, other lectures, conferences, others blog posts

2015

Money Matters - Church Urban Fund conference - on building a more inclusive financial system

10 useful links (no. 16 - includes links to all the previous useful link post plus 10 new links on subjects like you tube live streaming, pep talk generator, pew research data, tolkein reading the #Hobbit, 21 #twitter tools, #financial inclusion & others

Digital & Data Journalism London News Impact Summit – 12 quotes + 18 resource links mega summary - then the detail

the importance of character - an RSA event with David Brooks

in search of a fuller life - an RSA event with philosopher Theodore Zeldin 

new #tech and the power to create #RSAptc

18 management practices to measure good management & 10 conclusions on the data gathered on such across firms and countries - summarised out of this paper - Why Do Management Practices Differ across Firms and Countries? - by Nicholas Bloomand John Van Reenen

algorithmically enhanced confirmation bias - 6 uncomfortable facts about how facebook affects what we see - from a post by @nathanjurgenson

10 thoughts on some possible insights (& questions) from the UK Election results

11 headlines on why we use facebook & social media - summarised out of a very rich buffer post by Courtney Seiteron  

10 tips on how to use twitter to build a learning community

7 Challenges to #Globalization & 5 lessons for geo-economics - from a @wef report

The 10 problems which mean the process to allocate scientific funding is broken
where does creativity come from? - a @RSAEvents lecture by mathematician @Cedric_Villani @alexbellos 

Headlines from LSE analysis of #UK social #policy 2010-2015 in tabular form: #positives, #negatives & mixed outcomes - from @CASE_LSE papers found via @trustforlondonhow to innovate & survive - by @markf212  (Mark Payne)

18 top tips and thoughts about using #social media to enable #community source = an article by  Anatoliy Gruzd PhD & Caroline Haythornthwaite PhD 

thinking straight in the age of information overload - by @danlevitin 

how to become a soulful organisation - by @fred_laloux 

2014

thoughts & headlines from a conference on social media and images 

Data Protection & Privacy - 8 issues from an International Conference

escape your social horizon limit & understand more - source = a blog post summarising the work of  Jeffrey A. Smith, Miller McPherson & Lynn Smith-Lovin

OECD - challenges for the next 50 years - in an OECD report 

Want to help somebody - shut up and listen - by ermesto sirolli 

social media & death - 10 things you may not have thought about - #DORS conference

persuasion and power in the modern world and the rise of soft power - UK House of Lords 

2013

UK Government Policy Blunders & their common causes - by Anthony King & Ivor Crewe

the development of the U2 spyplane - source = CIA historians Gregory Pedlow & Donald Welzenbach

Guide to Comments (esp. #YouTube) for creators - by @vihartvihart

considering culture and business process improvement  - source = an article by Schmiedel, Theresa, vom Brocke, Jan, & Recker 

ideas for your organisation from the 2013 99U conference 

ideas that may help you attract older volunteers - source = a paper by Brayley, Nadine, Obst, Patricia L., White, Katherine M., Lewis, Ioni M.,Warburton, Jeni, & Spencer, Nancy

physical factors which help people get better quicker - source = a paper by Salonen, Heidi & Morawska, Lidia 

a new approach to school and education - by Geetha Narayanan 

principles for software to encourage participation - by Gerhard Fischer

guiding principles on designing construction kits - by Mitchel Resnick & Brian Silverman

how to identify the #culture of an organisation

signs of overparenting - source = an article by Locke, Judith, Campbell, Marilyn A., & Kavanagh, David J

making ideas happen - source = a 99U conference

2012

how to spot a liar - by pamela myer 

the related world of cyber crime, warfare and industrial espionage - by @mishaglenny 

ambiguity, irreverence, commentary & judgement - by lauren zalaznick

measuring happiness - source = talk by jim clifton, jim harter, ben leedle

2006  twittr launches

2005  youtube

2004  the facebook online and digg

2001  wikipedia

1999  weblog software launched

1998  Google

1996  HoTMaiL

1995  auctionweb

1994  CERN release a web browser

1984  Apple Macintosh launched

1977  IBM personal computer

1976  mail via computers

6min 16sec on the European #Refugee Crisis and #Syria Explained

found via vagabomb

#wef - The Inclusive #Growth & Development #Report 2015 - short intro clip

#tube map (#London UK) #timeline with commentary 1863 to 2015

found via londonist

#youtube complaints #2015

found via laughing squid

10 useful links (no. 10) - delete search history, 2015 social media, click farms, #twitter mistakes, #google cultural institute, #facebook changes, data visualisation, church projects, social media tips

how to delete or download your google search history

uk social media in 2015 - found via @was3210

dealing with trolls - found via an email from @abc3d & @hautepop.  

The Bot bubble - how Click Farms Have Inflated Social Media Currency - found via digg

Common Twitter mistakes and how to avoid them - from DigiProud - Easy Digi and Social Media Advice for Churches

google cultural institute - a great way of curating some images

Facebook Likes don't go as far as they used to in News Feed update - found via @was3210

types of data visualisation - found via an email from @abc3d & @hautepop.  

cinnamon projects churches might consider applying to do - found via @cinnamonnetwork

5 tips on social media for non-profits - found via @hootsuitepro


Previous 10 Useful Links posts 

No.'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,

the #global #information technology report #2015

UK #economic well being #indicators - March 2015

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.

Headlines from LSE analysis of #UK social #policy 2010-2015 in tabular form: #positives, #negatives & mixed outcomes - from @CASE_LSE papers found via @trustforlondon

Via a tweet from @trustforlondon I came across a number of @CASE_LSE papers.

The papers report on research produced by the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the London School of Economics

My categorization of the headlines from the summary reports is in the table below.  Beneath the table is the detail of the various headlines in the summary documents, plus links to the summary documents and the full papers. 

Positives	Postives & Negatives	Negatives
Social Policy, Poverty & Inequality
Savings from benefit cuts balanced out tax allowance increases and the “triple lock” on pensions	Early protection for the poor, but increasing poverty later	Tax & benefit changes benefited richer groups more, while contributing nothing to deficit reduction
	Pensioners were protected, children less so	Many services cut & increasing pressure on others
	In Coalition’s early years relative poverty reduced but poverty rose against a fixed line	Still high levels of debt and deficit, and further cuts to come
	Income inequality - it depends on what base you use	The combined impact of direct tax and cash transfer changes was mostly regressive, moving income from poorer households to those that were better off
The Under 5’s
	The number of Sure Start centres fell by a fifth – but those remaining showed resilience at a time of spending cuts	Projections point to continuing redistribution of income away from poorer households and increased child poverty by 2020
	Attempts to expand other support programmes for parents had mixed success	Tax-benefit reforms hit families with young children harder than other families, and poverty increased
Take-up of early education increased slightly for three- and four-year-olds and staff qualification levels continued to improve	The number of childcare places for young children held up, although daycare provision in children’s centres was more than halved
	Key child development data changed little after 2010 – but it is too soon to know what impact Coalition policies may have had
Education
More young people were in full-time education and training	Overall attainment rose until 2013 then fell at GCSE	Some socio-economic gaps have widened again
Qualification levels continued to rise among 16 to 19-year olds…	Most of the increase in apprenticeships was among adults aged over 25  … and the number of adults achieving qualifications fell
Despite the rise in tuition fees, the proportion of 18-year olds applying to university increased
Employment
Unemployment fell steeply from 2013, while self-employment expanded and overall employment reached a new peak	The Work Programme disappointed government expectations, although outcomes improved over time	Real earnings continued to fall as the recovery gathered pace
Evidence concerning the Pre-Work Programme is piecemeal, but more than 60,000 claimants were helped to start their own businesses	Nine out of ten Jobseeker’s Allowance recipients stopped claiming within a year, but Employment and Support Allowance claimants left at a much slower rate	Jobseeker’s Allowance claims rose and fell with unemployment, but the proportion of lone parents claiming Income Support kept falling
Health & Adult Social Care
Community services became more targeted on individuals with the most complex needs	The proportion of adults with unmet care needs remained high under Labour and the Coalition	Healthcare indicators point to increasing pressures on access and quality, whilst satisfaction with the NHS declined
		Obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption remained key concerns, and health inequalities remained deeply entrenched
		Suicide and mental health problems remained more prevalent following the economic crisis
		Despite rising demand for care services, the number of older people and other adults supported through local authorities declined dramatically
	Quality of life indicators show improving outcomes among those who receive services…but there are continuing concerns about abuse and poor quality care in residential homes and community services	The number of disabled and elderly adults receiving unpaid care grew – as did the number of informal carers
Housing
The number of new home starts increased (from a very low base) by 40 per cent. A jump from 2012/13 appeared to be linked to the Help to Buy programme subsidising first time buyers, and to improving economic conditions generally	There was a slight increase in the already high proportion of planning applications receiving assent, although the total number of applications was low compared to past trends	The number of homeless households in temporary accommodation grew by 14 per cent, and the total number of new home completions and affordable completions fell from 2009/10 to 2013/14.
The number of ‘affordable’ housing starts also increased by 23 per cent.
The average energy efficiency (SAP) rating of homes improved slightly as a consequence of government schemes, but also the activities of owners
Area Regeneration and Neighbourhood Renewal
	Regional job growth was concentrated in London and the South East	Funding for area / neighbourhood renewal work was severely curtailed
	The early impact of business regeneration and community enterprise programmes fell well below expectations	Gaps in social and economic outcomes between disadvantaged and prosperous neighbourhoods remained wide

Summary - The Coalition’s Social Policy Record 2010-2015  
Full paper

- Cuts in many services and increasing pressure on others
- Tax and benefit changes benefited richer groups more, while contributing nothing to deficit
reduction
- Early protection for the poor, but increasing poverty later
- Pensioners were protected, children less so 
- Too early to tell for many social and economic outcomes 
 - Still high levels of debt and deficit, and further cuts to come


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Cash Transfers, Poverty and Inequality 2010-2015 
Full paper

- Benefit uprating in the Coalition’s early years combined with the recessionary squeeze
on earnings to reduce relative poverty, but poverty rose against a fixed line
- Income inequality - it depends on what base you use
- Savings from benefit cuts balanced out tax allowance increases and the “triple lock” on pensions
- The combined impact of direct tax and cash transfer changes was mostly regressive,
moving income from poorer households to those that were better off 
- Projections point to continuing redistribution of income away from poorer households
and increased child poverty by 2020


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on the Under Fives: Policy Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015
Full paper

- The number of Sure Start centres fell by a fifth – but those remaining showed resilience at a time of spending cuts 
- Attempts to expand other support programmes for parents had mixed success.
- The number of childcare places for young children held up, although daycare provision in children’s centres was more than halved
- Take-up of early education increased slightly for three- and four-year-olds and staff qualification levels continued to improve 

- Tax-benefit reforms hit families with young children harder than other families, and poverty increased

- Key child development data changed little after 2010 – but it is too soon to know what impact Coalition policies may have had


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Schools: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 
Full paper

- Overall attainment rose until 2013 then fell at GCSE
- Some socio-economic gaps have widened again
Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Further Education, Skills and Access to Higher Education 2010-2015  
Full paper

- More young people were in full-time education and training
- Qualification levels continued to rise among 16 to 19-year olds… 
- Despite the rise in tuition fees, the proportion of 18-year olds applying to university increased 
- Most of the increase in apprenticeships was among adults aged over 25 
- … and the number of adults achieving qualifications fell


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Employment: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 
Full paper

- Unemployment fell steeply from 2013, while self-employment expanded and overall
employment reached a new peak
- The Work Programme disappointed government expectations, although outcomes improved over time
- Evidence concerning the Pre-Work Programme is piecemeal, but more than 60,000 claimants were helped to start their own businesses
- Nine out of ten Jobseeker’s Allowance recipients stopped claiming within a year, but
- Employment and Support Allowance claimants left at a much slower rate
- Jobseeker’s Allowance claims rose and fell with unemployment, but the proportion of lone
parents claiming Income Support kept falling
- Real earnings continued to fall as the recovery gathered pace


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Health: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 Full paper

- Healthcare indicators point to increasing pressures on access and quality, whilst satisfaction with the NHS declined
 - Obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption remained key concerns, and health inequalities remained deeply entrenched 
- Suicide and mental health problems remained more prevalent following the economic crisis


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Adult Social Care: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015
Full paper

- Despite rising demand for care services, the number of older people and other adults supported through local authorities declined dramatically
- Community services became more targeted on individuals with the most complex needs
- The number of disabled and elderly adults receiving unpaid care grew – as did the number of informal carers
- The proportion of adults with unmet care needs remained high under Labour and the Coalition
- Quality of life indicators show improving outcomes among those who receive services…
- …but there are continuing concerns about abuse and poor quality care in residential homes and community services


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Housing: Policy, Spending and Outcomes 2010-2015 
Full paper

- The number of homeless households in temporary accommodation grew by 14 per cent, and the total number of new home completions and affordable completions fell from 2009/10 to 2013/14.
- But the number of new home starts increased (from a very low base) by 40 per cent. A jump from 2012/13 appeared to be linked to the Help to Buy programme subsidising first time buyers, and to improving economic conditions generally. 
- The number of ‘affordable’ housing starts also increased by 23 per cent.
- The average energy efficiency (SAP) rating of homes improved slightly as a consequence of government schemes, but also the activities of owners.
- There was a slight increase in the already high proportion of planning applications receiving assent, although the total number of applications was low compared to past trends


Summary - The Coalition’s Record on Area Regeneration and Neighbourhood Renewal 2010-2015 
Full paper

- Funding for renewal work was severely curtailed
- The early impact of business regeneration and community enterprise programmes fell well below expectations 
- Regional job growth was concentrated in London and the South East
- Gaps in social and economic outcomes between disadvantaged and prosperous
neighbourhoods remained wide