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Past Events

Listed below are a selection of previous events the Young Foundation have organised, participated, or been a partner in.

7 February 2012

Can we teach resilience?

Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum on Emotional Fitness

4 January 2012

The Riots

The Tricycle Theatre and Bernie Grant Arts Centre present a verbatim theatre production and panel discussions on the riots.

19 January 2012

Nic Marks: Ideas for a happier world

Young Foundation venture Action for Happiness hosts an evening with Nic Marks

7 December 2011

Film: I AM

Join Action for Happiness for the first ever UK cinema screening of I AM.

21 November 2011

Sharing Insight, Shaping Action: Funding and Measuring Social Innovation

Social Innovation exchange (SIX) is hosting a high profile event discussing the future of Social Innovation in Europe.

29 November 2011

Introduction to Studio Schools webinar

Studio Schools Trust Director David Nicoll and Simon Tucker, chief executive of the Young Foundation will be hosting a live webinar event.

28 November 2011

Education Reform: reflections from the front line

What do we want to achieve by sending our children to school? Enabling Enterprise's founder, Tom Ravenscroft, shares his insights on changing the education system - from the inside out.

21 November 2011

SIX Winter School 2011

Social Innovation in 2015: What will it look like and how can we achieve it?

21 November 2011

Henry Stewart on Happiness at Work

An evening of inspiration from one of the world's leading experts on creating happy workplaces.

10 November 2011

Global Innovation Academy Programme in Singapore

Intensive 2-day programme co-hosted by the Lien Centre for Social Innovation

1 November 2011

The Work Debate

The Prince's Trust and the Young Foundation are hosting a debate bringing young people together with employers and policy makers.

31 October 2011

Michael Young Memorial Lecture 2011: Family and Kinship in an ageing society

Delivered by the Rt. Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, the lecture will explore the changing role of the extended family in modern society.

25 October 2011

Launch of 'Free to Be'

An inspiring exhibition showcasing the work of young Muslim women from East London.

19 October 2011

HAPPY: the movie

Action for Happiness host the first ever UK cinema screening of HAPPY.

11 October 2011

Closing the gap: what makes a real difference

Young Foundation Seminar on educational disadvantage.

28 September 2011

Matthieu Ricard on Happiness

An evening of inspiration with one of the world's leading thinkers and experts on happiness.

23 September 2011

Interrogate! Festival

The UK's first festival of social justice, supported by the Young Foundation

21 September 2011

Releasing untapped capacity in our communities

Lunchtime seminar with Slivers of Time Managing Director Wingham Rowan

5 September 2011

Realising Ambition Webinar

Do you run a successful programme that diverts young people away from offending?

23 August 2011

The Good Old Days?

A Lunchtime seminar with Katherine Freund of ITNAmerica

5 June 2011

The Big Lunch 2011

A one day get-together for neighbours across the UK

7 May 2011

Family Day in Barking

Join us for a family day on the river

28 April 2011

Pay for success projects and social impact bonds (webinar)

Structuring considerations and adaptation arising from the field

13 April 2011

Informing investment in youth work

Measuring the value and strengthening the evidence base

10 April 2011

Global Innovation Academy Inaugural Session in Bilbao

This programme engaged 30 leaders from across Europe and further afield. During the intensive three day programme, participants were immersed in a highly collaborative learning journey, designed to enable them to adapt and implement cutting-edge methods of social innovation in their respective contexts.

12 April 2011

Building a happier society together

The Action for Happiness launch event

28 March 2011

Are we entering a new Politics of Extremism?

Debate hosted by Uprising Leadership programme

25 March 2011

People Powered Change

Inspiring community action across the nation

23 March 2011

What is leadership?

A thought-provoking evening with the UpRising Leadership Programme in Birmingham

24 March 2011

On the Streets

A compelling insight into the lives of London's homeless population

22 March 2011

National Citizen Service: building a more successful transition to adulthood?

Lunchtime Seminar with The Challenge Network and The Venture Trust

9 March 2011

Healthcare Innovation Expo

The Young Foundation at the 2011 Health Innovation Expo

1 March 2011

Why The Big Society Should Be a Playground (But Isn't)

Lunchtime seminar with Pat Kane, author of the Play Ethic. Audio recording and presentation available.

2 February 2011

Whose Curriculum is it anyway?

A unique series of regional events for school and college leaders from Whole Education

8 December 2010

Building Resilience in Children and Young People

A skills-based training for children's sector professionals

6 December 2010

Why understanding values is the key to better policy

Lunchtime seminar with Nick Pecorelli and Pat Dade. Podcast and slides available.

15 November 2010

Young Foundation at Good Deals 2010

Sharing our social venturing experience at the UK's largest social investment conference

9 November 2010

The give and take of co-production

What is co-production? Is it new? cheaper? empowering? At our next lunchtime seminar we will be discussing these questions with with an expert panel.

A lecture event
6 October 2010

Launch of ‘Citizens’ University’ at Conservative Party Conference

Providing vital community skills on the high street - with Francis Maude MP

A lecture event
5 October 2010

Sexual pleasure, activism and wellbeing

Lunchtime seminar on 'sexual pleasure, activism and wellbeing' from Sam Roddick activist and founder of Coco de Mer and Bondage for Freedom. Available as podcast.

12 October 2010

How can innovation contribute to deficit reduction?

Two practical new guides to speeding up public service innovation and diffusion

21 September 2010

Trial, Error and the Big Society - Lunchtime seminar with Aubrey Fox

Promoting an honest conversation about the inevitability of failure in any area of public policy.

17 August 2010

Success for Life

Lunchtime seminar with Daniel Snell, founder of Arrival Education. Available as podcast.

27 July 2010

What can historians of emotions say about public policy?

Lunchtime seminar with Dr Thomas Dixon and Dr Rhodri Hayward

15 June 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Raphael Mokades

Raphael Mokades, director of Rare Recruitment, will give a lunchtime seminar focusing on the struggles individuals from less advantaged backgrounds have entering the employment market, despite educational attainment.

6 July 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Lord Victor Adebowale

Lord Victor Adebowale, chief executive of Turning Point, will be giving a lunchtime seminar on the work of his organisation.

30 May 2010

The Happiness Movement at the Hay Festival

Young Foundation Director Geoff Mulgan in conversation with Anthony Seldon and Richard Layard

28 May 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Heather Sim

Heather Sim, the founder and chief executive of Space Unlimited, will be giving a lunchtime seminar entitled, "Uncommon sense: the role of risk-taking in innovation". The seminar will focus on the topic of risk-taking and innovation.

 

11 May 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Richard Litchfield

Richard Litchfield, founder of Eastside Company, will be giving a lunchtime seminar on public sector commissioning.

20 April 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Julia Hailes

Julia Hailes, leading opinion former, freelance consultant and speaker on social, environmental and ethical issues, will be giving a lunchtime seminar titled, "Climate for Change".

14 April 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Andrew Phillips

"A fantastic one-off: the Michael Young I knew."

9 February 2010

Lunchtime Seminar

Will Jennings will be giving a lunchtime seminar entitled, 'Governing the Games in an Age of Uncertainty: London 2012 and Risk'.

28 January 2010

Future Communities Launch

A new consortium of local authorities and national bodies to be launched at the Attlee Room, House of Lords

19 January 2010

Built to Last: Equipping children for real life

Are life skills such as self-discipline, and resilience just as important as academic achievement?

19 January 2010

Lunchtime Seminar with Patrick Andrews

Patrick Andrews, head of governance at Riversimple, will be giving a lunchtime seminar entitled "The future of transport - a Riversimple view".

 

15 December 2009

Lunchtime Seminar

Andy Hobsbawm, director of the Green Thing, will be giving a lunchtime seminar entitled, "Do the Green Thing -- Creativity vs Climate Change".

10 December 2009

Supporting Families conference

Yvonne Roberts, Senior Associate at the Young Foundation, to speak.

7 December 2009

Launch of the Young Foundation's latest report

Sinking and swimming: Understanding unmet needs in modern Britain, a thought-provoking study.

1 December 2009

Lunchtime Seminar with Sue Gerhardt

Author Sue Gerhardt will be giving a lunchtime seminar entitled, "What kind of childhood do we need in the 21st century?"

12 November 2009

Wellbeing and public policy: towards a better success

Speakers will include Gus O'Donnell, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service with Professor Lord Richard Layard, and Geoff Mulgan from the Young Foundation.

12 November 2009

Lunchtime Seminar with Anna Minton

Writer and journalist Anna Minton will be giving a lunchtime seminar sharing learning from her latest book,‘Ground Control: Fear and Happiness in the 21st Century City', published by Penguin.

3 November 2009

Charles Leadbeater to visit YF offices

Charles Leadbeater, a leading authority on creativity and innovation, is coming to the Young Foundation.

27 October 2009

Lunchtime Seminar with Frances O'Grady and Paul Nowak

Deputy General Secretary of The Trades Union Congress (TUC) Frances O'Grady will visit The Young Foundation offices.

13 October 2009

Lunchtime seminar with David Lewis

Dr. David Lewis, professor of social policy at the LSE, will be giving a seminar entitled Crossing the boundaries between the ‘third sector' and the state

2 October 2009

6SIX TelePresence- Creative Cities

The TelePresence series aims to contribute to the wider SIX aims of highlighting how social innovation strategies can become catalysts for change at a global level.

Young Foundation Labour Party fringe event
29 September 2009

Young Foundation Labour Party fringe event

Fixing the Future - Manifesto Ideas towards 2015

15 September 2009

Lunchtime seminar with Trisha Greenhalgh

Professor Trisha Greenhalgh, a non-principal GP in north London and Professor of Primary Health Care at University College London, will be coming to speak with us about a project called Sharing Stories. Sharing Stories helps people from minority ethnic groups suffering with diabetes manage their conditions with the help of bilingual health advocates.

1 September 2009

Lunchtime seminar with Karl Barton

Karl Barton, head of the Woodthorpe Development Trust will be coming to give us a lunchtime seminar on his charity/social enterprise ‘Get Hooked on Life' (GHoL).

18 August 2009

Lunchtime seminar with Lee Blake

Lee Blake, founder of 50fifty, gave a fascinating lunchtime seminar entitled "Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) 2 Entrepreneur."

22 July 2009

Lunchtime seminar with Charles Armstrong

Charles Armstrong, founder of CIRCUS foundation, gave a lunchtime seminar entitled "Emergent Democracy".

21 July 2009

UpRising - Year 2 Launch and Learning Session

Year 2 of UpRising was launched on 21 July 2009 in Canary Wharf.

15 July 2009

SIX Summer School in Lisbon, Portugal

The second annual SIX conference entitled 'Recovery through innovation- a global perspective' was a great opportunity for leading practitioners of social innovation from around the world to learn from each other.

13 July 2009

CANCELLED--Lunchtime Seminar with Andy Hobsbawm

Andy Hobsbawn, co-founder of Green Thing, will be giving a lunchtime seminar entitled "Do the Green Thing -- Creativity vs Climate Change".

9 July 2009

Apprenticeship Pathfinder Project launch

This launch, part of the Local Wellbeing Project took place in the House of Lords.

30 June 2009

Lunchtime Seminar with John Keane

Professor John Keane gave a lunchtime seminar entitled 'Monitory Democracy: The Secret History of Democracy Since 1945'.

30 June 2009

LGA Conference

Nicola Bacon, Local Projects Director  participated in a workshop showcasing the work of the Local Wellbeing Project

19 June 2009

Social Innovation Camp

Social Innovation Camp goes to Scotland,  Read about the six finalists.

11 June 2009

'Breakthrough cities' report to be launched in Prague

'Breakthrough Cities': Launch of Young Foundation/British Council report on creativity and social innovation in cities in Prague, Czech Republic.

2 June 2009

Lunchtime Seminar

Sophie Howarth, the director of the‘School of Life' and former Tate curator, visited the Young Foundation on 2 June to talk about her latest endeavour.

12 May 2009

The Local Revolution: People Driving Change

Nicola Bacon, Local Projects Director led a workshop at this conference.

7 May 2009

Organising, unions and social movements with Elaine Bernard

Dr Elaine Bernard, Executive Director, Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, visited the Young Foundation to give an evening seminar on her work - covering organising, unions and social movements.

5 May 2009

Lunchtime Seminar with Richard Priestley

Richard Priestley gave a talk entitled 'Global Problems - Global Solutions'

15 April 2009

Lunchtime Seminar by Judith Garfield of Eastside Community Heritage

Judith Garfield, director of Eastside Community Heritage, gave a presentation on their work in East London.

9 April 2009

Innovation and Public Policy - Mark Moore lunchtime seminar

Professor Mark Moore, Harvard Kennedy School gave a seminar on his work, covering innovation and public policy.

24 March 2009

Lunchtime Seminar

Sarah Wise, author of The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in the 1830s London, gave a seminar entitled 'The whole place deserved destruction: the Old Nichol slum in the 1880s'.

9 March 2009

Lunchtime seminar

Professor Ricky Richardson joined us on 9 March to give a seminar entitled "eHealth: The Road Ahead."

11 February 2009

The recession: we're all in it together

Can we develop shared strategies and practices for these tough economic times?

A cross sector event hosted by the CCLA, London Funders, London Regional ChangeUp Consortium, LVSC and the Young Foundation.

9 February 2009

Lunchtime Seminar

Dr. Seldon, an authority on British history and education, gave a lecture entitled "What are we to do with our schools?"

27 January 2009

Lunchtime seminar

Nina Grunfeld, the creator of Life Clubs joined us on 27 January to talk about her work.

19 January 2009

EU Workshop on 'Europe and Social Innovation'

Young Foundation feed into European Union workshop on social innovation

13 January 2009

Lunchtime seminar

Give and Take at the Heart of Every Community-Time Banks UK

8 December 2008

Mind and Matter: The importance of psychological needs for public policy and civil society

This workshop forms part of the Unmet and Emerging needs research programme.

5 December 2008

Social Innovation Camp

What happens when you get a bunch of software developers and social innovators together, give them a set of social problems and only 48 hours to solve them?

2 December 2008

Lunchtime seminar

Carol McNaughton Nicholls gave a lunchtime seminar on her work with Housing First.

26 November 2008

The Art of Public Strategy

This new book was launched at the RSA on Wednesday 26th November and will go on sale on 11 December.

24 November 2008

Valuing Family, Valuing Work : British Muslim Women and the Labour Market

This event launched the London Development Agency's 'Valuing Family, Valuing Work: British Muslim Women and the Labour Market' report, written by Zamila Bunglawala, fellow of the Young Foundation.

12 November 2008

Innovation 08

Health Launchpad participated in the NESTA run Innovation Live 08 conference on 12 November. The conference was aimed at those with an interest in transforming healthcare through the development of new services and different ways of working.

6 November 2008

Open Everything

A global conversation about the art, science and spirit of 'open'

5 November 2008

Leadership and values in difficult times

A lecture by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, one of the world's leading thinkers on leadership followed by the UpRising launch.

15 October 2008

Lunchtime Seminar

Anita Schrader, Visiting Fellow at LSE gave a lunchtime seminar on her current research

Wellbeing conference
9 September 2008

The Local Wellbeing Conference

This ground-breaking conference showcased the work of the Local Wellbeing Project, featuring keynote addresses, case studies and debates.

8 September 2008

The Science of Positive Psychology

In this lecture Dr Seligman presented the foundations of Positive Psychology as a science, how it has developed since he founded it in the US, and the potential for its practical replication in the UK.

16 July 2008

Michael Young Memorial Lecture 2008

The Third Michael Young Memorial Lecture, took place on Wednesday 16 July, hosted by the Young Foundation, the Mile End Group, and Canary Wharf Group. Lord Michael Heseltine gave the keynote lecture reflecting on his extensive experience in urban regeneration and his role in the development of Canary Wharf.

26 June 2008

The London Leadership Network Event: 'Working Together to Shape London's Future'

The inaugural London Leadership Network Event was held on 26 June 2008 at the Emirates Stadium.

27 May 2008

Lord Guthrie lecture on war and its consequences

The Young Foundation co-hosted a lecture by Lord Charles Guthrie with the Mile End Group at Queen Mary, University of London.

4 May 2008

Philanthrophy Today conference

Geoff Mulgan, director of the Young Foundation was the keynote speaker during the CEO and Trustee Summit in Washington on 4 May 2008.

4 April 2008

Social Innovation Camp

What happens when you get a bunch of software developers and social innovators together, give them a set of social problems and only 48 hours to solve them?

18 March 2008

Launch of the London Collaborative - Working together to shape London's future

This joint Young Foundation, Office of Public Management and Common Purpose project was officially launched at the BT Centre, St Pauls.

10 March 2008

Launch of 'Just another Emperor? The myths and realities of philanthrocapitalism' by Michael Edwards

The London launch of 'Just another Emperor?' in association with Demos NY and Carnegie UK Trust took place at the RSA on Monday 10 March

22 January 2008

Launch of Transformers: how local areas innovate to address changing social needs

The report was launched at a reception at NESTA on Tuesday 22 January

20 December 2007

Summit on Social Enterprise

More than 600 representatives from the business sector, academia and non-governmental organisations participated in a summit on social enterprise in Hong Kong on 20 December 2007.

4 December 2007

Studio Schools launch reception

The Young Foundation held a reception at the RSA to officially launch Studio Schoolson Friday 4 December 2007.

29 October 2007

Housing association involvement in neighbourhood working

The Local Innovation team were commissioned by CLG (Communities and Local Government) to organise a half day seminar in October 2007 to investigate the practical aspects of the Young Foundation’s recent research into housing associations’ role in neighbourhood working.

3 April 2007

Seeing everything in black and white

On Tuesday 3 April 2007, Dame Mary Douglas, one of the world's most eminent social scientists and anthropologists gave a rare lecture at the UCL Cruciform Theatre.

11 December 2006

The World in our Neighbourhoods

The Transforming Neighbourhoods team at the Young Foundation worked with Haringey Council to organise 'The World in our Neighbourhoods', a conference about globalisation, diversity and neighbourhoods, on December 11th 2006 at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

27 November 2006

CRE Race Convention 2006

The Young Foundation was a partner of the Race Convention 2006 on the 27th and 28th of November 2006, with speakers including Geoff Mulgan, Rushanara Ali and Alessandra Buonfino.

8 November 2006

Are power and ethics incompatible

What is the relationship between morality and power? Are governments inevitably amoral? Is the idea of moral progress meaningful? Prompted by the publication of Geoff Mulgan’s book Good and Bad Power: the ideals and betrayals of government (Penguin, 2006) this evening of discussion brought together well known thinkers from both political and religious backgrounds to talk about what, if anything, can be done to raise ethical standards in politics both in the UK and across the world.

1 November 2006

Modern Islam, Multiculturalism and Secular Democracy: Perspectives from India

This talk was jointly organised by the Centre for Social Markets (CSM) and the Young Foundation to promote inter-cultural dialogue on one of the most important issues of our day.