Episodes
| Series | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Childhood Obesity | 20170823 | Can you take twelve bright young people and get them to solve a complex policy problem in just one day? It may sound ambitious but using techniques being used increasingly by governments around the world, our teams are going to do just that. The day is introduced by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA and the teams will be led through the process by Cat Drew a director at design consultancy Uscreates.
In this episode the teams are going to be tackling childhood obesity and at the end they will have to pitch their ideas to our judges: Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund, and David Willets former Cabinet minister and now Executive Chairman of the Resolution Foundation.
Who will impress and who will fall short?
Team One:
Jag Singh - tech entrepreneur and former political strategist.
Miriam Redi - social dynamics research scientist at Bell Labs Cambridge.
Margot Lombaert - creative director of Margot Lombaert Studio, an independent graphic design practice.
Solveiga Paktait? - industrial designer specialising in user-centred design.
Team two:
Emily Goldhill - strategist and research leader at creative youth network Livity.
Gemma Hitchens - Account Director at Signal Noise, which specialises in data visualisation and analysis.
Jasmine Robinson - RSA-award winning designer.
Dr Rebecca Roache - Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Team three:
Amanda Gore - Co-Director of The Liminal Space, a creative engagement consultancy.
Helen Steer - educator and maker who runs Do It Kits, a start-up that helps teachers use technology.
Matt Tinsley - Senior Economist with consultancy firm Oxford Economics.
Steve Wilson - chef, sociologist and entrepreneur.
The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | |
| 01 | Childhood Obesity | 20170823 | 20170826 (R4) | Can you take twelve bright young people and get them to solve a complex policy problem in just one day? It may sound ambitious but using techniques being used increasingly by governments around the world, our teams are going to do just that. The day is introduced by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA and the teams will be led through the process by Cat Drew a director at design consultancy Uscreates.
In this episode the teams are going to be tackling childhood obesity and at the end they will have to pitch their ideas to our judges: Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund, and David Willets former Cabinet minister and now Executive Chairman of the Resolution Foundation.
Who will impress and who will fall short?
Team One:
Jag Singh - tech entrepreneur and former political strategist.
Miriam Redi - social dynamics research scientist at Bell Labs Cambridge.
Margot Lombaert - creative director of Margot Lombaert Studio, an independent graphic design practice.
Solveiga Paktait? - industrial designer specialising in user-centred design.
Team two:
Emily Goldhill - strategist and research leader at creative youth network Livity.
Gemma Hitchens - Account Director at Signal Noise, which specialises in data visualisation and analysis.
Jasmine Robinson - RSA-award winning designer.
Dr Rebecca Roache - Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Team three:
Amanda Gore - Co-Director of The Liminal Space, a creative engagement consultancy.
Helen Steer - educator and maker who runs Do It Kits, a start-up that helps teachers use technology.
Matt Tinsley - Senior Economist with consultancy firm Oxford Economics.
Steve Wilson - chef, sociologist and entrepreneur.
The teams have just one day to find solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |
| 01 | Cutting Down Our Drinking | 20170906 | 20170909 (R4) | Our three teams have just one day to come up with ideas to help people cut down the amount they drink. Will they impress our judges? Matthew Taylor from the RSA and Cat Drew of design agency Uscreates, lead the teams through a day of policy design. The government and health authorities have tried for years to get people to drink less but the numbers binge drinking or drinking more than the recommended amount is still high. Can our teams of bright young minds find some innovative solutions to present to Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund and former cabinet minister and Executive Chairman of the Resolution Foundation, David Willetts. Team One: Amanda Gore - co-director of The Liminal Space, a creative engagement consultancy. Matt Tinsley - senior economist with consultancy firm Oxford Economics. Naho Matsuda - artist and designer. Cara O'Sullivan - an inventor who specialises in design for social impact and has worked with organisations across Peru and Africa to develop locally-manufactured wheelchairs and walking aids. Team Two: Hashi Mohamed - barrister at No5 Chambers. Nate Tkacz - associate professor at Warwick University investigating the political, economic and organisational dimensions of technology Emily Goldhill - strategist and research leader at creative youth network Livity. George Ridgway - artist based in Glasgow Team Three: Un Jeong Ko - service designer at Innovation Unit a social enterprise focussed on solutions to complex social challenges Roscoe Williamson - Head of Sonic Branding at music agency MassiveMusic George Scott-Welsh - Pub owner and businessman Anna Williams - freelance consultant and PhD student at Goldsmiths University London. Will the teams impress the judges with their ideas to get people to reduce their drinking? Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. Our three teams have just one day to come up with ideas to help people cut down the amount they drink. Will they impress our judges? Matthew Taylor from the RSA and Cat Drew of design agency Uscreates, lead the teams through a day of policy design. The government and health authorities have tried for years to get people to drink less but the numbers binge drinking or drinking more than the recommended amount is still high. Can our teams of bright young minds find some innovative solutions to present to Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund and former cabinet minister and Executive Chairman of the Resolution Foundation, David Willetts. Team One: Amanda Gore - co-director of The Liminal Space, a creative engagement consultancy. Matt Tinsley - senior economist with consultancy firm Oxford Economics. Naho Matsuda - artist and designer. Cara O'Sullivan - an inventor who specialises in design for social impact and has worked with organisations across Peru and Africa to develop locally-manufactured wheelchairs and walking aids. Team Two: Hashi Mohamed - barrister at No5 Chambers. Nate Tkacz - associate professor at Warwick University investigating the political, economic and organisational dimensions of technology Emily Goldhill - strategist and research leader at creative youth network Livity. George Ridgway - artist based in Glasgow Team Three: Un Jeong Ko - service designer at Innovation Unit a social enterprise focussed on solutions to complex social challenges Roscoe Williamson - Head of Sonic Branding at music agency MassiveMusic George Scott-Welsh - Pub owner and businessman Anna Williams - freelance consultant and PhD student at Goldsmiths University London. Will the teams impress the judges with their ideas to get people to reduce their drinking? Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |
| 01 | Reducing Reoffending | 20170830 | 'The Fix' brings together twelve of the country's bright young minds and gives them just one day to solve an intractable problem. This week we have asked our teams to come up with ways to stop criminals re-offending when they leave prison. The day is introduced by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA and the teams will be led through the day by Cat Drew, Director at design consultancy Uscreates. Can the teams do enough to impress our judges, Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund and David Willetts, former minister and Executive Chairman of the Resolution Foundation, or will they fall short?
Team One:
Thomas Wastling - recent winner of the RSA Student Design Awards.
Oliver Sweet - runs an ethnographic research department at Ipsos MORI.
Miriam Redi - social dynamics research scientist Bell Labs Cambridge.
Naho Matsuda - artist and designer.
Team Two:
Gemma Hitchens - account director at Signal Noise, which specialises in making sense of an increasingly complex world through data visualisation and analysis.
Laurence Grinyer - service designer at Parliament.
Thibault Guenat - marketing at Uscreates
Team Three:
Sarah Douglas - Co-director of The Liminal Space, a creative engagement consultancy.
Vasant Chari - project lead at the Policy Lab. Policy Lab is bringing new policy techniques to departments across the civil service.
Bola Adegbulu - co-founder and CEO of Predina Technologies. The company models how vehicles interact with their environments to quantify risk.
Zahra Davidson - Co-founder and Director of Enrol Yourself, a social enterprise building a new model for lifelong learning.
The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals reoffending. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | |
| 01 | Reducing Reoffending | 20170830 | 20170902 (R4) | 'The Fix' brings together twelve of the country's bright young minds and gives them just one day to solve an intractable problem. This week we have asked our teams to come up with ways to stop criminals re-offending when they leave prison. The day is introduced by Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA and the teams will be led through the day by Cat Drew, Director at design consultancy Uscreates. Can the teams do enough to impress our judges, Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund and David Willetts, former minister and Executive Chairman of the Resolution Foundation, or will they fall short?
Team One:
Thomas Wastling - recent winner of the RSA Student Design Awards.
Oliver Sweet - runs an ethnographic research department at Ipsos MORI.
Miriam Redi - social dynamics research scientist Bell Labs Cambridge.
Naho Matsuda - artist and designer.
Team Two:
Gemma Hitchens - account director at Signal Noise, which specialises in making sense of an increasingly complex world through data visualisation and analysis.
Laurence Grinyer - service designer at Parliament.
Thibault Guenat - marketing at Uscreates
Team Three:
Sarah Douglas - Co-director of The Liminal Space, a creative engagement consultancy.
Vasant Chari - project lead at the Policy Lab. Policy Lab is bringing new policy techniques to departments across the civil service.
Bola Adegbulu - co-founder and CEO of Predina Technologies. The company models how vehicles interact with their environments to quantify risk.
Zahra Davidson - Co-founder and Director of Enrol Yourself, a social enterprise building a new model for lifelong learning.
The teams are given just one day to find ways to stop criminals reoffending. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |
| 01 | Setting Up Home | 20170816 | In the first of a new series, twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. This week - how do we improve access to affordable housing?
Team One:
Oliver Sweet - runs an ethnographic research department at Ipsos MORI.
Margot Lombaert - creative director of Margot Lombaert Studio, an independent graphic design practice.
Ethan Howard - RSA award winner.
Jack Minchella - research and design associate at the Innovation Unit and the founder of the urban research collective In-Between Economies based in Denmark.
Team Two:
Solveiga Paktait? - industrial designer specialising in user-centred design.
Gemma Hitchens - Account Director at Signal Noise, which specialises in data visualisation and analysis.
Jag Singh - tech entrepreneur and former political strategist.
Hashi Mohamed - barrister at No5 Chambers.
Team Three:
Helen Steer - educator and maker who runs Do It Kits, a start-up that helps teachers use technology.
Zahra Davidson - designer with a background spanning service design, social innovation and visual communication.
Piero Zagami - information designer and consultant in graphic design and data visualization.
Tobias Revell - artist and lecturer in Critical and Digital Design.
Producer: Wesley Stephenson.
Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | |
| 01 | Setting Up Home | 20170816 | 20170819 (R4) | In the first of a new series, twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. This week - how do we improve access to affordable housing?
Team One:
Oliver Sweet - runs an ethnographic research department at Ipsos MORI.
Margot Lombaert - creative director of Margot Lombaert Studio, an independent graphic design practice.
Ethan Howard - RSA award winner.
Jack Minchella - research and design associate at the Innovation Unit and the founder of the urban research collective In-Between Economies based in Denmark.
Team Two:
Solveiga Paktait? - industrial designer specialising in user-centred design.
Gemma Hitchens - Account Director at Signal Noise, which specialises in data visualisation and analysis.
Jag Singh - tech entrepreneur and former political strategist.
Hashi Mohamed - barrister at No5 Chambers.
Team Three:
Helen Steer - educator and maker who runs Do It Kits, a start-up that helps teachers use technology.
Zahra Davidson - designer with a background spanning service design, social innovation and visual communication.
Piero Zagami - information designer and consultant in graphic design and data visualization.
Tobias Revell - artist and lecturer in Critical and Digital Design.
Producer: Wesley Stephenson.
Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |
| 02 | Growing up Digital | 20180905 | This week: how to better protect young people from the harmful effects of social media?
Follow ten of the country's brightest minds as they gather in the library of Bartley Green school, in Birmingham. They have just one day to come up with a solution that will convince a panel of judges - and the students of the school.
Who will impress and who will fall short?
Presented by Matthew Taylor and facilitated by Cat Drew from Uscreates.
Team One:
Team two:
Expert witnesses:
Series producer: Estelle Doyle and Producer: Jordan Dunbar.
The teams have just one day to help young people better manage their digital lives. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | |
| 02 | Growing up Digital | 20180905 | 20180908 (R4) | This week: how to better protect young people from the harmful effects of social media?
Follow ten of the country's brightest minds as they gather in the library of Bartley Green school, in Birmingham. They have just one day to come up with a solution that will convince a panel of judges - and the students of the school.
Who will impress and who will fall short?
Presented by Matthew Taylor and facilitated by Cat Drew from Uscreates.
Team One:
Team two:
Expert witnesses:
Series producer: Estelle Doyle and Producer: Jordan Dunbar.
The teams have just one day to help young people better manage their digital lives. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |
| 02 | Junior Doctors: Low Morale and Burnout | 20180912 | Junior doctors are the backbone of the NHS, including its emergency services. But more and more of them are now leaving the profession, due to low morale and burnout.
Can our two teams find a solution? Follow them as they gather in St Thomas Hospital in London where they have just one day to come up with a fix that will convince a panel of judges - including the hospital's medical director.
But with such a tricky problem, can they succeed?
Presented by Matthew Taylor and facilitated by Cat Drew from Uscreates.
Team One:
Team two:
Expert witnesses:
Judges:
Series producer: Estelle Doyle and Producer: Jordan Dunbar.
Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | |
| 02 | Junior Doctors: Low Morale and Burnout | 20180912 | 20180915 (R4) | Junior doctors are the backbone of the NHS, including its emergency services. But more and more of them are now leaving the profession, due to low morale and burnout.
Can our two teams find a solution? Follow them as they gather in St Thomas Hospital in London where they have just one day to come up with a fix that will convince a panel of judges - including the hospital's medical director.
But with such a tricky problem, can they succeed?
Presented by Matthew Taylor and facilitated by Cat Drew from Uscreates.
Team One:
Team two:
Expert witnesses:
Judges:
Series producer: Estelle Doyle and Producer: Jordan Dunbar.
Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |
| 02 | Old and Lonely in the Countryside | 20180829 | This week; Rural isolation amongst the elderly is a growing problem across the UK with forecasts putting over 50% of the rural population over 65 by 2030.
How can we prevent this huge group of people being cut off and experiencing the devastating effects of loneliness?
Follow ten of the country's brightest minds as they gather in the Royal Oak pub, Tetbury. They have just one day to come up with a solution that will convince a panel of local judges - and the locals of the town.
Presented by Matthew Taylor and facilitated by Cat Drew from Uscreates.
Team One-
Team Two-
Expert Witnesses-
Judges-
Producers-
Editor-
Solving the devastating problems of rural isolation and loneliness amongst the elderly. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. | |
| 02 | Old and Lonely in the Countryside | 20180829 | 20180901 (R4) | This week; Rural isolation amongst the elderly is a growing problem across the UK with forecasts putting over 50% of the rural population over 65 by 2030.
How can we prevent this huge group of people being cut off and experiencing the devastating effects of loneliness?
Follow ten of the country's brightest minds as they gather in the Royal Oak pub, Tetbury. They have just one day to come up with a solution that will convince a panel of local judges - and the locals of the town.
Presented by Matthew Taylor and facilitated by Cat Drew from Uscreates.
Team One-
Team Two-
Expert Witnesses-
Judges-
Producers-
Editor-
Solving the devastating problems of rural isolation and loneliness amongst the elderly. Twelve of the country's brightest young minds gather to solve difficult social problems. |