These podcasts let you eavesdrop in on informal conversations taking place on the phone or in the coffeeshop, In every chat, we are exploring the motivations and behaviours behind key decisions - with curious people who have trusted their instinct to make change in the world. In this podcast Richard Freeman has a conversation with Isilda Almeida-Harvey about the relevance of heritage and archives in the 21st century, how museums and record offices are managing in the digital revolution and how communities can use the past to make sense of the present - and even the future. Isilda Almeida-Harvey has been a heritage specialist for over 16 years, working with leading institutions in Portugal and the UK such as the Gulbenkian Foundation, the London Docklands Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Isilda currently oversees a range of community learning programmes at the The Keep, the £19 million world-class Sussex public archive centre opened in 2013. In 2017, Isilda was announced as Founding Chair of the National Heritage Network with the Royal Society of Arts, following the publication of The Heritage Index - an enormous crowdsourced database of every historical asset in the UK from monuments and ruins, to ancient trees, local traditions, shipwrecks and old food recipes. Isilda’s role will be to hold big conversations across the country about how to maximise the use of this index in the evolving discussions around who we are and who we want to be. Useful links: https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2017/06/launching-the-rsa-heritage-network https://www.thersa.org/action-and-research/rsa-projects/public-services-and-communities-folder/heritage-and-place --- If you enjoyed the conversation, please like, subscribe and review - and share with colleagues. always possible supports business, community, cultural and education leaders to test ideas, improve strategy, communicate their vision and engage with customers on a new level. For join in, visit www.alwayspossible.co.uk
