Meet-ups
I occasionally bring together interesting people in London.
There is usually no complicated agenda. The point is to mix people who might not otherwise meet: scientists, artists, investors, writers, founders, policy people, theatre-makers and others doing interesting things.
I started organising Arts/Business Mingles years ago because I thought people from different worlds had more to learn from one another than they realised. The gatherings have changed since then, but the basic idea has stayed the same.
I am particularly interested in creating useful collisions: conversations, ideas and collaborations that are difficult to plan in advance because you often don't know who you need to meet.
Some gatherings are simply informal meet-ups. Others use UnConference / Open Space formats, where the people in the room create the agenda and choose the conversations they want to have.
I have organised or helped organise gatherings involving people from Emergent Ventures, Civic Future, theatre, sustainability, science, investing and other communities.
If you are interested in coming to a future gathering, the easiest way to hear about them is through my Substack.
You can also read more about why I like these formats:
For earlier Arts/Business Mingles, see the Mingle archive.