What is a ThinkIn?
ThinkIns are for Tortoise members and invited guests. Catch up below on some of our recent favourites.
A ThinkIn is not just another panel discussion. It’s a real editorial meeting where your insight and experience can help shape our reporting.
How it works
Book a ticket, and we’ll send you a link to join us online. You can bring a friend.
We’ll invite guests with special expertise, but anyone can speak. Just raise your hand.
A ThinkIn is one hour long. At the end, the editor will summarise what we’ve heard.
22 JUNE 2022
Is global order out of control?
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the ongoing effects of the global pandemic have shaken the world in the past two years like nobody could have predicted. Ramifications in the form of mass displacement are increasing in severity — the UN recently announced that the number of displaced people has passed 100 million for the first time. Listen to Rory Stewart and award-winning journalist Helen Benedict discuss how such catastrophic events been handled, and consider what led us to them in the first place.
What our members are watching
In conversation with Jack Monroe
Jack on food poverty campaigning, the cost of living crisis, and the inflation of a bag of pasta.
Beyond tobacco: is the end of cigarettes nigh?
Is a world without tobacco a real possibility?
Climate Summit 2022
In this Tortoise Climate Summit, we test the idea that the transition to Net Zero will only be fast if it is also fair.
Making sense of democracy, with James Harding
What do you think about the state of the country?
Policing INquiry
Are the police institutionally sexist?
We recently held the Tortoise Policing Inquiry to discover why policing goes wrong, and whether it can be fixed.
Recent ThinkIns
Food crisis: can the UK feed itself?
How can we create a healthy, sustainable food system in Britain?
Making sense of airport chaos, with Giles Whittell
What’s behind the disruption?
Does British Democracy Work For You?
Who has the power to change Britain for the better, and where?
Slow News Cafe at the British Library
Bring your morning paper routine to the British Library, with a Tortoise Editor and special guests.
The Hong Kong Diaries: In conversation with Lord Chris Patten
Making sense of consciousness, with Luke Gbedemah
What is it, and who has it?
Making sense of batteries, with Giles Whittell
Is it time for democratic countries to form a western battery alliance?
Revival: as London comes back to life… what’s the plan?
What sort of future does London have?
Making sense of Web3, with Luke Gbedemah
Does anyone really know what it is?
Does British democracy work for you?
Who has the power to change Britain for the better, and where?
Making sense of the right to protest, with Dave Taylor
Is the right to live without disruption more important than the right to protest?
Should you own a second home?
Should people be allowed to own multiple homes, or should home ownership be restricted?
Sack the leaders: are young people the answer to a net-zero future?
How can young people turn their activism into impactful action, when it’s often a struggle just to get their voices heard?
Making sense of Boris Johnson’s Conservative party, with Lara Spirit
Lara Spirit chews over what local election results really mean for the Prime Minister.
Does the UK have enough nukes?
Is renewing Trident worth it? Can we afford it?
Women @ Work – Is the great resignation set to continue?
After a two-year setback for gender equality in the workplace, what actions should employers be taking?
Making sense of dating apps, with Liz Moseley
Do dating apps care about safety?
Limits in comedy: how far is too far?
Who’s laughing?
The future of the BBC: in conversation with Lucy Powell
What does the future hold for public service broadcasting?
How can we be happier? A ThinkIn with Will Young
How can we better understand our emotions and where they come from?
Don’t miss these upcoming ThinkIns
Should we ban private schools?
Should the UK leave the Commonwealth?
Should any woman be put in prison?
In conversation with…
What’s so funny about anxiety? In conversation with Georgia Pritchett
A frank and funny conversation with Georgia about learning to cope with anxiety – and hamsters, the Queen, budgies, questionable fashion choices and Jimmy Osman.
In conversation with Caitlin Moran
Caitlin joined us live for a glass of wine and a chinwag about feminism, music, celebrity culture, politics and more.
What do we owe each other now? A ThinkIn with Minouche Shafik
The director of the London School of Economics and author of What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract, on society, resources and collective responsibility.
In conversation with Michael Morpurgo
An hour in Michael’s company, talking about his life, the inspiration behind his new novel, and a special Tortoise poem.
Summits
Future of Cities Summit
Join us, the Globe and Mail, and those in the worlds of business, politics and civil society to share thoughts and actions on the future of work, housing, transport and culture in our global cities.
The Tortoise Responsible Business Summit
The Tortoise Cyber Summit
The Tortoise Education Summit
Schooling after the virus: can we build back better?
The Future of Work Summit
What does the future of work really look like?
The Tortoise Climate Summit: How can we accelerate net zero?
Join us to start writing a global to-do list before the world gathers in Glasgow to work out how to save itself.
The Future of Cars Summit
Join us and invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of cars
The Future of Money Summit
Join us an invited experts to discuss the big questions about the future of money