ThinkIns on catch up
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.
26 April 2021
Empireland: The Fallout, with Sathnam Sanghera
How much do we really know about the reality of Empire? Has Britain ever really reckoned with its past? Why are we so reluctant to confront uncomfortable truths? Catch up on our ThinkIn with Sathnam Sanghera where we discussed his book Empireland and the resulting fallout.
What our members are watching
Can art save the planet?
Join us to discuss how artists are thinking about the climate emergency and maximising their contribution to the climate transition.
A ThinkIn with Alison Rose, CEO Natwest
Join James Harding in conversation with Natwest CEO, Alison Rose.
Back to reality: how will going back to work work?
As lockdown lifts (again) how will our workplaces ‘work’? Let us know what you think.
Whitty, Vallance and SAGE: have the scientists failed Britain?
To what extent are our senior scientific advisors accountable for the UK’s Covid catastrophe? Have your say.
covid Inquiry
Why wait until spring 2022?
That’s when the prime minister has said an independent inquiry into the government’s response to Covid will begin. Here at Tortoise, we felt the need was far more urgent – and so, last Autumn, we held our own.
Recent ThinkIns
Sensemaker Live: China’s soft power game — is Beijing buying influence in the UK?
What does Chinese money invested in universities mean for the UK? Help us make sense of the news.
The Tortoise Education Summit
Schooling after the virus: can we build back better?
Niall Ferguson on DOOM: the politics of catastrophe
Join Niall Ferguson for a ThinkIn on the politics of catastrophe and the impending doom facing our governments.
A ThinkIn with Gordon Brown
Join former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in conversation with James Harding.
Open News
Net zero jobs: are we prepared for the green collar revolution?
What does it take to retrain our labour market at scale to achieve net zero? Join us for this Accelerating Net Zero ThinkIn.
Sensemaker Live: why did Covid kill so few people in China?
How did China – with the least time to prepare for it – manage to control the virus the best? Help us make sense of the news.
Fans vs Football: who owns the game?
Do you think football can come back from the pandemic and the European Super League? Let us know your thoughts here.
How do we make sure medical research benefits every community?
How do we choose the focus for the next scientific breakthrough? Tell us what you think.
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
Fat cats and pay gaps: should pay transparency be mandatory?
Will salary transparency help to close pay gaps? We ask the experts.
Sensemaker Live: should Team GB boycott the Winter Olympics?
Should the sporting world just turn a blind eye to Chinese politics? We ask the experts.
Covid and obesity: can we stop eating ourselves to death?
Is obesity the next pandemic? Or is the government avoiding the true cause of ill health? We ask the experts.
The Gateses, the Bezoses and you: is this the beginning of the end of marriage?
Is a genuinely happy marriage even possible anymore? Tell us what you think.
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
Britain’s productivity crisis: what is the solution?
As we emerge from Covid-19, how can we best reboot the economy and boost productivity? We ask the experts.
Don’t miss these upcoming ThinkIns
The origins of Covid: what do we know?
Creative Sensemaker: is classical music boring and elitist?
Can we save the high street?
In conversation with…
Crisis Leadership – Tony Blair
The UK’s former prime minister in conversation with James Harding.
In conversation with Sharon White, Chair of the John Lewis Partnership
Join James Harding in conversation with Sharon White, Chair of the John Lewis Partnership
A ThinkIn with Lisa Nandy
Join James Harding in conversation with Lisa Nandy to discuss the direction of the Labour Party on the international stage.
A ThinkIn with Mark Carney on Value(s)
What does value really mean? Join James Harding in conversation with Mark Carney to find out.
Next Gen
ThinkIns created especially for students and apprentices
How to start a movement with anti-discrimination activist Alex Holmes
Alex Holmes used his personal experience of racism to start a grassroots movement that later saw him become deputy CEO in the charity sector.
How to break down stereotypes with actor Samantha Renke
Samantha knows a thing or two about proving people wrong.
Sensemaker Live
Creative Sensemaker – The Oscars After Party: how was it for you?
Join us for an Oscars After Party and decide who flew – and who flopped.
Sensemaker Live: Are we reopening too quickly?
Make sense of this week’s major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Sensemaker Live: Can the police restore public trust?
Make sense of this weeks major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Sensemaker Live – The Royals: are we done with the dynasty?
Make sense of this week’s major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Summits
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
Global Health Summit
The six challenges after Covid
The Responsible AI Forum at Waddesdon: Our statement
We brought together leading thinkers from around the world to discuss the responsible development and deployment of AI. Here’s what we learned on the day