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.
24 march 2021
A ThinkIn with Mark Carney
Catch up on our conversation with the former Bank of England Governor, in which we spoke about about his new book, Value(s), and how to address the problems ahead of us in a post-Covid world.
What our members are watching
A ThinkIn with David Baddiel on Jews Don’t Count
Join James Harding in conversation with author David Baddiel
BakeIn: An hour of ‘breaditation’ with Tortoise
Take an hour out of your day for some ‘breaditation’ as we bake a sourdough loaf live.
The Maxwells: what a family, what a story
What does the psychodrama of the Maxwell family reveal about toxic power in the 21st century?
The Battle for Truth: Is local the answer?
Join us for a ThinkIn with local news innovators to discuss the future of local news.
covid Inquiry
One year
On 23 March 2020, the UK locked down as part of an effort to control the virus. How successful has that effort been? Catch up on our Covid Inquiry now.
Recent ThinkIns
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
A ThinkIn with Alison Rose, CEO Natwest
Join James Harding in conversation with Natwest CEO, Alison Rose.
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.
Sensemaker Live: Local elections – so what did we vote for?
Make sense of this week’s major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Is Britain unravelling?
Is “Britishness” disintegrating, and if so, does it matter? Let us know what you think.
Banning Trump: did Facebook call it right?
What does Trump’s ban from Facebook mean for the future of the platform? We ask the experts.
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.
The Road to COP26: In conversation with Nigel Topping
Join Nigel Topping in conversation with Tortoise co-founder James Harding to kick off the Tortoise Climate Summit.
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
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.
Empireland: The Fallout, with Sathnam Sanghera
How much do we really know of the reality of Empire? Join a ThinkIn with Sathnam Sanghera to discuss the fallout of his book, Empireland
Sensemaker Live: What does Russia want?
Make sense of this week’s major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
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.
Open News
Add your voice to the Tortoise editors’ weekly news conference. Bring story ideas and perspectives. Have your say.
Covid corruption: how much money has been wasted on the Bounce Back Loans?
Has the Chancellor’s ambitious Bounce Back Loan scheme been structured well? We ask the experts.
Campus Injustice: are women safe on campus?
How do we fix rising sexual abuse on campus? Join us to find out.
Don’t miss these upcoming ThinkIns
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Sensemaker Live
The Future of Work Summit
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Crisis Leadership – Tony Blair
The UK’s former prime minister in conversation with James Harding.
In conversation with Anne Boden, CEO Starling Bank
Join James Harding in conversation with Anne Boden
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
In conversation with Caroline Lucas
Join James Harding in conversation with Caroline Lucas as part of our ‘Accelerating Net Zero’ series
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
Sensemaker Live: Back to school – should everyone take an extra year?
Make sense of this weeks major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Creative Sensemaker – #AllTogetherNow: is social media the new cultural venue?
Is the new cultural venue your Twitter feed? Join us to find out.
Sensemaker Live: Britain’s borders – what took so long?
Make sense of this weeks major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Sensemaker Live: Who will pay the bill for Covid?
Make sense of this week’s major news stories in a live editorial conference with Tortoise editors.
Summits
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 Global AI Summit
On 3rd December, second Global AI Summit will imagine a world with AI at its core.