What is a ThinkIn?
ThinkIns are a chance for everyone to have their say. Catch up on our recent favourites below.
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
You can either join us in our London newsroom or online, by booking an in-person or digital ticket.
We’ll invite guests with special expertise, but anyone can speak. Just raise your digital or physical hand.
A ThinkIn is one hour long. At the end, the editor will summarise what we’ve heard.
12 JULY 2023
Can our microbiome save us? A ThinkIn with Dr James Kinross
What does the relationship with our microbiome actually look like? How do the billions of microbes in our bodies affect our moods, relationships and our long term health? Find out more about our amazing microbiome with Dr James Kinross.
What our members are watching
Fathers and sons, with Tom Allen
Join Tom in conversation with James Harding, as he talks about his recent book ‘Too Much’ and we explore his journey to being an adult and struggling with manhood
Inside Iran: a new revolution?
Who are the voices that can help inspire change? Who are the people waiting to lead Iran into the future and what would the transfer of power look like?
How do words work?
Join us for a ThinkIn with Susie Dent as we find the right words for the right time, covering any emotional, political, or social situation.
Is Brexit working?
Join us as we discuss the indicators by which to measure the current and future successes and failures of Brexit, and the stories that could bring them to life.
Recent ThinkIns
The News Meeting Live
Join Tortoise Media for a live recording of the hit podcast, ‘The News. Meeting’ and help set the news agenda.
Can our microbiome save us? A ThinkIn with Dr James Kinross
Join us for this ThinkIn to understand how your gut shapes your life, what you can do to make yours better and how protecting our environment could help improve human health.
Heywood Prize Ceremony
Join us as Tortoise Media hosts the Awards Ceremony for the 2023 Heywood Prize on behalf of the Heywood Foundation.
The Tortoise Interview with Musa Okwonga
Join us for this special Tortoise Interview with Musa, where we explore the immigrant experience, how the UK treats those who set up home there, and why racism is boring.
Asylum speakers: is the UK doing enough?
For this ThinkIn, Jaz is joined by special guests who will share their remarkable and inspiring stories of adversity, courage and ultimately, hope.
Global AI Index Launch
Join us online to hear about the fourth update of the Index and what the findings mean for the future of artificial intelligence worldwide.
Everything, everywhere, all at once: How can the UK achieve net zero by 2050?
The Tortoise Interview with Dr Julia Patterson
In this ThinkIn, Dr Patterson will be discussing the solutions laid out in her book, her work at EveryDoctor and the chance to address some of the criticism they have faced.
The News Meeting Live
Join Tortoise Media for a live recording of the hit podcast, ‘The News. Meeting’ and help set the news agenda.
Material world: who really controls the Earth’s resources?
Join us at we explore the hidden battles going on to gain control of precious substances, who is involved, and what does this mean for the future of society, the economy and the planet?
What do the Tories do now?
Join us for this editorial ThinkIn where we try to make sense of NatCon and how it might influence what the Tories do now, and the future of what conservatism means in the UK.
How do you change the world?
Learn how you can change the world in this ThinkIn with Jason Evans, named 2023’s Campaigner of the Year by the Sheila McKechnie Awards.
Why politics fails: what are we getting wrong?
In this ThinkIn, Tortoise political editor Cat Neilan is joined by Ben Ansell, an award-winning Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions.
Food Index Launch
Join us online to hear about the second annual update of the Index and what the findings mean for creating a more sustainable food system in the UK.
The Tortoise interview with Jolyon Maugham
Join us as Jolyon discusses his new book, ‘Bringing Down Goliath’ and reveals the stories behind these landmark cases and the hidden fault lines of our judiciary system.
The News Meeting Live, with Rosie Holt, Liz Moseley and Giles Whittell
Join us for a special live recording of the hit podcast, The News Meeting, which invites you into the editorial meetings at Tortoise.
Don’t miss these upcoming ThinkIns
The News Meeting Live
The News Meeting Live
The News Meeting Live
In conversation with…
The Tortoise interview: Maria Ressa
Join us for a special Tortoise Interview with Maria Ressa, where she explains what she has sacrificed for the truth, and urges us to pay attention to dark forces in the online world, before it is too late.
The Tortoise Interview: Nick Hornby
On the genius of Charles Dickens and Prince
The Tortoise Interview: Michael Palin on Iraq
Spend an evening chatting with Micheal Palin
Building a fairer world: in conversation with Lawrence H. Summers
This ThinkIn will re-imagine how the world is run.
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