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.
20 April 2023
The Tortoise interview with Jolyon Maugham
Jolyon Maugham KC talks to Aaron Moss about his work with the Good Law Project, crowdfunding legal cases and his new book ‘Bringing Down Goliath’
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
Why politics fails: what are we getting wrong?
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.
A world in crisis: who foots the bill?
Join us in this ThinkIn to explore how we transform our approach to crisis finance.
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.
Russia: what is to be done?
If commercial, financial, cultural and military options have run out of road, what other levers are open to the West, and is the West prepared to use them?
The Tortoise Interview with Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Join us for a special Tortoise Interview where pulses race and hearts skip, as we explore, celebrate and potentially swoon over stories of love and romance
Do we expect too much from love?
Join us as we discuss if our expectations of love and our partners are too high?
W1A WTF: what does the BBC do now?
Join us for a newsroom discussion where we try to identify the stories about the BBC that matter, and deserve deeper coverage.
Childcare in crisis: what’s the cost?
Join us as we discuss the costs and care involved in child care
The world and Iran: what can the west do?
What role can the international community play in supporting the push for change?
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?
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.
The Tortoise Interview with Wretch 32
An evening of conversation with one of the most influential musicians in the UK today, Wretch 32.
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.
Generative AI: more than just hype?
Join us as we explore the new wave of generative AI, like DALL-E and ChatGPT that has sent the tech world into a frenzy
Don’t miss these upcoming ThinkIns
The Review
Material world: who really controls the Earth’s resources?
Celebrity MPs: how is fame changing politics?
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