Debate: WHAT’S ETHICAL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?

Part of Critical Subjects: Spring Architecture & Design School 2024 Ethics, the moral principles that guide personal and social behaviour, have 5,000 years of philosophical development, while environmentalism has a mere 50 or so years of public usage. Ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates explored ethical theories that encompassed virtues, morality, and […]

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Debate: INVENTING THE FUTURE: HOW DO WE UNLEASH INNOVATION?

Battle of Ideas festival, Westminster, London. Engineering and technological progress in the modern day feels slow and cumbersome compared to 20, 50 or 100 years ago. It seems the progress we are making today is less impressive, or sometimes even regressive, compared to that of the twentieth century. Perhaps this is inevitable. For example, the […]

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Debate: Biometrics and Facial Recognition: Friend or Foe?

Battle of Ideas festival Saturday 15 October, 10:15—11:45, Church House, London For more details and the session and the festival, read about it here. Session Introduction Biometrics is used by a wide range of institutions and organisations – from police forces and building access to bank security and airport customs. Unlocking your smartphone with your face […]

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WEBINAR: LAUNCH & ANIMATE YOUR INTRANET: BEST PRACTICES FROM AN EXPERT

Originally published and hosted by Powell Software. Content, in how it’s created, published, and managed, is the lifeblood of your organization. And having the right tools and strategy to leverage this content internally will help achieve business goals and build culture. That’s where an intranet, at the forefront of internal communications, comes into play. Learn […]

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Debate: The rise and rise of big tech

Partners Depending on your perspective, tech giants like Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple are either a force for good or a dangerous oligopoly that needs to be reined in. Some complain that these companies provide too much freedom to misinformation and dangerous, even illegal content, while others worry about censorship. From Covid to comedy, it […]

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Podcast: working from home or the office?

Simply Communicate network (subscription needed) I always enjoy a good LinkedIn debate. Even more so when it involves a member of the team.  Last week, simply’s head of consulting, Jonathan Phillips, and associate consultant, Martyn Perks went head to head online debating home working versus the office.  We thought we’d record the debate and share […]

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Digital detox: Should we put our smartphones away?

Organised by the Battle of Ideas festival, London. Turn off your mobile phone, they say! Resist the next tweet! Stop instagramming, or continually chatting with your mates. Our devices demand constant attention in the form of alerts, vibrations and notifications. As Julia Hobsbawm, author of Fully Connected: Social Health in an Age of Overload, has noted, […]

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