Join London ii hosts Flick Hardingham and Irene JK as we reflect on Herbert Spencer's ideas are relevant (or not) in today's society and our own lives. Some questions to prompt your curiosity. In the mid-1800s, as England was ushering in the industrial era, Herbert Spencer gained prominence for his intellectual and scientific prowess. A man with varied interests…
Welcome to the third salon of a mini-series on all things community hosted by Lucia Asanache – she will explore, with support from wonderful guests, the power and potential of communities for improving our society. Inspired by her work building global communities around tech policy at the Tony Blair Institute, Lucia is keen to share but also to…
Video production basics workshop for existing and prospective hosts! With every year the tools used for media production grow increasingly powerful, but communicating your message with video and audio doesn't have to be complicated. Olga Yakimenko is a video editor and past videographer with experience in video and podcast production, and is keen to share…
Empathetic leadership, work-life balance, team first approach... Join re:collect AI’s Alice Albrecht and Interintellect’s Anna Gát for an intimate salon on the lessons learned as a female or nonbinary founder and why they can be useful for everyone! Founding and running a startup can feel like alternating between Olympic sprints and marathons, and one way…
Join Alaka Halder and fellow hosts for a warm, casual, audio-only chat! Grab a drink, get cozy, and come hang out in the Host Lounge voice channel on Discord. How are you doing? What projects are you working on? Would you like feedback or a collaborator? Do you have any burning questions about planning, promoting,…
In his debut Salon, Jack Chong leads a discussion on how espionage is portrayed in movies and television series, and why it is portrayed the way it is. As a self-proclaimed…
Eyal Shay read a story to his little girl, but as she dozed off to sleep, he stayed up contemplating its meaning and looking for the story behind the story. When Reddy heard about it, there was a burst of recognition, for this was the story whose plot he'd vaguely known all his life without…
Interintellect host and mentor Visakan Veerasamy leads a discussion on how to host great salons. Friends, new and old, welcome to Interintellect! What makes a good ii salon? How do…
On November 10, our community will gather for a great conversation - and some dinner, wine and soft drinks - to celebrate our Interintellect members in the city! The location will be Wild Days: 1201 K Street Northwest Rooftop. Please get your free ticket below to stay in the loop should the location change. We…
Nudge, nudge, wink wink. In this Dead Economists Society Salon Bronwyn Williams and Peter Isztin discuss all things behavioural economics, and "libertarian" paternalism. "Smith is often remembered for the concept of an “invisible hand” that guides an overall economy to prosperity if each individual makes their own self-interested decisions—a key concept in classical and neoclassical…
Sketchnotes can turn any meeting into a fun exercise in creativity. In this workshop-style salon, you will learn how to draw them yourself. Your guide will be professional illustrator and sketchnoter Zsofi Lang, and together we will combine theory and practice to come away with a different perspective on notetaking. Learn about how sketchnotes can…
This Salon with Alex Danco will be all about games. What is a "game", and what does it mean to "play"? What exactly constitutes a "Game", and what constitutes "Play",…
