Social Entrepreneur. Founder @The_Village_uk. Head of Strategy. Ex Depop.
London, UK
Joined October 2010
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People often claim that capitalism performed better than socialism in terms of poverty and human development in the 20th century. This story is repeated so frequently that no one ever even bothers to back it up.
Is it true? 🧵
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‘Brexit deal never made sense’ says man who negotiated it, signed it, prevented MPs from scrutinising it, campaigned for it and won a general election on the back of it:
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I wanted to put this resource together for Strategists who may have found themselves out of work or for individuals who want to use this time to upskill.
Here are 50 different courses for you to choose from.
bit.ly/courses-for-strategis…
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“There’s very good evidence that shows when you confront people with a ton of facts that contradict their worldview, it actually causes them to hold their existing beliefs more strongly.” t.ted.com/IIPaCIv
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So a bunch of us went to #GoogleFirestarters this week and came back with fascinating notes, from the likes of @TomChatfield, @annwixley, our very own @robistyping and Jon Fisher from @iprospectuk.
Buckle up strategy heads, this is a 💥 t h r e a d 💥
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Yoooo!
Today's the day.
📣 STRATEGY FESTIVAL DAY!
Some of you will come. Most will not. But that's ok, we're going to capture some key highlights as we go along.
PLUS: we'll host a party later tonight which is f r e e f o r a l l
Deets: facebook.com/events/34915380…
xoxo
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CAN. NOT. Wait for this tomorrow! Our first @GroupThinkCo festival! group-think.co.uk/fest
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Strategy is a decision making tool. The more complex/convoluted your strategy the less it excludes. The less it excludes the less useful it is as a decision making tool. Make your strategy simple enough. But no simpler.
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Why should you come to our festival (group-think.co.uk/fest) on June 13th?
We'll let smart folk like @faris @rosieyakob @Robertc1970 @markpollard
@neilperkin and Maria McHugh from @foundedlondon tell you why!
(see their testimonials below)
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This year we celebrate 3 years, 100+ events and 1,000+ members. So after talking to members and clever folk like @faris @rosieyakob @BeckyMcB @philbarden @markpollard @robert1970 @LauraJayBee (+ others), what have we learned?
Here comes a 💥 thread 💥 (+ a surprise at the end)
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“You don’t listen to the science because you are only interested in solutions that enable you to carry on like before,” says @GretaThunberg in speech to UK MPs
“You lied to us. You told us the future was something to look forward to"
Full speech:
theguardian.com/environment/…
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We're planning a #joyful gathering... 🌱🎉💚
Come and join us in the street for #music, #talks, #food, #workshops, #games, #art and #community spirit!
🗓 30th March - 🕛 12pm - 2pm Bethnal Green Road
@ExtinctionR #ExtinctionRebellion #NonViolent #Together #RebelForLife
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A huge thank you to everyone who shared their recommendations. We love you. 😘
group-think.co.uk/news/68-fe…
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We want to put a spotlight on the next generation of female strategists. Help us out:
👉 Who’s a promising female strategist you know?
👉 What do you love about their way of thinking or working?
Tag your top picks below. We’re cooking up something small but special.
xoxo
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Five reasons why TikTok is the future of your marketing communications:
1. All the kids are doing it
2. All the kids are doing it
3. All the kids are doing it
4. All the kids are doing it
5. KIDS HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY THE THINGS YOU'RE SELLING BUT OK
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Got this: group-think.co.uk/news/7-boo…
And a whole load of that: group-think.co.uk/news?categ…
😘😘
Every planner loves a good read. Which books have you read recently that you feel we should add to this list? 📚 buff.ly/2XakdG9
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At the latest Lazy Book Club, covering @hklefevre's book "Brain Surfing", we discussed clever ways of getting strategy sh1t done like:
– Reading financial reports
– Social listening / search
– Checklists
– Informants
– Strategy duos
Check it! 👉 group-think.co.uk/news/lazy-…