… We're easy going, welcoming and friendly thinkers who just like to stop and think about the world we live in on occasion. We're not academics, we're ordinary people who enjoy reading a range of topics. We read all sorts: Popular Science; Philosophy; Psychology; History; Anthropology; Auto/Biographies; Social Sciences; Culture; Language ... How does it work? The atmosphere at meetings is comfortable, casual and open. With enjoyable, friendly discussions: rather than a formal, structured, in dep …
I've recently been thinking that it's often the case that when old friends get together, it can be a bit difficult to move the conversation beyond catching up on the latest' or reminiscing about last year's skiing holiday (to draw from a conversation I was having at last night's gathering). Even though this intimacy is part of what's great about catching up with friends, I'd love to get into discussions on a more regular basis about things a bit bigger than 'the gang'! What do you think? With pu …
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The Political Animals are a book discussion group who meet up in Central London every 8 weeks or so to have a few drinks and talk about our reading in political and moral philosophy. For previous sessions we've read everything from philosophy of science to critiques of humanism and modern capitalism - we've taken on contemporary thinkers like Tony Judt, JK Galbraith, and John Gray as well as classics like J.S. Mill, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Marx, Weber, Popper, Hayek and Sartre. We try to ke …
This is a secular feminist group for freethinkers - anyone interested in preserving and extending women's autonomy, freedom and equality: A Freethinker is a person who thinks - free from superstitious beliefs, free from religion; rational thinkers who think and make decisions on the basis of reason and evidence and do not accept the prejudices and discrimination based on thousands of years of patriarchal religion. Secular means i.e. 'without religion' and include atheists, secularists and anti-t …
What Topics? Java & JEE, Design & DDD, OpenSource.NET, Ajax & RIA, Cloud&Grid, SOA What kind of events? We organise free evening events, which we call In-the-Brain Sessions, through these sessions we hope to give you the opportunity to have a peek in the brain of Technology creators and industry thinkers, shakers and movers! We host various User Group meetings, enabling the community to meet up in our fully equiped premises and share skills and ideas, for example, the London JAVAWUG and .NET …
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… It is intended to be a meet-up of realists, rationalists and thinkers, free from the political mind control that is PC. Anyone with any views are welcome as long as they are prepared to defend their views in a peaceful and rational manner.
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"We are taught to think inside the box. Then we are taught to think outside the box.What I want us to ask is, Who put the box there?" I like to think of new and better ways of doing things without reinventing the wheel. I have found this to be much more productive when I am in a group where someone tables a 'problem' and everyone brainstorms to find a solution. I missed the times when I used to do this with a group of friends a long time ago and so ... I stared this group because I want to dra …
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This group was created to provide a place to get together and talk about the Lean Startup methodology. Following the first Leancamp, which brought world-leading thinkers in related areas to London, we have expanded to explore connected disciplines which give us global competitive advantage in the UK. We look at how Lean Startup relates to some key UK and European strengths, such business model innovation, service design, design strategy, bootstrapping and visual thinking, among others. We are …
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The Creativepreneur Club is a business and social networking group for creatives who want to be inspired attend great business and social events and meet loads of interesting fellow creative thinkers We will provide a platform for you ,network with like minded people ,foster collaborations,be inspired and learn from other creativepreneurs who will share their knowhow and wisdom. We run monthly (ish) events in London and each month we will have a different speaker who will share with …
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The Ethical Brand Network exists to encourage dialogue and thought leadership. The network aims to be a hub for forward business thinkers and managers who wish to develop practices that can lead to better business models and communications. The network is concerned with: - Communications - Sustainability - CSR - Products and services - Human resources
This group is for those interested or already involved in start-ups. We'll be sharing event's, meet-up's and general information as well as tools to make the start-up life a 'smooth' one with support and encouragement.
'Vedanta' means the 'end of knowledge'. It presents the philosophy of life and living to combine continual action with enduring peace. Vedanta is the digest of knowledge laid down by sages and thinkers from time immemorial. It belongs to one and all with no distinctions whatsoever. Swami Parthasarathy, the founder of the Vedanta Academy and its chapters worldwide, has translated subtle philosophic themes into practical application for business and living. He is a best selling author, corporate r …
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