From our Intern Jacquie Crock For as long I can remember I have never truly understood what Intersticia is. I knew that Mum had a friend called Anni, and they would travel around the world and do interesting things. But I never knew they had a...
Leadership
2 Jan , 2021Intersticia’s 2020 Year in Review
Posted at 6:37
There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) "May you live in interesting times" is an English expression that is claimed to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse 2020 has ...
30 Dec , 2020We need a new Leadership for the 21st Century
Posted at 11:55
The Allegory of Plato's Cave - a powerful lens with which to view our 21st Century Leaders 2020 has shown us that the challenges of the 21st Century are global ones which we all share. We must learn now how to balance the needs of the 'me' with th...
26 Jul , 2020Brave Conversations in the AnthroPause
Posted at 9:51
In May last year I wrote about how Brave Conversations was increasing its global reach as we ventured to London England, Kingston Jamaica, Melbourne Australia, Boston USA, and a second event in London in 2019. In 2020 we began to extend that reach ...
25 Mar , 2020The other “i” word … ingenuity
Posted at 14:45
Not long ago I was walking over the entrance to Narrabeen Lakes and I saw this fellow swimming against the tide. I had been talking to my friend about getting an endless pool and all of a sudden here was nature’s version. As we now face the gr...
29 Sep , 2019Our second Doughton Fellow – Amira Shahla
Posted at 9:36
Amira Shahla with Berivan Esen and Anni Rowland-Campbell Intersticia is thrilled to announce that we now have a second Doughton Fellow following on from Chemist Berivan Esen. The Doughton Scholarship is for Women in Science, and our next Doughton S...
29 Sep , 2019Creating a 21st Century Literacy
Posted at 9:19
Founders Joe Friel, Oliver Smith-Wellnitz, Kristina Jaggard with Dan Sofer and Anni Rowland-Campbell Founders and Coders started life as “Self Organising”, a MeetUp at the British Library[1] which led to a 6 week pilot at the Camden Code Academy...
2 May , 2019Brave Conversations goes Global even more in 2019
Posted at 8:22
In July last year, before we had Intersticia UK properly set up, I wrote this post. We are about to take Brave Conversations to the next level with events in Melbourne, Boston and London. If we know that alternative futures are possible then we can...
15 Jan , 2019Intersticia UK – Registered Charity Number 1181435
Posted at 13:16
After months of hard work on the part of our Trustees, Fellows and wonderful legal team of Abbie Rumbold, Suhan Rajkumar and Darren Chin of Bates Wells Braithwaite – who have patiently shepherded us through the process – we are thrilled to announ...
30 Oct , 2018Leading in the Age of Cognition
Posted at 8:11
“Knowledge is power. To scrutinize others while avoiding scrutiny oneself is one of the most important forms of power.” (Frank Pasquale, The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information) Recently I joined Tris Luml...