TimeOut MxM 10
September's only just started but we've already filled our plate with loads of great things to do this month. We're improving our copywriting skills, learning new languages, discussing financial inclusion, improving our lean research process, playing rugball and guesstimating how many eggs would fit in the Grand Canyon.
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What are we doing to become better workers/human beings?
The Last Word is a new event in London which explores the role of writing in building digital products and services. We're tired of shit copy, so we'll give this a go.
Take 5 at the Design Council this month with Harriet Vine from Tatty Devine. 5 insights, 5 questions, 5 pounds.
FLOW is a collaboration of creative minds celebrating World Mental Health Day at Tate Modern on October 18th. Because positive minds produce better work.
The Modern Magazine conference on September 19th has got a phenomenally good line up of creatives making waves in print and digital publishing.
City University is offering some very well priced beginner's language courses starting in October. Mandarin, Japanese, Portuguese, German or Italian anyone?
And we'll be announcing a really awesome line up for our own event, Small Talks very soon. Sign up to be the first to hear about it.
Which articles are causing a stir in our office?
Skin In The Game: The Curious Phenomenon of Agencies and Start-ups - Should agencies stick to what they're good at, even when it's harder to make money, or should they roll the dice?
10 Ways Connected Devices Will Impact Every Organisation - The number of mobile connected devices will outnumber the world's population this year. How will organisations respond to this change?
Is India's new financial inclusion strategy already outdated? - It seems that the Indian PM's initiative for every Indian household to have a traditional bank account by 2018 is counter-productive to how the country's financial inclusion problem could be helped with mobile banking.
The right way to do lean research - A really great list that covers how to ask the right questions of the right people, finding the right testing methodology, doing it in the right place with the right attitude.
Delivery start-ups are back like it's 1999 - Perhaps it's time to just pop down to the shops like we used to?
To celebrate the publication of the 10th issue of The Gentlewoman, here are 10 interviews with some phenomenal women that they've featured in past issues. If you haven't held this magazine in your hands yet, rush out and get a copy.
What's on at the cinema?
Polyester is one of John Waters' best loved and most accessible films. All viewers will get a scratch and sniff card to accompany the screening! Catch it on September 10th.
How are we entertaining ourselves?
We're trying to find out how many eggs would fit in an olympic swimming pool or the Grand Canyon. Because we really love a fry up from the Rheidol and that's probably how many eggs they've fried to date.
Dziary naszych starych (the tats of our rents) is a new blog that collects the honest and funny stories behind the tattoos of Poland's ageing generations. Available in English.
What kind of art and design are we stroking our chins to?
The V&A's Disobedient Objects exhibition shows how political activism drives a wealth of design ingenuity. Includes: inflatable cobblestones for throwing at demonstrations, graffiti-writing robots and Chilean textiles depicting political turmoil.
Central Saint Martins' biannual student-led magazine, 1 Granary is out. Support London's young creatives by buying a copy.
Alan Kitching and Monotype is a celebration of the centenary of five pioneers of the poster at London College of Communication.
What about sports?
We've started playing a hybrid of netball and rugby that Ana has called rugball! Our first big tournament starts next Wednesday. We're pretty pumped.
What are we eating this week?
Tonkotsu East makes the best chilled ramen ever!!!!!! Get in there before their summer menu disappears!!!!!
Made in Hackney are running some pretty ace community cooking classes over the next few months. They'll teach you how to grow, pickle or bake pretty much anything.
Lidl's surprisingly good new wine range is out this week and we wouldn't mind a tasting session. We've also got a hunch that their ace choc-covered gingerbread selection will be out within the next month or so.
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