Articles 2020

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A time for imagination

Simon Collison | January 2020

Last year’s conference could have been a one-off reunion. It was a challenging project, but the event itself was probably our best yet, and the response overwhelming. It’s your positivity that brings us together for the fifth time.

Our climate impact policy

NA team | January 2020

Do I need another coat? Must I make this journey? What if I choose not to eat red meat? The first question an organiser should ask is not “can we make our conference more environmentally compatible?”, but rather, “should this conference happen at all?”.

Q1: book recommendations

NA team | January 2020

We asked our speakers, volunteers and organisers a few questions to help you get to know them. Firstly, we asked them to each recommend two books: one relating to our industry or their work, and another about something else.

Q2: advice for an uncertain industry future

NA team | January 2020

We asked our speakers, volunteers and organisers: can you offer one piece of advice to help others anticipate or navigate an uncertain industry future?

Q3: what common fallacy should we wake up to?

NA team | January 2020

We asked our speakers, volunteers and organisers: what common fallacy — design, tech, or anything else — do you think more of us should wake up to?

Q4: What gives you hope?

NA team | January 2020

We asked our speakers, volunteers and organisers: what gives you hope?

Q5: tell us a fact about yourself

NA team | January 2020

We asked our speakers, volunteers and organisers: would you tell us a little-known fact about yourself?