This month we have talks from two highly talented and inspiring business women - Sarah King, founder of Nottingham Design Thinking agency We Are Unstuck and Claire Powell, Senior Product Manager at the Financial Times.
Nott Tuesday is a community of people building and growing the startups and tech businesses of Nottingham.
Each month we come together to hear stimulating speakers give talks on the challenges of starting and running a technology business, practical guidance on operating a business and exploring future technologies for new opportunities.
Most of all Nott Tuesday is an opportunity for business people and aspiring entrepreneurs to come together, meet like-minded people, share knowledge and grow.
Everyone is welcome and there are no tickets required. Just turn up - it's free!
Sarah King
Demystifying Design Thinking
by Sarah King
Design Thinking is a creative problem solving methodology originally developed in the 1960s that focuses on collaborative, human-centred design. Whilst this approach is making waves across the Atlantic, it's less common in the UK despite having the potential to make a huge impact on the way we innovate.
Sarah will discuss where and how it all started, beginning with the Godfathers of Design Thinking, the Kelley brothers; explaining why Design Thinking matters in Nottingham, and what you can do to get started.
About Sarah
Sarah King is the Founder and Managing Director of We Are Unstuck - a Design Thinking agency which partners with clients to transform innovation capabilities.
Fuelled by the belief that we are all creative, Sarah combines her unique experience of leading change projects in a range of public and private sector organisations, her experience as a Leadership Coach and her passion for creative collaboration to partner with people in organisations including Red Bull, Penguin Random House, UK Sport, British Triathlon, Camelot and Rolls Royce.
Claire Powell
How The Financial Times Builds Tools For The Newsroom
by Claire Powell
Come and learn how the Financial Times (FT) technology teams work in partnership with the FT newsroom to help build the best tools possible that enable them to create high quality journalism with as little fuss as possible.
About Claire
Claire is a Senior Product Manager at the FT and has worked there for 4 years.
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