Emma
Skipper
From a stranger offering life-changing advice in a cafe (you know who you are and I'll be forever in your debt) and senior colleagues that have guided me through the seemingly impossible, to the advisors that I met as clients and left as peers; my life would have been all the poorer for not have received mentorship.
I want to pay their kindness and generosity of spirit and feedback forward.
From a stranger offering life-changing advice in a cafe (you know who you are and I'll be forever in your debt) and senior colleagues that have guided me through the seemingly impossible, to the advisors that I met as clients and left as peers; my life would have been all the poorer for not have received mentorship.
I want to pay their kindness and generosity of spirit and feedback forward.
From a stranger offering life-changing advice in a cafe (you know who you are and I'll be forever in your debt) and senior colleagues that have guided me through the seemingly impossible, to the advisors that I met as clients and left as peers; my life would have been all the poorer for not have received mentorship.
I want to pay their kindness and generosity of spirit and feedback forward.
From a stranger offering life-changing advice in a cafe (you know who you are and I'll be forever in your debt) and senior colleagues that have guided me through the seemingly impossible, to the advisors that I met as clients and left as peers; my life would have been all the poorer for not have received mentorship.
I want to pay their kindness and generosity of spirit and feedback forward.
From a stranger offering life-changing advice in a cafe (you know who you are and I'll be forever in your debt) and senior colleagues that have guided me through the seemingly impossible, to the advisors that I met as clients and left as peers; my life would have been all the poorer for not have received mentorship.
I want to pay their kindness and generosity of spirit and feedback forward.
Learning
As a life long learner and curios collector, I love nothing more than spending time with like-minded people that have a thirst for understanding.
The brain is a muscle that, if left unexercised, may find itself unfit for purpose. This is especially the case when it comes to creativity and innovation.
To keep mine fit I am always on the hunt for new resources, places and communities that provoke, inspire and challenge it.
Below is a live list of resources I'm currently tapping into to add surprise, provocation, inspiration and mental challenge to my daily routine, I hope you'll benefit from them as I have.
Communities
Thirdness - a rehearsal room for thinking
WIN: Women In Innovation - working to close the gender gap in innovation
People
Cindy Gallop: fighting inequality and pioneer for SexTech with her platform MakeLoveNotPorn.
Scott Galloway No Mercy / No Malice: author and business professor Scott Galloway shares his take on tech and relationships in the digital economy
Physical Spaces
The London Library: not the British Libary and one of the most magical places in London
Online Resources
Dezeen: architecture and design
MIT Tech Review - reporting on the newest technologies and their commercial, social and political impacts.
Harvard Business Review: reporting on business and management to help people, organisations, and economies work better.
Events
Writer's Hour: an hour-long, daily online and communal writing session (for GMT, Et & PT mornings) run by London's writers salon.
The How To Academy: an event / thinking platform that hosts influential artists and thinkers to share their insights and ideas in livestreams and live events.