Date |
Time |
Topic |
Location |
| 2016 | 9 events on EU: In or Out? | ||
| 2016 | Monthly events, not all individually listed | De Koffie Pot. Hereford | |
| 10th Nov 2016 | 19:00 – 21:00 | Crisis in Democracy? | Exeter Global Centre |
| 2017 | 5 events on Immigration: Can we find a consensus on Britain’s Immigration Policy? | ||
| 3rd May 2017 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Nanomedicine: is small really beautiful? | De Koffie Pot. Hereford |
| 5th July 2017 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Devolution | De Koffie Pot. Hereford |
| 8th Feb 2018 | 14:00 – 16:00 | Health and Social Care | GP Trainers Day, Warwick |
| 27th February 2018 | 19:30 – 22:00 | Health & Social Care; jointly with Thinking Box | 1 Beaconsfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RD |
| 7th March 2018 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Health & Social Care | Hereford |
| 10th March 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Health & Social Care | Liverpool WEA |
| 5th May 2018 | 10:30 – 12:30 | More Power to the People? | Scunthorpe WEA |
| 12th May 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Driverless Cars | Liverpool WEA |
| 9th June 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Inter-generational Justice | Liverpool WEA |
| 28th June 2018 | 11.00 – 13.00 | Driverless cars | Polish Millennium House, Birmingham |
| 4th July 2018 | 19.30 – 21.30 | How Should Britain Be Run? | Left Bank, Hereford |
| 5th July 2018 | 14:00 – 15.30 | Driverless Cars | Hounslow U3A |
| 9th August 2018 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Driverless cars | Wetherby U3A, St James’ Church Rooms Wetherby |
| 13th Sept 2018 | tbd | Driverless cars | Wirral U3A |
| 3rd Oct 2018 | 19.30 – 21.30 | Driverless cars | Left Bank, Hereford |
| 20th Oct 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Renewing Democracy | Liverpool WEA |
| 3rd Nov 2018 | 14.30 – 15.45 | Driverless cars | Scientists for Global Responsibility, London |
| 8th Nov 2018 | 13.45- 14.30 | Driverless cars | Hereford Cathedral School |
| 24th Nov 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Citizens Basic Income | Liverpool WEA |
| 28th Nov 2018 | 14.30 – 16:00 | Driverless cars | Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford |
| 29th Nov 2018 | 18:00 – 21:00 | How should Britain be run? | Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre DN32 7JW |
| 9th Jan 2019 | 19.30 – 21.30 | Funding Social Care | De Koffie Pot. Hereford |
So far we’ve held over 60 events with over 2,000 people taking part. The vast majority who attended said they both felt safe and that the time spent was enjoyable and constructive.
Our pedigree
The following case studies are from before the start of Talk Shop, but were led by Talk Shop members.
These show the use of discussion kits, used in some Talk Shop events:
- Various scientific topics, 2004 – 2006 – contributing to government policy on over-the-counter genetic testing kits
- Electronic Patient Records, 2008 – 2010 – involving 6,000 people in discussing the issue
- Wee Play, 2014 – a safe space to discuss the Scottish independence referendum
These illustrate the use of preference voting which is a feature of many Talk Shop events:
- The powers of local councils, 2009 – reaching consensus in two hours
- Transition Town Lewes, 2010 – solving a tricky organisational problem in an evening
- AFC Wimbledon, 2010/2011 – showing the board what the fans valued
- Fairtrade Foundation, 2011 – reaching consensus across five events in different regions
- Cafe Crowdwise, 2011 – how should we reform the House of Lords?