Insights: Out and about
Three months and a lifetime of learnings
Back in April, I decided to take advantage of one of Stand’s greatest perks. I crafted an email, tweaked, and proofed it multiple times and shut the screen of my laptop the moment I hit ‘send’. I asked whether...
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Reframing annual leave – a win for mental health, the environment and local businesses
Whether it’s our environmental conscience, Brexit-fuelled visa uncertainty or – yes, you guessed it – the pandemic, the way we are thinking about holidays has changed. Firstly, we’ve been forced to reconsider how we approach annual leave. In the...
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Backing small business in a time of crisis
Here at Stand, we have a morning Stand Up meeting first thing where one of us presents on a topic of our choice, such as talking about which podcasts we’re listening to, great recipes or book recommendations. This week’s...
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Disrupting the banking market
I was walking through my hometown in Peterborough last week when I stumbled across a brand-new Metro Bank outlet. It’s a pretty impressive building, and as the Bank’s 50th branch, it celebrated with a two-day grand opening party. Despite...
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Blisters? Check! Achy limbs? Check! A combined 490,000 steps? Check!
And yet Stand lived to tell the tale! (Never underestimate the endurance and enthusiasm of Stand-ees). Whilst the nation enjoyed a lazy Saturday morning lie in, Stand were up alive and kicking, aboard the 6.30am train from St Pancras...
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Facing adversity, building resilience and finding joy
Last Saturday wasn’t a regular Saturday evening. I spent the evening with two of my biggest female role-models – Sheryl Sandberg and Malala Yousafzai. I don’t think either of them need any introduction. The talk, organised by Intelligence Squared,...
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Hosting my first Contact the Elderly tea party
On Sunday, between team Stand we hosted TWO Contact the Elderly tea parties. I (together with my boyfriend and his Nan) hosted one in Essex and Nyree hosted the group she set up in Peterborough – both were afternoons filled with...
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Three months and a lifetime of learnings
Back in April, I decided to take advantage of one of Stand’s greatest perks....
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Green finance: how can we transition towards a decarbonised future?
On 27th October, Stand hosted the second in our latest series of live events,...
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In the race to net zero, let’s not waste time picking sides
When we talk about the journey to net zero emissions, the scale of the...
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Is it time to challenge our perceptions of nuclear power?
The UK has a long civil nuclear heritage dating back to the 1950s. But...
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Can social media facilitate social change and political action?
Since around October last year, Nigeria has been in a state of political crisis...
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People aren’t voiceless, we just weren’t listening
The beauty of language is that it is ever changing, evolving as humans evolve...
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