About us
Are you a people person and a bit of a people geek? Are you interested in creating high-performing organizations that are also great places to work? Do you like understanding human development? Do you like talking and learning about human-focused organizations, organisational psychology, leadership and management development and practical ways to improve our organizations and our own lives? If so, this is a group for you!
As an open and inclusive group, we welcome everyone who is striving to improve workplaces including:
- Founders, leaders and managers working in organisations,
- Professionals and practitioners working in leadership, management and organisational development, learning and development, change and all such fields,
- Academics and students interested in these and related topics.
We meet on a semi-regular basis to explore interesting topics, challenge and develop our thoughts and knowledge, gain new insights, share our enthusiasm and passion, help each other with real world challenges and to build a friendly and supportive community of like-minded people in and around Edinburgh.
Upcoming events
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How Climate Change Makes us Feel: A Film and Conversation
CodeBase Ltd, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, GBWHEN & WHERE
- 18:15 | Wednesday | 28 October
- Codebase | 37 Castle Terrace | Edinburgh | EH1 2EL
ABOUT THE SESSION
Most of us have a relationship with climate change that we don't talk about much.For some that's worry, sadness, fear, a low hum of dread or a feeling of powerlessness. For others it might be a sense of irritation at being lectured, at the cost of it all, at the gap between what we're told to do and what actually seems to change. Plenty more are just tired of hearing about it, and would rather get on with their lives. And a lot of us feel two or three of those at once.
Whatever it is, we rarely say it out loud, least of all in more open spaces.
So, this month at People Peeps, we're doing something a bit different.
We're screening The People's Emergency Briefing, a 50-minute film of the briefing given to MPs and UK leaders at Westminster by ten of the country's leading climate and nature experts. We’ll then jump straight into some simple conversations about it, no break this time.
Our conversations won't be about the science, and it isn't a debate about who's right. It'll be about us, how we feel about climate change and how we can help each other. We’ll explore:
- How the film made us feel as individuals and what we noticed in ourselves while watching in,
- How we might be able to connect with and support others, whether they have similar or different responses to our own
- What we might do differently or do next as a result of these reflections
There's no panel and no pressure. You don't need to know anything about climate to come, we’ll limit the group size and have most of our conversations in smaller breakouts where everyone will have the chance to share.
Every response is welcome, and we mean that. "This frightens me" is welcome. So is "I’m exhausted by this", “I’m angry”, "I'm sick of being made to feel guilty" or "I'd honestly rather not think about it". Our conversations will be about how we and others feel about climate change, not the science, and there are no wrong answers to how we feel.
As you arrive we'll ask you to write how thinking about climate change makes you feel on a few Post-its. We'll use those later, anonymously, as a way to bridge from the film into our conversations.
THE SHAPE OF THE EVENING:
- 18:15 – arrive, connect, write some post-its
- 18:30 – the film (50 minutes)
- 19:20 – conversation in small groups, and together
- 20:20 – finish, and the pub for anyone who fancies it
WHO THIS SESSION IS FOR:
Anyone who's interested in people, teams, leadership and organisational development, which is the usual People Peeps crowd: leaders and managers, people in Learning and Development, consultants, coaches, psychologists, students, and anyone who cares about helping people and improving workplaces.It's also for anyone who has felt something about all of this, agreement or otherwise, and hasn't had many places to say so.
We're opening this one up beyond the usual group, so there may be some new faces.
The film is recommended for ages 16 and over, and our participants should be at least 16.
ABOUT THE FILM:
In November 2025, more than 1,200 MPs, peers and leaders from business, faith, sport and the media were given a briefing at Westminster Central Hall by ten leading experts, on what the climate and nature crisis means for our health, our food, our security and our economy. The People's Emergency Briefing is the 50-minute film of it, presented by Chris Packham, and it has now been screened more than 1,800 times across the country.It's a serious watch, and it was made with the Climate Psychology Alliance so that it lands honestly rather than bleakly. It ends on what can be done. You are, of course, free to feel however you want in response to it. You can watch a trailer here on youtube.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS:
James Carrier helps run People Peeps, and will help facilitate the conversation. He's doing this session because he thinks connecting with others to talk about climate change will help us navigate this difficult topic more effectively.Stuart Moncrieff is ESG Risk Lead at Triodos Bank UK, the sustainable bank, where he works on how the financial risks of climate change are understood and managed. He is also a trustee of the rewilding charity Trees for Life, and he spends a good deal of time thinking about the effects of climate change.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT WHAT THIS ISN'T
This isn't a campaign meeting, and nobody will be asked to sign, join or pledge anything. The people behind the film do have some asks, so you’re free to pursue those if you want – but we won’t push then. It isn't a session about what you should do, or how you should feel. It's an evening of watching something together and talking about how we're doing.As with other sessions, there is an open invitation to head to the pub for a chat after the session too.
A THANK YOU
A big thanks to Techscaler and Codebase who are supporting this group! They have a clear code of conduct, and we'll share that at the start of the session.All subject to change :)
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