Brand Strategy London

Badminton Coaching for Beginners/Improvers players

\| 🏸 **Welcome to the South Croydon Badminton Coaching Programme** Thank you for joining our weekly badminton coaching sessions. We're excited to have you as part of the group. This 12-week programme has been designed to help beginners and improving players develop strong fundamentals, better court movement, consistent stroke technique, and a deeper understanding of doubles tactics and match strategy. Each session will combine technical coaching, drills, practice games, and individual feedback to help you improve steadily throughout the course. **Venue:** South Croydon Sports Club, CR2 7ES **Day:** Every Sunday **Time:** 12:30pm – 2:00pm To get the most from the programme, please aim to arrive on time and attend regularly. We look forward to working with you and helping you take your badminton to the next level. **Rahim Salam** | Badminton Coach | | --------------- | |

In-person meetup: Shipping Fast Isn’t a Strategy

Please note this is an in-person event with limited space. RSVP only if you will be able to attend at Rich Mix. An online event will also be available, with streaming details to be announced. \-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Shipping fast isn’t a strategy: Why product strategy matters more when building gets easy** AI has made building quick and cheap. Teams can prototype in hours and run dozens of experiments at once. But speed only helps if you’re heading somewhere. This November, ProductTank London asks what product strategy needs to do when delivery is no longer the bottleneck. Our speakers will share how to turn a blank page into a strategy teams can use, keep fast, parallel experiments pointed in one direction, and decide what to scale and what to kill. Writing code has got cheaper. Maintenance, customer attention and team focus have not, and that’s why the choices behind the work matter more than ever. You’ll hear about practical ways to set clear strategic choices and make sure everything your team ships moves them forward. Speakers and talk details to be announced. This event is sponsored by ProductBoard. **Location:** Rich Mix 35–47 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6LA **Date and time:** Wednesday, 25 November 2026 6:00–9:00 pm To keep up to date with our upcoming talks, follow our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/producttanklondon and our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheProductTV

Investing and Trading in Financial Markets - Discussion & Networking

**Join the London Investors and Traders Group for an afternoon of discussion and networking focused on trading and investing** Whether you are a short-term trader or a long-term investor, this event offers a platform to discuss market trends, exchange ideas and strategies, and potentially collaborate on future trade and investment projects. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your trading and investing knowledge and skills while making valuable connections in the trading and investing community. **This event is only for members who have posted RSVPs here on Meetup.** *(If you are unable to attend please change your RSVP)* **AGENDA** **15.00 Meet Greet and Network** **16:30 Discussion** Topics for Talks & Discussion: **Current Developments** in the Financial Markets **Active, Passive & Systematic** Investing Strategies **Trading Strategies for** Short, Medium & long-term **Followed by Q&A** **18:30 Close** **We look forward to meeting you at this event!** *(We are a peer group of Investors and Traders, not an advisory service)*

Nobody Asked for the Cookie Banner: The Mistake We Can’t Afford with AI

Last month our founder, [Sandra Gonzalez](https://lnkd.in/p/ejjWC6fG), delivered a thought-provoking keynote at The Barbican for The Flux Convergence conference. She is bringing the extended version this talk to the UX for Change community. Curious about the title? Here is the the premise. No law has ever required a cookie banner. The rules asked for informed consent and left the interface to us, and what our design profession built, collectively, is the most disliked pattern on the web. This talk is about what happened and why it can be happening again right now, as the EU AI Act starts to be rolled out. Last time the worst case scenario was a better-targeted advert. This time the stakes are much higher. Sandra will walk you through six real, documented cases and show how each one maps to a law built to prevent these type of cases to happen again, and which of those protections are already in force and which won’t arrive until 2027 or later. This won’t be a lecture you sit through politely. It’s a provocation our founder invites the community to wrestle with, because the UX community is well positioned to be at the forefront of not making the same mistakes. Come for the talk. Stay for the conversation.

Friday Strategy Board Games at the Coat and Badge, Putney

Strategy Board Games at the The Coat and Badge, Putney. **Is this event for you?** If you have been to a few WLGC events, or are used to playing modern board games with a significant amount of rules, then this event is for you. If not, please join us at our "Beginner Friendly" event every other week. This is an event to play Strategy games which range from medium to heavy in complexity and last 2-4 hours, depending on the game. It can take about 15-30min to teach, again depending on the complexity of the game. I usually advertise which game I am going to bring a few days in advance, as it can be helpful to at least be familiar with the rules. Other gamers may bring another selection of games, so be prepared to be surprised on the day. Here are more details specifically about the Putney events: We’re a friendly, social group that regularly play a range of board games and card games. This event has been running since June 2022 and we have a core group of regular gamers but welcome new members who are looking for a games group to play on a regular or fairly regular basis. Games we play range from, 30min - 1hour games, to the heavier 2-3hour games. We alternate the weeks we play shorter games versus the longer strategy games (check the event title for which type of games are being played). Quicker, fun, social games we play: • Just One https://youtu.be/0DDRxztfJP0?si=QPavmMFE3DFipM-x • Skull King https://youtu.be/xlFHfCqY-5Y?si=X-U1WLP5JOI0oTcB • Planted https://youtu.be/BB5mwXFPrUA?si=oLor8WTSpLUs7B12 • Project L https://youtu.be/EFV-qavWUlE?si=41_XhoZQvWs_9Zp2 • 7 Wonders https://youtu.be/z_Wfdn5Es8U?si=-L3cLo2Uppdip2ow Longer, Strategy games we play: • Lost Ruins of Arnak https://youtu.be/Kg2z4ApABY8?si=l46LNYRjQA_0QoZS • Terraforming Mars https://youtu.be/n3yVpsiVwL8?si=SW7VCdJpnqErKlIO We like to start on time but if you do arrive late, don’t worry, it may mean you have to wait a bit until the next game starts, but we always try to accommodate where we can. If it's Strategy games night, it is more important that we start on time as the games are longer and we want to finish on time. If you know you are going to be late please just let us know your eta. The event is free but please keep in mind that in order to have the space and run the event on a regular basis we need to purchase drinks/food from the venue. Also, please don’t sign up and not show up. Not only do you take up a spot for someone keen to play games but we have limited space that we need to reserve with the venue and no-shows jeopardise our relationship with the venue. Thanks for your understanding. Hope to see you at a games table!!

Experimentation London Meetup #13

Our next Experimentation London Meetup will take place on **Wednesday, 25th November 2026**. You **must** sign up on the [Experimentation London website](https://www.experimentationlondon.com/) to purchase your ticket and be granted entry for health and safety reasons! Experimentation London #13 is supporting **The Ollie Foundation**. The Ollie Foundation's vision is to create empowered communities founded on compassionate awareness, hope and connection, strengthening support so individuals feel that suicide is not their only option. Speakers: **Alexandra Noble, Digital Optimisation & CRO Specialist at Heathrow:** "Cleared for take-off: Building Heathrow’s testing culture" **Craig Sullivan, Optimiser of everything:** "AI and Experimentation: Past, Present and Future" To help us manage the space's capacity (and ensure we have the right amount of food and drink for everyone), please sign up for your ticket on our [Experimentation London website](https://www.experimentationlondon.com/). A massive thank you to Amplitude for sponsoring and keeping us fueled for some great networking! \-\-\- **Location** *Central London location - see full address and details on the [Experimentation London website](https://www.experimentationlondon.com/)* \-\-\- **Agenda** 6:00 PM - Welcome drinks, pizza and networking 6:30 PM - Introductions 6:40 PM - Alexandra Noble 7:10 PM - Short break 7:30 PM - Craig Sullivan 8:00 PM - More Networking 8:30 PM - Official end \-\-\- **Event & Speaker Guidelines** * No Sales Pitches: Our group is a space for genuine connections and learning. Tell stories. * Respect and Open-Mindedness: Embrace diversity, treat everyone with respect, and value different perspectives. * Community Spirit: Engage positively to build a supportive and collaborative community.

A State of Trance London

CRAP Talks #36 - Moonpig.com

We're back with our final event of the year and we couldn't be more excited. We'll stick to our usual format of 2 speakers and a fireside chat. If you've not been to one of our events before then here is what you can expect. CRAP (Conversion Rate Optimisation, Analytics, Product) Talks is a cross-discipline event. We don't work in silos so why network and learn in silos. In the past we've had speakers from Data, Analytics, CRO, Product, Marketing, Data Science, Design and Research and so many more. If you work in tech, chances are you work cross-functionally, so come along and meet people doing amazing things in tech. **Hosts:** Moonpig.com (you know you sang the jingle!) **Venue:** Moonpig 10 Back Hill, London, EC1R 5EN **Date:** 17/11/2026 6pm doors open Talks kick off at 630 Wrap up approximately 9:00pm. Drinks at the pub **Speakers:** * TBC **Fireside Chat:** * TBC

#6 - the design stroll: collab with The Startup Stroll

**Walk, talk and help a founder solve a real problem with design - in collaboration with [The Startup Stroll](https://luma.com/thestartupstroll).** Exciting news! Our next event is another special edition - a collaboration with The Startup Stroll, a popular community for London based founders and builders. We’re teaming up with them for a morning in Hyde Park where we’ll use design thinking to tackle a real startup challenge together. **How it works:** Ahead of the event, founders can submit a social impact problem they’re working on. From these, we'll select one challenge to focus on. On the day, the founder will introduce their startup and problem. We’ll then split into small groups, and each will explore the challenge with design thinking as we stroll through the park. At the end, we’ll regroup to share ideas and help the founder leave with a concrete next step. **The Details:** * Date: Saturday 28th November, 10am - 12pm * Meeting point: WatchHouse Hanover (near Bond Street/Oxford Circus) * Route: After meeting at the cafe, we'll stroll to Hyde Park * What to bring: Comfortable shoes and an open mind. * Vibe: Friendly, curious and collaborative! **RSVP** Please also RSVP on Luma below so we can keep track of the numbers of attendees. [https://luma.com/tdnmdhad](https://luma.com/tdnmdhad) **Why Join?** If you’ve ever wanted to see what happens when designers and founders tackle a real problem together, this is your chance. It’s a new format for us and we’re excited to see how it works. **Who is this for?** Our events are for UX designers, researchers and other strategic and creative thinkers who are passionate about using their skills for social good, not just profit. For this event, we’re also welcoming founders and builders from the Startup Stroll community. **Who are the hosts?** [The Startup Stroll](https://luma.com/thestartupstroll) is a bi-monthly Saturday morning walk for founders and builders in London, run by Marion Boimond & Stefanie Mulder. They create space for the kind of honest conversations about building something that don’t happen at regular networking events. Max is a London based design researcher. Until recently he was based in Tokyo, where he ran a small design agency and spent over 10 years as a meetup organizer. He’s exploring ways to bring designers together to use our skills to work on meaningful problems. \*Please register via the Luma link below so we have accurate numbers across both communities. The actual number of attendees will be different to what appears on Meetup. [https://luma.com/tdnmdhad](https://luma.com/tdnmdhad)

Nature Walk & Talk on How We Can Create Social Impact

Let's take some time to go out and enjoy nature. Join us on this unique UXers Nature Walk and learn about the area we are focused on this year to drive social impact through our [Responsible Design for Change Fellowship](https://www.ux4change.org/responsible-design-for-change-fellowship/). Get a chance to meet our founder, Sandra Gonzalez, and some of the fellows who graduated from The Responsible Design for Change Fellowship. This is a very wonderful opportunity to connect with nature and our community. You are welcome to bring your pet and/or your children. We will start and end the walk at the Princess of Wales to share a drink and network a bit. We look forward to spending a lovely morning with you.

MarTech London: Building an Experimentation Practice That Delivers Value

How do you build an experimentation practice that delivers value today and prepares your business for what comes next? Join us at MarTech London on the 19th of November to hear from Stuart Clare of The AA and Barry Lennon of VodafoneThree UK, exploring how to build a strong experimentation practice, prepare for personalisation and improve confidence in the data behind digital decisions. Stuart will share his perspective on bringing teams together, building support for experimentation, and making testing part of everyday decision-making. Drawing on experience from The AA, adidas and Vistaprint, he’ll explore how customer insight and experimentation can improve customer experiences and drive business growth. He’ll also discuss how AI is changing the landscape and what that means for organisations taking their next steps towards personalisation. Barry will explore quality assurance (QA) for digital analytics and experimentation, the implications of data quality issues and practical lessons from implementation. He’ll also discuss how automation can support QA, helping teams identify issues and build greater confidence in their measurement. Join fellow marketing, digital and MarTech leaders for practical insights, questions and discussion with time to connect over drinks and nibbles. About Our Speakers **Stuart Clare** *Senior Manager Digital Trading, Optimisation & Personalisation, The AA* Stuart Clare is a digital marketing and optimisation leader at The AA, where he leads a team of trading and optimisation managers focused on driving business growth across digital channels. He brings more than 15 years’ experience in digital marketing, experimentation and personalisation, with previous roles at adidas, Vistaprint and Shop Direct. His work centres on turning customer and commercial insight into better experiences and measurable business value through CRO, testing and personalisation. *[Connect with Stuart on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-clare-75637429/)* **Barry Lennon** *Lead Implementation Consultant, VodafoneThree UK* Barry Lennon is Lead Implementation Consultant at VodafoneThree UK, where his work focuses on data collection for digital analytics and customer data platforms, and integrating analytics data with internal and third-party systems. He brings experience from Three UK, Dyson and Nationwide Building Society across analytics implementation and technical analysis. Barry is also co-founder of Blue Goose, which focuses on automated data-layer QA and tracking validation. [Connect with Barry on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrylennon/)

Dead Product Society | After Work Drinks

**Dead Product Society \| After Work Drinks** Come along, bring a friend/colleague or two and join us for a relaxed evening of informal product and tech chats over a few drinks and doughnuts. We aim to connect everyone without awkwardness or LinkedIn spiel, and value good conversation over boring presentations. **Who is welcome?** Product Managers, CEOs, UX/UI Designers, Developers, Scrum Masters etc. We welcome anyone who works in, with or wants to break into product. *Note: We intentionally keep our After Work Drinks on the smaller side to allow for more in-depth conversations.* **The Bike Shed** We'll be hanging out in the lounge area (behind the area with all the tables, next to the store). \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Dead Product Society** Dead Product Society is a collective of like-minded professionals sharing real-talk and joining forces to navigate the twists and turns of the product world. Our down-to-earth community is for anyone who works in, with or wants to break into product teams regardless of their background or experience. **Our Sponsors** Shout out to our generous sponsors at Waggel Pet Insurance; Lifetime pet insurance, simplified. With their support we are able to host these events for you and create a space for those important, honest conversations.