Great People
Fantastic Ideas
Fascinating Conversation
Based in London, Amsterdam and occasionally Prague, TICKBIRD&RHINO is a home for anybody interested in engaging with a world of new ideas. It's a place for meeting up and getting to know each other.
We gather together people from all kinds of backgrounds and different disciplines to create a unique mix of creative brains, making big ideas accessible in different ways.
And then we create intimate events that allow for an easy-going exploration of those ideas by a small audiences of interested folk.
From simple socials and salon-like evenings to workshops and collaborations, we never lecture, only talk, providing that rare thing: a comfortable place for good ol' fashioned conversation.
Take a look at what we've done, then add your name to our mailing list and come along and join our crowd. Our events are always thought provoking and a lot of good fun!
Our regularly scheduled events bring together the TICKBIRD&RHINO community in many different forms. From easy evenings of mixing it up to more facilitated engagements, these are casual and fun ways of meeting others face-to-face. And in this age of social media we think that's a necessity!
Our events give you a chance to meet others and engage with new ideas while providing you with lots of opportunities to share your own.
We never lecture, we only talk. Dialogue is our middle name. (Well, it's not, but you know what we mean.)
SIMPLE SOCIALS
We meet, we chat, we relax.
Simple.
TAKE 2
Mixing it up with different ideas from 2 presenters,
surprising perspectives and an audience keen to find out more.
5 FOR 5
5 people, one subject, 5 minutes each. Who knows where it'll lead?
We certainly don't.
TbR in 3D
Dinner, Drinks, Discussion
COLLABORATIONS
Partnerships between two or more people
from different disciplines working together.
Take a look at what we've already done:
The Story
...behind the name
The love affair between tickbird and rhino illustrates mutualism, a relationship in which both parties benefit from the activity of the other. In some cases this connection is so necessary that each couldn't live without the other. Another example is the bond all of us have with bacteria - it makes up so much of our bodies, we wouldn't be human without it -- but as far as names go, we didn’t think GUT BACTERIA&HUMAN sounded nearly as nice as TICKBIRD&RHINO.
The rhino provides the bird with safe haven and something good to eat. The bird, returning the favour, keeps its host healthy and also acts as an early warning system, giving the rhino a heads-up when it needs to know something's up.
We think this nicely describes the relationship creative, independent people have with the world. The world gives these folk a home, while they, in turn, keep the world healthy and on its toes.
We're creating a place that recognises and supports this cross-discipline, mutualist relationship. We're enabling independent creative makers and thinkers to do what they do best, say what they have to say in whatever material or language they need to say it, all while working in partnership with each other and the world.
...behind the Idea
There's a fantastic dynamic that happens when you fill a room with fascinating and engaged people from different worlds.
Like the best party ever, you get great conversation and amazing ideas. Each person has something interesting to offer. Whether she's a lawyer with a passion for poetry or he's a chef playing with particle physics, or even a painter into plumbing, each sees the world in a unique way, and has even more unique ways of managing their place in it.
Unfortunately, once the party's over, those unique connections get left behind; those great ideas are often forgotten.
But right now, the world can use just as many great ideas as it can get its hands on. So we thought what we needed to do was figure out a way to capture that magic - a way to connect these independent and creative people with each other as well as with the people who need them most.
That's how the idea for TICKBIRD&RHINO was born.
THE FOLK
...behind the story
We're just a bunch of people who think there needs to be some changes made in the way the working world works. We've all had experience in different disciplines around the world. Along the way we've discovered there's a huge resource of skills, talent and creativity that could be better connected to the people and organisations who need it most.
MAT CLUM frsa
SUJATA MAJUMDAR
SEAN OLDHAM
GAIL MCANENA
PAUL TAYLOR
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69 Gordon Rd, London SE15 2AF, United Kingdom
Registered address:
Ste 2a, 7th Floor - PF, City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Pl.
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