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What's new across our network
What's new across our network
The Joy of Work
Bruce Daisley joined us to share practical lessons for better and more creative workplace cultures, drawing from his new book.
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Writing better business emails
Kimi Gilbert of The Future Factory shares her top four tips for writing business emails that go further and make more impact.
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The essentials of content creation according to Jess Pike
This week Jess Pike was in the YCN library to talk about the essentials for creating valuable—and readable—online content.
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Strategic Social Media Marketing
On his return to YCN, we caught up with digital media consultant Paul Sutton to find out more about the overlooked need for strategic social media marketing.
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June Sarpong: Diversify
A memorable and inspiring evening in the Library with June Sarpong in conversation with Emma Gannon, discussing the ideas and arguments in her new book, Diversify.
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Influencer Marketing
Founder of This Here, Jemima Garthwaite, led a panel discussion on the rise, value and ongoing challenges within the influencer marketing industry.
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Vocal Confidence with Ingrid Gray
Ahead of October's workshop, voice and accent coach Ingrid Gray shares her top tips for unlocking vocal potential.
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Talking Shop: Sustainability
In the latest in a series of retail focussed events, hosted in Hammerson's London HQ — we explored the ways that retail brands, large and small, are developing more sustainably driven process, products and brands.
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New to the YCN Library
Documents of ephemera and invaluable insights make up the latest batch of new books available to our members in the library.
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Sam Bompas' Reading List
Sam Bompas of Bompas & Parr joined us in the YCN Library to share the books that have influenced his exuberant enterprises.
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Making a business out of creativity with Eli Altman
We asked Eli Altman of naming and branding agency A Hundred Monkeys why he sees a gap in our knowledge about running a creative business, and how he wrote the book to fill it.
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Designers' Learnings and what makes a good critique
We caught up with Ewa from SODA to tell us what makes a great critique and what she got out of our last Designers' Learnings session.
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Commissioning illustration
Sunshine's Simon Holmes and illustrator Eve Lloyd-Knight drew on their experiences of working together to spotlight the best practices for commissioning illustration
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Alison Coward on what makes good teamwork
Strategist, trainer and workshop facilitator Alison Coward returns to YCN to share her top tips on how to build the foundations for great teamwork
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New to the YCN Library
Financial wellbeing is the focus of one book in Quarto’s new wellness-focused series, which is now available to borrow from the Library.
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Louise Hedges on the art of negotiation
Coach Louise Hedges runs popular sessions in our learning programme on negotiation. Here she shares some expertise on effectively negotiating, for any situation.
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Approaches to Customer Insight
Insight specialists Chris Arning and Dr Adam Gill joined us in the YCN Library to share their complementary approaches.