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Parliament MattersSpooks, the Ombudsman and the Royal Albert HallPlease help us by completing our Listener Survey. It will only take a few minutes.Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) – not a select committee, but a group of senior MPs and Peers appointed by the PM – has a “canary in the coalmine” function, to keep an eye on the security and intelligence services and reassure Westminster that all is well. But last week the canary emitted a loud squawk. The ISC raised concerns about its secretariat being under-funded and too tightly controlled by the Cabinet Office – issues that could hinder its independence and effectiveness. R...2025-05-1453 min
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: AI for Associations - Paula Rowntree on How to Harness Data, Streamline Events, and Enhance Member ValueThis season has been kindly sponsored by the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Visit discoverPHL.com to start planning your next life sciences meeting.In this episode of the Convene Podcast, we explore with Paula Rowntree, Head of Events at the Australian Psychological Society, the evolving role of AI in associations—how it’s reshaping member engagement, streamlining operations, and unlocking new revenue streams.Follow Convene:LinkedInInstagramXSubscribe to our newsletters: pcma.org/subscribe-to-pcma-emailsCo...2025-02-2735 min
Trivia With Budds11 Trivia Questions on Snick For Patreon subscriber Donald Fuller! Fact of the Day: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was inspired by the rivalry between candymakers Cadbury and Rowntree's during Roald Dahl's childhood. Both sent spies to each other to steal trade secrets and eventually became highly protective of their respective chocolate-making processes. Triple Connections: Elf, Everything Must Go, Zoolander THE FIRST TRIVIA QUESTION STARTS AT 01:10 SUPPORT THE SHOW MONTHLY, LISTEN AD-FREE FOR JUST $1 A MONTH: www.Patreon.com/TriviaWithBudds INSTANT DOWNLOAD DIGITAL TRIVIA GAMES ON ETSY, GRAB ONE NOW! GET A...2024-12-1006 minParliament MattersWilliam Wragg's honeytrap crisis and is Speaker Hoyle under threat?This week we are joined by former House of Commons Clerk, Paul Evans, to discuss William Wragg’s fall from grace following a ‘honeytrap sting’. What does it tell us about the vulnerabilities public officials face in the digital age, and the complex interplay between personal conduct and public service?Numerous press reports suggest the Government may support another cross-party attempt to refer the conduct of the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP and the Labour Leader, Sir Keir Starmer MP, to the Privileges Committee over claims of improper coercion before the Opposition Day debate on Gaza last m...2024-04-1245 min
Association Hub Podcast#5: Designing and implementing successful business event strategies with Paula Rowntree, Australian Psychological SocietyIn this episode, Angela sits down with Paula Rowntree, an experienced professional in the events industry, to discuss key strategies for designing successful business event strategies. Paula shares valuable insights based on her extensive experience in the business event, association, and not-for-profit sectors.
2023-06-1914 min
Journal of Biophilic DesignLloyds Bank, Sustainability and Greening WorkplacesFor Paula Rowntree, Head of Workplace Design for LLOYDS BANKING GROUP, the office very much plays an important role in the workplace. For her it is the human connection, the corridor moments, saying hello, being creative, having conversations, seeing when someone is not ok. So when it comes to designing spaces, the focus is very much on the wellbeing of the people using the space, as well as the sustainability aspect, which is why Biophilic Design is such a positive element in a designer’s bag. “Biophilic Design is incredibly important. It is that Deep-rooted conne...2023-02-1129 min
This Way UpEpisode 14 – Debbie Millman“We're all striving, looking to make something of ourselves. And when we do make something of ourselves, then we worry that we're going to lose it or that we're not going to be able to sustain it” – Debbie MillmanI’m pleased to announce an extra special episode of This Way Up (www.thiswayup.io). It was recorded Live on stage at the famous Design and Advertising festival in London in May 2019 and features the amazing Debbie Millman.___________________________________________Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) is a tru...2019-06-1155 min