People Peeps

An Edinburgh learning community for org and people development — home-made, not hierarchical, serious but held lightly. Wednesday evenings at Codebase, 37a Castle Terrace. With the pub afterwards.

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Session archive

Every session we’ve run since 2022 — from our first tentative round tables to the big in-person evenings. Topics span leadership, wellbeing, creativity, governance, and whatever’s genuinely interesting to the people in the room. Co-organised by James, Simon, Tobi, Sonya, Joe & Jane.

2026

9 sessions
28 Oct 2026
How Climate Change Makes Us Feel
A film and a conversation
Stuart Moncrieff & James Carrier
Upcoming
Sep 2026
Relational Presence
Ruth Friedman LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Jul 2026
Playful Vulnerability
A serious clown’s guide to connecting authentically
Alex Owen-Hill LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Jun 2026
Cultural Intelligence
Lucy Butters LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Jun 2026
Round Table
💻 Online
Apr 2026
The Real Teal
Self-management in practice
Simon Wallis LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Mar 2026
👤 In person
Mar 2026
Round Table
💻 Online
Feb 2026
Storytelling
Why stories move people where facts don’t
Julie Geyer, Ceannas LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Jan 2026
People Peeps Social
Filmhouse Café
👤 In person

2025

11 sessions
Dec 2025
Discover Your Bravery
A growth workshop
Tobi Tonner LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Nov 2025
Behind the Boardroom Door
An intro to governance and NED roles
Irene Grant & Neil Stevenson
👤 In person
Oct 2025
The Daily Grind: Embracing Absurdity
Tom Calvard, Edinburgh Business School LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Sep 2025
Does Your Organisation Have an Age Problem?
Valerie McLean LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Jun 2025
Happiness & Fulfilment at Work
James Carrier LinkedIn ↗
💻 Online
Jun 2025
Inner Development Goals
Marie Hernandez & Sue Mitchell
👤 In person
May 2025
Conversations Beyond the Bubble
Stretch your thinking
James Carrier & Tobi Tonner
👤 In person
Apr 2025
A Human Approach to Leadership
James Carrier LinkedIn ↗
💻 Online
Apr 2025
Improvisation Skills at Work
Julia E. Knight LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Mar 2025
Negotiating Under Pressure
Lessons from a hostage negotiator
Andy Brown LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Jan 2025
Leadership
Megan Turnbull LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person

2024

3 sessions
Nov 2024
Exploring Happiness
Ruth Friedman LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Oct 2024
Our First Meetup
What makes a great learning community?
James Carrier LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person
Sep 2024
Workplace Wellbeing: What Works?
Evidence-based practice workshop
Richard MacKinnon LinkedIn ↗
👤 In person

2022 – 2023

Precursor · online

Before People Peeps, James ran the ReWorking Round Tables with Jane Stewart and Joanne Gray — online conversations on contemporary work topics. Same curiosity; different format.

Jul 2023
AI & ChatGPT
💻 Online
Apr 2023
Quiet Quitting
💻 Online
Oct 2022
Cost of Living
💻 Online
May 2022
Developing Skills
💻 Online
Jan 2022
Hybrid Working
💻 Online