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Christmas quiz time - The Weave will be running a daily quiz in our Mighty Networks community. If you want to participate then join us - it’s free to join - you can only participate by DM me on the platform. Click here https://lnkd.in/erEe6xtV Question 1. Who said “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Catching criminals is tough enough but catching coppers - God give me strength.’ Answer by 09:00 tomorrow in the community only and we will add up participants scores - finishes on the 24th of Dec. Winner notified then. Good luck

The Weave are downing tools and wishing you all an amazing holiday period. Do stay safe - rest and recuperate and we will see you in the New Year. Our thanks to our community for all their support and encouragement. Next year we hope to grow engagement, continue to raise visibility and meet and interview many more entrepreneurs. Thanks to Adam Roxby , Sandrine Singleton-Perrin , Wiki Strozik , Aruoriwo Catherine Damisa, ACA and Magdalena Mahdy, MICB for their continued support. Have fun and enjoy!

✨ Taking a Moment to Pause, let go and Reflect ✨ Today at #MondayConnect, we wrapped up 2024 with a gentle review of the year just gone. 💡 What went well? 💡 What didn’t go as planned, and what did we learn from it? 💡 What brought us joy, and what challenged us? We explored not only our businesses, but also our personal lives and even the impact of the broader world situation. For me, this year has been one of contrasts. Early in the year, I experienced the loss of a dear friend to cancer. Stepping in to arrange their funeral, dealing with unexpected challenges and difficult emotions. Yet, alongside that, 2024 also brought profound connection. Joining The Weave Community felt like finding my tribe—a place that reignited my enthusiasm for meaningful collaborations and projects. Thank you for the support of James Cracknell MSc SysPrac (Open), Adam Roxby, Wiki Strozik and Aruoriwo Catherine Damisa, ACA as well as the wonderful ReCreaX team! Through our #Sophrology practice today, we paused to let go of accumulated tensions. We reconnected with our bodies, our breath, and our inner landscape. We invited a word, an intention, or a feeling that might guide your orientation for the new year. With no pressure, simply with curiosity to experience whatever arose. We finished with a symbolic virtual walk, setting the pace we would like to carry into 2025—a pace that feels right for each of us. 💭 How are you closing out your year? What’s your word, intention, or feeling for the year ahead? I wish you all a restful and fun Christmas break! #Reflection #pausing #NewYear #Sophrology #MindfulBusiness #entrepreneurship

REMINDER: Last Monday Connect of 2024! ✨ 🎉 Let’s Pause, Reflect, and Celebrate Together! 🎉 As the year comes to a close, join us for the final Monday Connect of 2024. 🌟 Pause and celebrate our wins in 2024, big and small. 🌟 Get a sense of what we want to bring to 2025. We'll wrap up the session with a short guided Sophrology practice, helping you to wind down, reconnect, and step into the new year with clarity and intention. 🗓️ When: Monday 16th December 2024 @10:15-10:30 am 📍 Where: Live session online: https://lnkd.in/ed7xSBTU ✨ Open to all members of the Weave. ✨ 👉Let’s end the year together on a positive note. Look forward to seeing you all Clare Gibson Sarah Osborne Ansal Trafford Helen Jane Tovey - Personal Excellence Coach Sylak Ravenspine Gemma Rawlinson Hilary Thomson Demilade Olufayo Vishal Narbheram Sally Anderson-Wai Jon Skelton Sarah Pinckney KAYLA CONLEY Marisa River Dreams Coaching Linda Blanchette Maria Reid Mike Briggs 🔹Sarah Yandell🔹 there!

Inspired by a conversation I had and reflecting on our years in leading businesses, this article will help those facing resistance to innovation that materialises when the old is eaten by the new. Thank you to all those I constantly learn from and who I have studied and read in will continue to do so: Simon Sinek, Eric Ries, Alexander Osterwalder, Adam Grant, Ash Maurya, Daniel Priestley, Daniel Isenberg, Steven Bartlett - and gratefully in receipt of my 1% Diary.

✨ Last Monday Connect of 2024! ✨ 🎉 Let’s Pause, Reflect, and Celebrate Together! 🎉 As the year comes to a close, join us for the final Monday Connect of 2024. Just 15 minutes to: 🌟 Pause and celebrate our wins in 2024, big and small. 🌟 Get a sense of what we want to bring to 2025. We'll wrap up the session with a short guided Sophrology practice, helping you reconnect, refocus, and step into the new year with clarity and intention. 🗓️ When: Monday 16th December 2024 📍 Where: Live session online: https://lnkd.in/ed7xSBTU ✨ Open to all members of the Weave. ✨ 👉Let’s end the year together on a positive note. Look forward to seeing you there!

This month’s Catching the Wave is packed with fresh insights, comments and opportunities. Grab a brew, dip-in and out, and mix it up like sprouts and stuffing! A #HorizonScan looks above the mundane and explores the possible—all things #PESTLE, threats, and opportunities are within. We do the heavy lifting of looking around and uncovering the nuggets of gold that can make your business fly. This month, we start with: People Planet Pint recap of our November meeting. Followed by the announcement of the next meeting on January 16th.   🧖♂️ iTeams is Back in 2025! Announcement of the iTeams programme in collaboration with the University of Essex. 🥬 The Green Entrepreneur Programme ·       Cohort #1 is put to bed and celebrates the first round of pitches in Chelmsford’s Patch co-working space 🥨 There is the Ted Lasso Appreciation Corner Discussion on the importance of forgiveness and positivity. 😐 Obituary: Fred L. Smith Jr. (1942-2023) Tribute to Fred L. Smith Jr., founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute. ⛈️ We look at the recent trends, starting with the Social Media Ban for Under-16s 'on the table' in the UK following the Australian vote Examination of the UK's consideration of a social media ban for under-16s. 🔊 Political Trends – Nov/Dec 2024 Overview of political developments in the US, UK, Europe, and globally. 📈 Economic Trends – Nov-Dec 2024 Discussion on growth, inflation, market trends, predictions, and concerns about future economic stability. 🥴 Social Trends – Picking up the news from November and December 2024 Report on workplace stress and job quality in the UK focused on key concerns and potential solutions to improve working conditions. 🤖 Technology Trends 2024 – what we noticed November to December 2024 Discussion on the potential ban of TikTok in the US. Trends in stroke rehabilitation using robotics and virtual reality and highlighting of innovative therapies and their clinical implications. 🦠 Sustainability News – November to December 2024 – COP29 – Do we care? Summary of the COP29 negotiations and outcomes, along with a discussion of the challenges and opportunities in addressing climate change. 🦾 Innovation: Open Innovation: What It Means for Entrepreneurs and Students Seeking Creative Growth Explanation of open innovation and its benefits, including tools and platforms for collaboration. Our thanks to Laura Graham-Clarke, thank you for introducing us to her team and the great #podcast. To Gemma Rawlinson and Bentley BA (Hons), MSc from Mosaic - The Conscience Marketing Agency, Angela Eyre, Stuart Gregory, William Patrick, Sandrine Singleton-Perrin, Wiki Strozik, Aruoriwo Catherine Damisa, ACA who all attended our People Planet Pint event. Great conversations with the following people - Estivaliz Velazquez Fernandez, Clinton Utche Agbo, Laura Tunmer, Temini Kasumu, Natalie Fée Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄 🎅 ❄️

The Weave has made a commitment to give every founder space to pause. Why don’t you make a date with Sandrine Singleton-Perrin in the The Weave community every Monday at 10:15 AM or join us every Friday at 3:30 PM - both times to gain focus.

Q11 of The Weave’s Christmas Quiz - November was the month in which this British heroine was born. She famously rescued survivors from a shipwreck off Northumbria in 1838. Who was she?

Question 10 of our Christmas quiz. Which women aviator, who set altitude and speed records, won many cross-continent races, and founded the Ninety-Nines, an organization open to all women with a pilot license died on the 12th of November 1979?