Newspeak House

The London College of Political Technology

133-135 Bethnal Green Road[email protected]@nwspk

Newspeak House is a hub for communities working to change society with technology, spanning all kinds of civic institutions, from government, politics, activism, charities, journalism, thinktanks, NGOs, philanthropy, to academia.

At the heart of Newspeak House is its one year course Introduction to Political Technology, running since 2015. Participants spend a year immersed in these communities, enjoying the chance to meet thousands of people and attend events held on their doorstep.

Current Fellowship Candidates

Aleksandr Putilin

Techno-Buddhist, Product Engineer, originally from Siberia, lived in Moscow for 9 years, have been living in London for 6 years. Linkedin, Psychotechnology Substack.

Ted Roberts

Service designer in local government. Working on a network for service designers in local gov across the UK. Technology, culture, governance, and social impact.

Jethro Reeve

Music to neuroscience to interdisciplinarity to data science. Looking at how music can make us smarter, how data can help us think clearly about politics, and how AI can be used to bundle together complex problems in ways we can’t understand.

Andy Twelves

Broadcaster, and Director of the Future of Organising Project. Follow me on 𝕏 @andytwelves

Julia Taranova

Social scientist, nonprofit executive of 7+ years of experience, occasional writer. Exploring the digital identity sector and how to run decentralised communities.

Tom Cares

Secretary of State of United Humans, solving the hard problem of representing every human in the world, including those who won’t participate. Liquid democracy, blockchain-based sovereignty.

Lefke Kerr

UX design consultant - helping Tech for Good startups be lean, agile & ship. LinkedIn. Founder of thereef.app. Exploring stories of conservation, nature and “outsider” experiences.

Ella Shoup

Digital rights, internet freedom, responsible technology development, human rights alignment. Research & Policy. Master in Public Administration in Digital Technology Policy, UCL.