Events

Join us for a bi-weekly Campaign Lab Hack Night - a regular  session to work on your tech side projects to help the progressive left campaign more effectively. You can either bring your own project or help out on one of our ongoing ones.

Snacks and drinks provided :) All you need is to bring yourself and a laptop!

All technologists, activists, organisers and campaigners, are welcome. We also welcome any new people who are interested in politics and technology and evidence based campaign innovation on the left. Everyone welcome!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82959644687?pwd=cG9BdEFha3dmNzVjcFd2RUFTWGVNZz09

If you’re joining us in person - ring the bell for Newspeak House as we’ll be upstairs! 

Campaign Lab is a community of politically-minded progressive data scientists, researchers and activists who are working together to build new election tools and change the way we analyse and understand political election campaigning.

Any questions, thoughts or ideas - do get in touch and say hi! 

Campaign Lab Autumn Hack Nights

As the next election approaches it's time to start planning! 

To unlock some of the amazing innovative campaign opportunities ahead of the election, we need to make sure some basic infrastructure is in place. Join us for a day of creating, restructuring and gathering the resources, data and tools progressive campaigns will need to beat the Tories.

​This hack day will be a spaces for experts, enthusiasts, and campaigners to come together to brainstorm on what’s needed to outmaneuver the Tories in the upcoming election. 

Whether you're a technologist interested in politics or a seasoned campaigner, this event offers a unique opportunity to take part in planning for the next election.

​10:00 People arrive, breakfast 🥐🌞

​10:15 Welcome & going through the projects and inviting pitches from people in the room 👋

​10:30 Team forming & making plans 🤝

​All progressive technologists, activists, organisers and campaigners, are welcome!

​All you need is to bring yourself and a laptop!

​Campaign Lab is a community of politically-minded progressive data scientists, researchers and activists who are working together to build new election tools and change the way we analyse and understand political election campaigning.

​Any questions, thoughts or ideas - do get in touch and say hi! 

The Great Campaign Lab Infrastructure Hack Day!

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Operation Red Rose Bloom Drinks @ Party Conference 🍺🍹🍸

Join us for a day of drop in taster sessions filled with practical training, hands-on experimentation, and problem-solving. 

10:00am - 11:00am: How to incorporate testing and feedback into your campaigns 

Start your day by learning about effective testing methods to fine-tune your strategies ahead of the general election. Hear from organisers and candidates who have run experiments! 

11:00am - 12:00pm: Mini Campaign Lab Hack Session

 We invite you to join our mini interactive hack session where you can share your campaign challenges and ideas for innovation and create a project brief for our volunteer technologists. 

2:00pm - 3:00pm: The Modern Campaigner's Toolkit

 In this session, we'll uncover key tools and resources that can amplify your campaigning efforts. Discover new ways to be effective and innovative. 

3:00pm - 4:00pm: The Campaigner's Guide to AI 

Understand how artificial intelligence can help your campaigning efforts! This session is designed to demystify AI and offer insights into its practical application in campaigns. Join us for a day of learning, collaboration, and innovation. Be part of the conversation and help shape the future of campaigning.

Come in and ask to be shown to the Campaign Lab Meeting Room.

Campaign Lab @ Labour Conference

New AI technologies are likely to have an effect on the next election. From deep fakes to automated individual targeting how might AI shape what is possible in campaigning?

As progressive technologists we need to get tooled up! What tools might campaigners need ahead of the next election? What potential use cases are there for this technology? How can we guard against it's potentially more problematic consequences? 

Join us at the AI and Campaigning Hack Day, where we'll be exploring the potential of AI to transform progressive campaigns! Collaborate with experts and enthusiasts and campaigners to explore what kind of tools and tech we can create using this technology. Whether you're a technologist interested in AI or a seasoned campaigner, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn and innovate. 

10:15 Welcome & going through the projects and inviting pitches from people in the room 👋

All progressive technologists, activists, organisers and campaigners, are welcome! 

All you need is to bring yourself and a laptop!

AI & Campaigning Hack Day

As a general election draws nearer and with a new Tory government in place, join Campaign Lab for a day of hacking! 

We'll be working on political data science challenges and designing, developing and testing election tech and campaigning innovations for the left. 

All technologists, activists, organisers and campaigners, are welcome! We also welcome any new people who are interested in politics and technology and evidence based campaign innovation.

All you need is to bring yourself and a laptop - everyone welcome!

Following our Hack Day we'll be running a series of bi-weekly

 leading to a final showcase of our projects in the new year!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82249616144?pwd=cS93TTJJYnVDRzlUbmh4dU41dnoyZz09

Campaign Lab Hack Day

 Are you ready to have some fun with AI tools and make new friends? Then join us for our next 

, where you can spend the evening tinkering with AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney in a relaxed and social setting.

London Prompt Jam (16 June)

Please join us for an evening of celebration and inspiration at the Campaign Lab Showcase! Our Campaign Labbers have been working on some brilliant projects this year, and we are excited to showcase their impressive achievements in a special event hosted by Newspeak House. Come along for an evening of fun, networking and a chance to learn more about the exciting projects our talented volunteers have been working on. Drinks and nibbles provided! We hope to see you there!

Campaign Lab Showcase 🍾

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84287900052?pwd=S0pLc05kaWkvZ0NJMEFzSFNDTnYrUT09

Following our Hack Day we'll be running a series of bi-weekly 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88508830831?pwd=bUFiVVRCSkRHeU9qUTlxaDVJUWVRdz09

Join us for an interactive workshop on using the seven segments to plan your next campaign!

This will be a workshop session with breakout groups. 

Planning your next campaign using More In Common's seven segments

Over the last 6 months there has been a breakthrough in powerful new AI technologies, from Stable Diffusion to ChatGPT. These new tools will undoubtedly impact campaigning in all sorts of ways, from automatically drafting text, creating and editing images and video, analysing data and more. How can we use these tools in campaigning? How could they improve the way we work? Join us for an exploratory session as we put these new tools to the test! 

In this workshop, you'll get hands-on experience with the latest AI technologies and explore how you might use them in your campaign work. You'll learn about prompt engineering and how to effectively guide the output of AI tools to get the results you want.

These tools are so new that nobody is an expert, and you don’t need to be able to code to access them, so all activists, organisers, and campaigners are welcome!

This is a practical workshop for people working in campaigning who are curious about how recent advances in AI tools might affect their work. You can attend in person, or remotely. To participate, you will need a laptop & charger, and a smartphone. The workshop is free, but we’d be grateful for a small donation to cover catering & heating.

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Workshop: Exploring New AI Tools for Campaigning

Are you a Civic Pragmatist trying to engage Loyal National voters? Or are you a Disengaged Traditionalist frustrated by Progressive Activists? Understanding different segments’ values and learning why people think the way they do can bring different people together. How can your campaigns benefit from understanding public values and psychological segmentation? What messaging can bridge the gaps between different groups?

Join Charlotte Butterick, Programmes and Partnerships Manager at 

 for an introduction to their segments and advice on how you can use them practically to reach more people in your campaigns!

Engaging the Seven Segments: An introduction to using More In Common segmentation in campaigning

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkfu-hqTgvGt2cL0ryiJUfT7gSiM2nfeRb