New series

Introducing: At the Yellow Café with Sympodium

At the Yellow Café is out new, regular conversation series that brings together senior fellows, researchers, and practitioners from our global network to talk candidly about Strategic Communications. No formal presentations. No carefully scripted talking points. Just genuine, wide-ranging and thought-provoking conversations.

Why this, why now?

Strategic Communications is a field that moves fast, cuts across disciplines, and rarely gets the kind of honest, exploratory treatment it deserves. The practitioner and the researcher are often working with the same problems but talking past each other. At the Yellow Cafe serves to close that gap and bring our network closer to these engaging discussions. We're aiming to create space for the conversations that happen at the edges of conferences, over coffee, between sessions — the ones where the real thinking happens.

What to expect

Each session will bring together voices from across disciplines and geographies — policy, practice, academia, and the spaces in between. Expect a mix of perspectives, a willingness to sit with uncomfortable questions, and no tidy conclusions.

Global voices

Fellows and practitioners from across Sympodium's international network

Unscripted format

Honest, messy, exploratory — more conversation than interview

Ongoing series

Regular sessions covering the evolving landscape of Strategic Communications

Open to all

Free to follow — built for practitioners, researchers, and curious minds

Who is it for?

If you work in or around Strategic Communications — whether in government, the private sector, NGOs, academia, or journalism — this series is for you. We're building a conversation that crosses silos and reflects the genuine complexity of the field. Episode 1, Part A will launch on Friday the 12th of June to stay tuned!