Tim Minshall
@timminshall.bsky.social
Dr John C Taylor Professor of Innovation, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing and Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Author of ‘Your Life is Manufactured’ https://timminshall.com
#engineering #manufacturing #innovation
#engineering #manufacturing #innovation
“Tim” tops the most popular author first name leaderboard at this year’s Wells Festival of Literature.
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#booksky #bookfestivals
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Tim” tops the most popular author first name leaderboard at this year’s Wells Festival of Literature.
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#booksky #bookfestivals
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Well - that was great fun!
Many thanks to @royalsociety.org, and congratulations to all the other shortlisted authors - and especially to @masudhusain.bsky.social for winning the award for his excellent book “Our Brains, Our Selves”
#booksky #nonfiction
Many thanks to @royalsociety.org, and congratulations to all the other shortlisted authors - and especially to @masudhusain.bsky.social for winning the award for his excellent book “Our Brains, Our Selves”
#booksky #nonfiction
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Well - that was great fun!
Many thanks to @royalsociety.org, and congratulations to all the other shortlisted authors - and especially to @masudhusain.bsky.social for winning the award for his excellent book “Our Brains, Our Selves”
#booksky #nonfiction
Many thanks to @royalsociety.org, and congratulations to all the other shortlisted authors - and especially to @masudhusain.bsky.social for winning the award for his excellent book “Our Brains, Our Selves”
#booksky #nonfiction
Extraordinary impact of #Apple’s decision to invest so heavily in #manufacturing in #China from the early 2000s.
August 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Extraordinary impact of #Apple’s decision to invest so heavily in #manufacturing in #China from the early 2000s.
Delighted to be speaking at this year’s #Cambridge #Alumni #Festival 2025 on 27th September
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August 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Delighted to be speaking at this year’s #Cambridge #Alumni #Festival 2025 on 27th September
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“The book is unapologetically nerdy, though more technical details are smoothed over by humour and human insight.”
Thanks @irishtimes.com for the review
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#booksky #bookrecommendations #summerreading
Thanks @irishtimes.com for the review
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#booksky #bookrecommendations #summerreading
August 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
“The book is unapologetically nerdy, though more technical details are smoothed over by humour and human insight.”
Thanks @irishtimes.com for the review
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
#booksky #bookrecommendations #summerreading
Thanks @irishtimes.com for the review
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
#booksky #bookrecommendations #summerreading
July 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Thanks to the team at the Felixstowe Book Festival for giving me the chance to come back to #felixstowe for a great discussion … and a chance to be given another glimpse of this key node in our global manufacturing network.
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#manufacturing #supplychains #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#manufacturing #supplychains #books #booksky
June 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thanks to the team at the Felixstowe Book Festival for giving me the chance to come back to #felixstowe for a great discussion … and a chance to be given another glimpse of this key node in our global manufacturing network.
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#manufacturing #supplychains #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#manufacturing #supplychains #books #booksky
Still fresh! Thanks @waterstones
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#manufacturing #innovation #sustainability #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#manufacturing #innovation #sustainability #books #booksky
June 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Still fresh! Thanks @waterstones
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#manufacturing #innovation #sustainability #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
#manufacturing #innovation #sustainability #books #booksky
Great evening to celebrate the launch of David Cleevely’s book ‘Serendipity’ that explores the power of networking to support innovation.
#innovation #networking #cambridge
#innovation #networking #cambridge
June 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Great evening to celebrate the launch of David Cleevely’s book ‘Serendipity’ that explores the power of networking to support innovation.
#innovation #networking #cambridge
#innovation #networking #cambridge
Best summer books of 2025: Business
Thanks @financialtimes.com - surprised and delighted to see my book on this list.
#manufacturing #sustainability #supplychains #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
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Thanks @financialtimes.com - surprised and delighted to see my book on this list.
#manufacturing #sustainability #supplychains #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
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June 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Best summer books of 2025: Business
Thanks @financialtimes.com - surprised and delighted to see my book on this list.
#manufacturing #sustainability #supplychains #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
on.ft.com/3FSdzj8
Thanks @financialtimes.com - surprised and delighted to see my book on this list.
#manufacturing #sustainability #supplychains #books #booksky
@faberbooks.bsky.social
on.ft.com/3FSdzj8
A really productive @ifmcambridge.bsky.social awayday at the wonderful Møller Institute.
#manufacturing #sustainability #industrialpolicy #scaleup #skills #leadership #transformation
#manufacturing #sustainability #industrialpolicy #scaleup #skills #leadership #transformation
June 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A really productive @ifmcambridge.bsky.social awayday at the wonderful Møller Institute.
#manufacturing #sustainability #industrialpolicy #scaleup #skills #leadership #transformation
#manufacturing #sustainability #industrialpolicy #scaleup #skills #leadership #transformation
Great day at Derby #Book #Festival! Excellent questions from the audience including:
Is the 'right to repair' really going to make a real difference to improving manufacturing sustainability?
What does 'repairability' really mean?
What's the environmental impact of manufacturing a book?
Is the 'right to repair' really going to make a real difference to improving manufacturing sustainability?
What does 'repairability' really mean?
What's the environmental impact of manufacturing a book?
June 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Many thanks to the wonderful @hayfestival.bsky.social team for making my whole experience at this amazing event so stress-free & thoroughly enjoyable. A privilege & delight to have a full house for a great discussion on the role & importance of #manufacturing
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@faberbooks.bsky.social #books
May 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Many thanks to the wonderful @hayfestival.bsky.social team for making my whole experience at this amazing event so stress-free & thoroughly enjoyable. A privilege & delight to have a full house for a great discussion on the role & importance of #manufacturing
@faberbooks.bsky.social #books
@faberbooks.bsky.social #books
Still pinching myself that this is actually happening
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May 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Still pinching myself that this is actually happening
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*Very* excited to be travelling to Hay-on-Wye to talk about ‘Your Life is Manufactured’ tomorrow at the @hayfestival.bsky.social
#books #booksky 💙📚
#manufacturing
#hayfestival
#books #booksky 💙📚
#manufacturing
#hayfestival
May 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
*Very* excited to be travelling to Hay-on-Wye to talk about ‘Your Life is Manufactured’ tomorrow at the @hayfestival.bsky.social
#books #booksky 💙📚
#manufacturing
#hayfestival
#books #booksky 💙📚
#manufacturing
#hayfestival
Many thanks to the wonderful Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival team for organising such a great discussion for me & Gaia Vince on #sustainablity, #migration, #innovation and #manufacturing.
#books #nonfictionbooks
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#books #nonfictionbooks
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May 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Many thanks to the wonderful Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival team for organising such a great discussion for me & Gaia Vince on #sustainablity, #migration, #innovation and #manufacturing.
#books #nonfictionbooks
@faberbooks.bsky.social @ifmcambridge.bsky.social @eccobooks.bsky.social
#books #nonfictionbooks
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Deliver first literary festival talk ✅
Many thanks to all at the Stratford Literary Festival for making the experience so enjoyable - and for organising the bonus talk at Stratford School Acdemy
#sustainability #manufacturing #books #nonfiction
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Many thanks to all at the Stratford Literary Festival for making the experience so enjoyable - and for organising the bonus talk at Stratford School Acdemy
#sustainability #manufacturing #books #nonfiction
@faberbooks.bsky.social @eccobooks.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Deliver first literary festival talk ✅
Many thanks to all at the Stratford Literary Festival for making the experience so enjoyable - and for organising the bonus talk at Stratford School Acdemy
#sustainability #manufacturing #books #nonfiction
@faberbooks.bsky.social @eccobooks.bsky.social
Many thanks to all at the Stratford Literary Festival for making the experience so enjoyable - and for organising the bonus talk at Stratford School Acdemy
#sustainability #manufacturing #books #nonfiction
@faberbooks.bsky.social @eccobooks.bsky.social
Delighted that the #US version of my book goes on sale today, thanks to the wonderful teams at @eccobooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🏭 🌎
#manufacturing #tariffs #supplychains #Sustainability
#books #bookstoread #nonfiction
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🏭 🌎
#manufacturing #tariffs #supplychains #Sustainability
#books #bookstoread #nonfiction
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Delighted that the #US version of my book goes on sale today, thanks to the wonderful teams at @eccobooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🏭 🌎
#manufacturing #tariffs #supplychains #Sustainability
#books #bookstoread #nonfiction
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🏭 🌎
#manufacturing #tariffs #supplychains #Sustainability
#books #bookstoread #nonfiction
Enjoyed this book - especially the discussion of “the migration of stuff”
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
#sustainability #innovation #migration
#books #booksky #nonfiction 💙📚
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
#sustainability #innovation #migration
#books #booksky #nonfiction 💙📚
May 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Enjoyed this book - especially the discussion of “the migration of stuff”
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
#sustainability #innovation #migration
#books #booksky #nonfiction 💙📚
@wanderinggaia.bsky.social
#sustainability #innovation #migration
#books #booksky #nonfiction 💙📚
May 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
US edition of my book will be released May 6th
#books #booksky #nonfiction #manufacturing #innovation #tariffs #globalization
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May 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
US edition of my book will be released May 6th
#books #booksky #nonfiction #manufacturing #innovation #tariffs #globalization
@eccobooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @churchillcol.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social
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