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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jul 15

Next week! join us online for this Lunchtime Talk on Black women in leadership, with Dr Ruth Pombi Chiraga

Wednesday 23 July 2025, 1pm — 2.30pm BST
Free (optional donation)

Details: tavinstitute.org/whats-on/lun...

#identity #leadership #research

@eliataram.bsky.social
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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jul 4

Human-AI Systems are here to stay: What price are you willing to pay?

One-night-only performance
Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:30 - 21:00 BST
In-person, British Computing Society, London

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../human-ai....

#AI #sociotechnical #systems

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Human-AI Systems Are Here to Stay: What Price Are You Willing to Pay?

Join us in person for a one-night-only immersive performance lecture

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jun 26

We are so happy to be hosting Deepak Dhananjaya in London for a one-off workshop for coaches, consulting & MH practitioners.
*The unconscious dynamics of oppression between practitioner and client*
Mon 18 August, 10-4pm
In-person
Discount poss if in charity sector

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Oppression Inside Out | day workshop with Deepak Dhananjaya,…

The unconscious dynamics of oppression between practitioner and client

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jun 12

Coaches & consultants! are you developing a supervision practice?

📚 Supervision for Coaching & Consultancy 📚

🦜 Discount ➡️ 21 July

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Based on Tavistock systems & groups psychodynamics, complexity theory, theories of identity / difference & Gestalt psychotherapy

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jun 5

Next week : )

You are invited to this free interactive session on action research theory and practice

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 28

INVITATION: Lunchtime Talk with Hanne Finnestrand, Associate Prof, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Bridging theory and practice in action research
Wed 11 June 2025, 1pm — 2.30pm
Online

How action research can revitalize democracy at work...

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Lunchtime Talk: building democracy at work

Bridging theory and practice in action research, with Hanne Finnestrand, Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jun 4

Breathing the Archive: Tavistock activity day

Sat 14 June 2025, 11am — 5pm
Free, in-person (London)

Register: tavinstitute.org/whats-on/bre...

Explore our archive with researcher Henrietta Hale, incl work with a 1950s sulphur factory.

How do those fieldnotes resonate today?

Image: Heni Hale

Breathing the Archive: Tavistock archive activity day

Performance researcher Heni Hale invites you to an exploratory activity day encountering our archive materials. Free, in-person, 14 June 2025 in London

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jun 3

New: Advanced Professional Development workshops with Deepak Dhananjaya

Socio-economic & sex-related disparities inside the therapy room

Single day, in-person, for mental health professionals

Tues 29 July OR Mon 18 Aug

#MentalHealth #ProfessionalDevelopment

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Inside the therapy room: two single-day workshops with Deepak…

Workshop One: the unconscious dynamics of oppression in the therapy room. Workshop Two: our binary frames of reference in terms of sex, gender & sexuality.

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Jun 2

Social Dreaming is a method of enquiry in groups that uses the sharing of dreams in a social space to explore human experience.

"The dreams shared are seen as objects existing in their own right (rather than as disguised messages from a private, psychic world)."

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What is Social Dreaming?

Social Dreaming is a practice of sharing and working with dreams within a social space

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ClimateXChange @climatexchange.bsky.social · May 22

Climate impacts on health are an increasingly important policy area. Our new report reviews how climate change affects mental health and wellbeing, and considers what can be done to protect against the worst impacts. www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/cli...

ClimateXChange report: Climate change, mental health and wellbeing – a review of emerging evidence

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 30

Climate change, mental health & wellbeing in Scotland: new evidence review from our research team

70% of people in Scotland are worrying about climate change

Commission: @climatexchange.bsky.social

Image: Ross Sneddon via @unsplash.com

Report: www.climatexchange.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 28

INVITATION: Lunchtime Talk with Hanne Finnestrand, Associate Prof, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Bridging theory and practice in action research
Wed 11 June 2025, 1pm — 2.30pm
Online

How action research can revitalize democracy at work...

tavinstitute.org/whats-on/lun...

Lunchtime Talk: building democracy at work

Bridging theory and practice in action research, with Hanne Finnestrand, Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

tavinstitute.org

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 27

Are you a coach or consultant building up your supervision practice?

You might like our Cert in Supervision for Coaching & Consultancy

#EarlyBird Mon 2 June 🐦

Draws on

➡️ systems psychodynamics
➡️ complexity theory
➡️ theories of identity
➡️ Gestalt psychotherapy

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Certificate in Supervision for Coaching & Consultancy

A hybrid, certificated professional development programme in 3 modules, accredited by the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations.

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 19

All welcome to this talk on Wednesday 1-2.30 pm (UK time)! this new framework is proving to be a blueprint for Just Transition monitoring.

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 23

Invitation to our fresh new Bluesky friends

Join our free Lunchtime Talk on the new Just Transition framework for Scotland, researched & developed by our team with Uni of Edinburgh, now gaining traction in Ireland.

21 May 1-2.30 pm (UK time) online.

Register: www.tavinstitute.org/whats-on/the...

Lunchtime Talk: The new national Just Transition framework for…

Dr David Drabble (Tavistock Institute) and Dr Kirsten Jenkins (University of Edinburgh). This talk will consider the new Just Transition framework and how…

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 12

The archive of the Tavistock Institute is a window into the factories & meetings of rapidly changing companies in the 50s & 60s.

One-off activity day on 14 June: encounter the roots of the psychologically-informed systems thinking we use today.

#archive #systems

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Breathing the Archive: Tavistock archive activity day

Performance researcher Heni Hale invites you to an exploratory activity day encountering our archive materials. Free, in-person, 14 June 2025 in London

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 7

To understand emerging needs amongst international clients, one of our Principal Consultants Ryan Wise is offering a few free 30 min consults.

Ryan says: "I'm keen to see your situation through your eyes so I'm happy to be your sounding board with no obligation".

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · May 2

Free Discovery meeting online: Thursday 22 May 2025, 13:00 — 14:00 (BST)

The #LeicesterConference: for the times when it seems impossible to think

Learn more about this conference like no other.

#experiential #ultimate #learning #leadership

www.tavinstitute.org/whats-on/dis...

Discovery meeting: the Leicester Conference 2025

Free online Discovery meeting | Join the Directors and alumni of the Leicester Conference to find out more about this conference like no other | Online |…

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 23

Invitation to our fresh new Bluesky friends

Join our free Lunchtime Talk on the new Just Transition framework for Scotland, researched & developed by our team with Uni of Edinburgh, now gaining traction in Ireland.

21 May 1-2.30 pm (UK time) online.

Register: www.tavinstitute.org/whats-on/the...

Lunchtime Talk: The new national Just Transition framework for…

Dr David Drabble (Tavistock Institute) and Dr Kirsten Jenkins (University of Edinburgh). This talk will consider the new Just Transition framework and how…

www.tavinstitute.org

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 17

Find a fresh approach to your work with the Tavistock certificate in Consulting and Change - aka P3C

Deadline is MON 21 April (but Monday is a holiday in the UK so 10am UK time on 22 April will work fine).

***space for just 1 or 2 more, it's a small cohort***

www.tavinstitute.org/professional...

Practitioner Certificate in Consulting and Change

A certificated programme providing you with advanced theoretical and practical foundations to grow and deepen as an organisational consultant or change…

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 16

What does digital transformation look like? (don't read on if you want images of robotic hands or strings of neon data).

Better Images of AI collects and freely shares creative visions of human/AI interactions and this competition is open until 18 May...

Better Images of AI @betterimagesofai.bsky.social · Apr 9

OPEN TODAY: Competition to create more realistic stock images of digital transformation at work!

🔔 Closes 18/05/25
🏆 Monetary prizes
🌍 Global competition

🔗 Read the brief: bit.ly/digitartcomp

Digital Dialogues Art Competition is a partnership with @digitcentre.bsky.social funded by UKRI ESRC

Open Competition to Create More Realistic Stock Images of 'Digital Transformation at Work' - Better Images of AI Blog

ANNOUNCEMENT Calling all artists and makers! The ESRC Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) and Better Images of AI (BIoAI) are delighted to announce a competition to reimagine the visual co...

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 16

In dealing with the impossible-to-predict, do you long to release your creativity? Our Deepening Creative Practice professional development programme may be for you. It's modular, in-person, London UK.

Early Bird deadline Monday 21 April

www.tavinstitute.org/professional...

Deepening Creative Practice with organisations 2025

Certificated programme of practice in Artistic Action Research and Organisational Change. In-person, London and UK locations.

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 10

Have you heard of the Leicester Conference?

This fortnight long deep dive is the ultimate learning experience: in-depth, in-person, about leadership, group dynamics and systems thinking. The team are happy to talk, if you'd like to know more

www.tavinstitute.org/professional...

The Leicester Conference

The 14-day experiential learning event that provides space to reflect and contemplate, within a global cohort, how you lead and follow in your…

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 9

New evaluation of innovative pain management service in Stockwell, London. We found this community-engaged programme improved patient outcomes + reduced service utilisation.

Hard to replicate though: needs ambitious staff commitment + ££

www.tavinstitute.org/projects/chr...

Group of smiling women in a public library, some are hugging

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Apr 2

How do we make sense of endings in organisations?

Join Dr Majken Askeland at our ONLINE Lunchtime Talk, Weds 23 April 2025, 1pm — 2.30pm

Free, optional donation

Dr Askeland is at AFF Norway & Saïd Business School @ox.ac.uk

Link to register ⏬

www.tavinstitute.org/whats-on/mak...

Making sense of endings and beginnings in life and leadership, with…

This Lunchtime Talk is with Dr Majken Askeland , senior consultant at AFF, the largest leadership development environment in Norway and Associate Fellow…

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Mar 21

We collected up our forthcoming free invitations, dates & discounts [very soon]

Please have a look and drop us a line if you'd like to talk about our Professional Development programmes

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Coming up soon🍃

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Tavistock Institute of Human Relations @tavinstitute.org · Mar 21

Do you feel the office politics vibrating even in remote meetings?

Wondering what's going on behind the screens? And the private chats 😱

NEW: Leading from the screen

Learn about the visible and invisible dynamics of remote working, live over 4 days online

www.tavinstitute.org/professional...

Lots of small computer screens on a grey brown background with chalk marks. Each screen has parts of various faces showing - you can't see a whole face