This exhibition will be a 5-minute whiteboard animation telling the story of Human Relations through the life of one man, Henry Riley. It frames the seven decades of Human Relations against key moments in one man’s life – and an ordinary life at that – and how those moments are reflected through seminal articles published in the journal. The Henry … Read More
Animating Evidence
An installation of the Institute’s research into contemporary societal challenges. An installation of the Institute’s research into contemporary societal challenges. This installation weaves together a number of animations, produced by the Tavistock Institute to disseminate the results of recent EU and UK funded projects, into an overarching narrative which showcases the Tavistock Institute’s engagement with contemporary social problems and highlights … Read More
Library Tour & Archive Show & Tell
Join us to take a walk around Wellcome Library, exploring deep in the basement stacks to see where the Tavistock Institute archive is housed, and through the library to see how the Institute’s history connects with other collection holdings. Join us to take a walk around Wellcome Library, exploring deep in the basement stacks to see where the Tavistock Institute … Read More
A Participatory Performance: Shadows and Light
A participatory immersive performance bringing to life Tavistock researchers and the people they worked with in communities, organisations and societies across a 70 year body of work. This artistic response will step off the pages of the archive and into the Swiss Church, where the people, their relationships and their diverse worlds will be recreated and reimagined through their encounters … Read More
A Participatory Performance: Shadows and Light
A participatory immersive performance bringing to life Tavistock researchers and the people they worked with in communities, organisations and societies across a 70 year body of work. This artistic response steps off the pages of the archive and into the Swiss Church, where the people, their relationships and their diverse worlds were recreated and reimagined through their encounters with the … Read More
Living the Paradox: the Art of the Here and Now
“Here and now” is a term widely used in society and organisations in different contexts for different purposes. The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations work in and with groups has taken the “here and now” to be a central learning modality for leaders. Rooted in an understanding of unconscious processes, offer a direct experience of the obstacles to our being … Read More
Living on a Prayer: Worship Posture as a Model for Societal Cohesion
Society both in Britain and in the USA is deeply fractured along many lines; religious, political, cultural and racial. One of the causes is the chasm between individual and society. Society both in Britain and in the USA is deeply fractured along many lines; religious, political, cultural and racial. One of the causes is the chasm between individual and society. … Read More
TIHR & Tavistock Clinic: Historical Reflections & Thoughts for the Future Tavistock Enterprise
Panel discussion: TIHR & Tavistock Clinic: Historical Reflections & Thoughts for the Future Tavistock Enterprise Panel discussion: TIHR & Tavistock Clinic: Historical Reflections & Thoughts for the Future Tavistock Enterprise A panel discussion of three people who have had long associations with both the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust – David Armstrong, Michael Rustin and Jon Stokes. The … Read More
Exploring Connectedness
This observed dialogue between former teacher and student, explored a key concept arising from the work of The Grubb Institute of Behavioural Studies. The dialogue explored implications that connectedness has for the work of leadership, organisational and societal transformation, and the core experience of being human. This observed dialogue between former teacher and student, explored a key concept arising from the work of The Grubb Institute … Read More
Group Relations Event for the Silver Generation
A group relations event for people aged 70-years or older was held over four mornings – Tuesday 17th October to Friday 20th October 2017 – as part of Reimagining Human Relations in our Time. A group relations event for people aged 70-years or older was held over four mornings – Tuesday 17th October to Friday 20th October 2017 – as part of Reimagining Human … Read More