An invitation from the Amazon An invitation from the Amazon This event created the opportunity to interact with the work and learning of young leaders in the Peruvian Amazon and engage in intercultural dialogue. The origin of this curatorial event is with young people who have experienced and learned from the Adaptation of Group Relations in the Peruvian Amazon. During … Read More
Testing Times: What Did it Take to be a War Officer in WWII?
Drawing on archive materials from the time of the Tavistock Institute’s birth, this event allowed members of the public to try a range of psychological tests used by the army to select officers during the Second World War. Drawing on archive materials from the time of the Tavistock Institute’s birth, this event allowed members of the public to try a … Read More
Human Relations 70th Anniversary Workshop
Can, and should, social science contribute to better quality jobs? A 70-year retrospect and prospect Can, and should, social science contribute to better quality jobs? A 70-year retrospect and prospect This workshop will interest scholars of work and employment, policy makers in employers’ organisations and trade unions, public officials, and researchers in research institutes with an interest in work and … 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
Living Archive Conversations
You are invited to join an informal conversation group about the earlier years of the Tavistock Institute and its interaction with and impact on ‘partner’ organisations and to contribute your memories and reflections. Our shared lived experiences may add important additional material to the Archive, and call to memory where we have travelled from, which may throw new light on … Read More
Living Archive Conversations
This session was an informal conversation about the earlier years of the Tavistock Institute and its interaction with and impact on ‘partner’ organisations and to contribute your memories and reflections. The session reflected on how shared lived experiences and memory of where we have traveled from may add important additional material to the Archive, as well as throwing new light … 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
Uncanny Pleasure: All the Colour Nature Possesses
Led by established artists Rosalind Fowler and James Holcombe, this hands-on drop in workshop explored the artistic, social, and playful possibilities of tinting 16mm motion picture film using dyes derived from organic plant material from The Garden Museum and beyond. Led by established artists Rosalind Fowler and James Holcombe, this hands-on drop in workshop explored the artistic, social, and playful … Read More
Here is Where I am
This workshop aimed to draw attention to the nature of ‘place’ as a key aspect of working in the ‘here and now’. Places have the capacity to fill us with sensory experiences and stimulate encounters with our autobiographical and procedural memories. These can influence the way that I think about my identities and the choices I have as to how … Read More