March 30, 2016
I’m looking forward to hosting the European Regional Meeting of the ISPSO at the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin this week. We will have 40 delegates who are interested in the unconscious at work discussing the meeting theme: Working from the periphery, leading from the edge. The meeting will be…
January 13, 2012
I will be presenting a workshop on my research – the organisation of disappointment – at the Irish Council for Psychotherapy annual conference in Dublin 26 and 27 January (I’m presenting on 27th). The schedule is here. The book of abstracts for what looks like a really interesting line up…
November 29, 2011
this morning between 11.30 and 1.00 I will be making a presentation at IPTAR on the paradoxes at play in making the case for the arts in Ireland. I’ll be presenting a couple of hypotheses for discussion and am looking forward to the input of colleagues (more importantly I’ll…
November 20, 2011
On Thursday 30th November I will be presenting some of my work at the monthly case conference at IPTAR. The notice is below and it would be great to see you there. The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR) Center for Socio-Analytic Studies Monthly Case Conference Wednesday, November…
June 24, 2011
I came across the Chooky Dancers via a colleague at an event in Melbourne recently. When words won’t do the job we want them to, the arts step up to challenge us about uncomfortable stereotypes and assumptions. Watch this short clip and then ask yourself if the arts can provide…
June 16, 2011
Here’s a wonderful archive of our presentation at the Melbourne Knowledge Management Group this week. Nicky Hawyard, using Storify has curated the text, photos and tweets to create a terrific session archive. I hadn’t heard of Storify before but now I’m compelled to use it. [View the story “Emotions in…
June 12, 2011
I’m currently en route to Australia and then on to New Zealand. First stop is Melbourne where I’m looking forward to meeting the Melbourne Knowledge Management Community on Wednesday when Ian Miller and I will be presenting some of our thinking on emotion at work at this event. If you’re…
I’m looking forward to my upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand. While in Melbourne Ian Miller and I will be presenting a short seminar on emotion in the workplace with members of the Melbourne knowledge management community. It will take place on Wednesday 15 June between 6 and 8pm. …
March 17, 2011
People learn from people they love…why are the most socially attuned people on earth completely dehumanised when they think about policy? Tapping into the findings of his latest book, NYTimes columnist David Brooks unpacks new insights into human nature from the cognitive sciences — insights with massive implications for economics…
October 22, 2010
What is the relationship between neuroscience and psychoanalysis – and furthermore how do both contribute to an understanding of organisations? I’m hoping to find out more at tomorrow’s regional meeting of ISPSO the theme of which is ‘Neuroscience, creativity and group process: can knowledge of neuro-psychoanalytic learning promote creativity and…
