About
Resourcing people and organisations with the tools to uncover what’s really going on
NIODA is an international centre of excellence in systems psychodynamics - offering postgraduate education, consulting and research that helps leaders, groups, organisations and systems to think more clearly and act more courageously in complex times.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
We exist to advance the understanding and practice of systems psychodynamics — a discipline that explores both the visible and invisible forces shaping organisational life. Our work supports leaders, teams, and systems to develop insight, grow capacity, and create meaningful, sustainable change. “Real change begins when we slow down enough to notice what’s really going on.” – Dr Brigid Nossal
Our Focus Areas
Postgraduate Education
Advance your career with degree courses that deepen your insight and transform your leadership - or undertake original research to create new knowledge.
Professional Services
Partner with our consultants and coaches to uncover hidden dynamics and move forward with clarity.
What is Systems Psychodynamics
An approach that blends psychoanalytic thinking, group relations, and systems theory to reveal the unconscious forces shaping behaviour, culture, power, and change in organisations—what’s really driving what you see on the surface.
Why Systems Psychodynamics?
Because strategy fails when hidden dynamics run the show. Working psychodynamically helps leaders spot stuck patterns, navigate role and authority tensions, and intervene where change actually takes hold.
The ability to positively impact on an organisation's culture, structure and decision making
Working with conscious & unconscious phenomena in organisational life and its effects
Exploring & working with complexity to manage work-related anxiety and think through turbulence
Affords the possibility of increased creativity, productivity & sustainability in organisations
Supports individuals and groups to stay with, rather than defend against, organisational complexity
Uncover What's really going on
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/Our Vision
We are an international centre of excellence advancing systems psychodynamics and making an impact on the world of work.
Our Purpose
Providing education in systems psychodynamics and advancing the field through leading edge research and development for the improvement of organisations, community and society.
Our Values
Openness
We challenge ourselves to be open and transparent in all our relationships.
Collaboration
We aim for collaborative relations and relationships in all our endeavours. We understand that this takes thought and effort - dialogue that works things through to a point where differences (of ideas, opinions and beliefs) can not only be tolerated, but can usefully co-exist to produce new ways of thinking and doing.
Respect
All our constructive work relations rely upon mutual respect - this includes respect for diversity and commitment to our Reconciliation Action Plan.
Reflection
We value reflection as a process of making space and time to consider, thoughtfully and with curiosity, the current realities of the organisation, its context, the people affected by it and the unconscious dynamics.
Creativity
We value creativity and curiosity as a powerful resource in all that we do, underpinned by pursuit of the primary task/s.
Ethical conduct
We uphold the highest integrity standards: in learning and teaching, research, consulting and scholarship activities, in decision making and in governance and operations.
Quality
We are attentive to detail and strive to be thorough, diligent and rigorous to ensure high quality outcomes to enable a sustainable future.
Access our core organisational documents below
Our history
Where We Began, and Why It Matters
Since its inception in 2010, NIODA has been dedicated to advancing leadership and organisational dynamics through a systems psychodynamic lens. Learn how our story began and what continues to drive us.
Meet our faculty, staff, board and committee members
Our People
NIODA is governed by a board and supported by an academic board, ethics committee, and leadership team. Academic staff and consultants deliver education, research, coaching, and organisational development.
Our Accreditation
All NIODA academic courses - including the PhD, master’s, graduate diploma, and graduate certificate - are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework.