The systems psychodynamics of

Decolonising Minds, Workplaces & Curricula

for a better future

The goal of NIODA’s 7th symposium The systems psychodynamics of Decolonising Minds, Workplaces and Curricula for a better future is to deepen our collective understanding of the underlying psychological and systemic forces at play in the project of decolonisation—understood as the process of addressing and dismantling oppressive and discriminatory colonial structures and mindsets.

Many people and organisations are waking up to the need for decolonisation. This symposium is about generating actionable insights for fostering inclusive and equitable work, learning and community environments. We invite leaders, managers, researchers, practitioners, activists, students and interested others to engage in a rich dialogue about the complexities involved.

Live interactive online 19, 20 & 21 November 2024

The systems psychodynamics of

Decolonising Minds, Workplaces & Curricula

for a better future

Timetable

This symposium has been designed to enable live interactive online participation in global timezones.
The fee reflects that timezone differences mean participants will not be able to attend all sessions.

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Melbourne Australia

Tuesday 19 November

5.00 – 7.00 pm Opening
7.30 – 9.30 pm Panel & reflections

Wednesday 20 November

8.00 – 9.00 am Social dreaming
9.00 – 11.00 am Parallel papers & reflections
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5.00 – 7.00 pm Parallel papers & reflections
7.30 – 9.30 pm Panel

Thursday 21 November

8.00 – 9.00 am Social dreaming
9.00 – 11.00 am Panel
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5.00 – 6.30 pm Parallel papers
6.45 – 8.00 pm Gathering threads & closing reflections

Friday 22 November

8.00 – 9.00 am Social dreaming

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Singapore

Tuesday 19 November

2.00 – 4.00 pm Opening
4.30 – 6.30 pm Panel & reflections

Wednesday 20 November

5.00 – 6.00 am Social dreaming
6.00 – 8.00 am Parallel papers & reflections
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2.00 – 4.00 pm Parallel papers & reflections
4.30 – 6.30 pm Panel

Thursday 21 November

5.00 – 6.00 am Social dreaming
6.00 – 8.00 am Panel
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2.00 – 3.30 pm Parallel papers
3.45 – 5.00 pm Gathering threads & closing reflections

Friday 22 November

5.00 – 6.00 am Social dreaming

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New Delhi India

Tuesday 19 November

11.30 am – 1.30 pm Opening
2.00 – 4.40 pm Panel & reflections

Wednesday 20 November

2.30 – 3.30 am Social dreaming
4.00 – 6.00 am Parallel papers & reflections
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11.30 am – 1.30 pm Parallel papers & reflections
2.00 – 4.00 pm Panel

Thursday 21 November

2.30 – 3.30 am Social dreaming
4.00 – 6.00 am Panel
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11.30 am – 1.00 pm Parallel papers
12.45 – 2.30 pm Gathering threads & closing reflections

Friday 22 November

2.30 – 3.30 am Social dreaming

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New York USA

Tuesday 19 NOVember

1.00 – 3.00 am Opening
3.30 – 5.30 am Panel & reflections
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4.00 – 5.00 pm Social dreaming
5.00 – 7.00 pm Parallel papers & reflections

Wednesday 20 NOVember

1.00 – 3.00 am Parallel papers & reflections
3.30 – 5.30 am Panel
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4.00 – 5.00 pm Social dreaming
5.00 – 7.00 pm Panel

Thursday 21 November

1.00 – 2.30 am Parallel papers
2.15 – 4.00 am Gathering threads & closing reflections

Friday 22 November

1.00 – 3.00 am Social dreaming

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London UK

Tuesday 19 NOVember

6.00 – 8.00 am Opening
8.30 – 10.30 am Panel & reflections
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9.00 pm – 10.00 pm Social dreaming
10.00 pm – 12.00 am Parallel papers & reflections

Wednesday 20 NOVember

6.00 – 8.00 am Parallel papers & reflections
8.30 – 10.30 am Panel
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9.00 – 10.00 pm Social Dreaming
10.00 pm – 12.00 am Panel

Thursday 21 November

6.00 – 7.30 am Parallel papers
7.45 – 9.00 am Gathering threads & closing reflections
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9.00 – 10.00 pm Social dreaming

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Program Schedule

🔖 PRESENTATION

Opening

📆 DATE

Tuesday 19 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

5.00 - 7.00 pm

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

SARAI ROE

DR BRIGID NOSSAL

An Opening Yarn: Exploring Connection with Place

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Presenters

🔖 PRESENTATION

Panel

📆 DATE

Tuesday 19 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

7.30 - 9.30 pm

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

PROF AJEET MATHUR

PROF PELIWE MNGUNI

MS FAN YANG

Panel discussion

This session is moderated by Dr Cath McKinney.

Panelists

🔖 PRESENTATION

Social dreaming

📆 DATE

Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

8.00 - 9.00 am

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

KRISTINA KARLSSON

THOMAS MITCHELL

Social dreaming

Social Dreaming is sharing dreams, and associations to those dreams, with fellow participants in order to make connections, amplify themes, think systemically and generate new thoughts. The idea is that shared dreams are reflective of something alive in the context / culture of the day but that may not be in conscious awareness. The practice of social dreaming offers participants an opportunity to explore thoughts, experiences, and society in ways they may not have encountered previously.
A series of three social dreaming matrices will contribute to the symposium goal of deepening our collective understanding of the underlying psychological and systemic forces at play in the project of decolonisation. The final matrix is the morning after the symposium’s closing sessions, offering participants an opportunity to dream and reflect on the overall symposium experience.
We look forward to dreaming, associating, and reflecting with you.

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Paper (parallel)

📆 DATE

Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

9.00 - 11.00 am

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

JOANNA CAMPBELL

He Awa Whiria - weaving socioanalytic and Māori knowledge systems in PhD research

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ALICE FENG & DR ANITA TAN

Jumping into the Messiness: Decolonising Allyship through Intersectional Reflexivity

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DRS JANELLE JOSEPH, TANYA LEWIS & BARBARA WILLIAMS

Our Bodies Are in the Room: Lessons from A Decolonial Embodied Approach to Leadership Pedagogy for Social Justice Leaders

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Paper (parallel)

📆 DATE

Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

5.00 - 7.00 pm

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR LESLIE BRISSETT

At War against Nature - The Iceman Legacy

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DR ALICIA KAUFMANN

Enough is enough: from humiliation to empowerment: the case of spanish sports women

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PROF SUSAN LONG

Decolonising Nature: Consciousness and Unconsciousness beyond the human

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PROF JULIAN MANLEY & DR NEO PULE

Decolonising the Mind and Higher Education: Exploring Decolonisation through Social Dreaming in South Africa and the UK

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Panel

📆 DATE

Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

7.30 - 9.30 pm

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

JENNIE MCSHANNON

DR REBECCA NESTOR

DR KAY TRAINOR

What we love is part of the problem.

Capitalism, our addiction to fossil fuels, and sacred activism

This session is moderated by Dr Brigid Nossal.

Panelists

🔖 PRESENTATION

Social dreaming

📆 DATE

Thursday 21 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

8.00 - 9.00 am

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

KRISTINA KARLSSON

THOMAS MITCHELL

Social dreaming

Social Dreaming is sharing dreams, and associations to those dreams, with fellow participants in order to make connections, amplify themes, think systemically and generate new thoughts. The idea is that shared dreams are reflective of something alive in the context / culture of the day but that may not be in conscious awareness. The practice of social dreaming offers participants an opportunity to explore thoughts, experiences, and society in ways they may not have encountered previously.
A series of three social dreaming matrices will contribute to the symposium goal of deepening our collective understanding of the underlying psychological and systemic forces at play in the project of decolonisation. The final matrix is the morning after the symposium’s closing sessions, offering participants an opportunity to dream and reflect on the overall symposium experience.
We look forward to dreaming, associating, and reflecting with you.

🔖 PRESENTATION

Panel

📆 DATE

Thursday 21 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

9.00 - 11.00 am

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

MICHAEL HERCOCK

PASTOR RAY MINNIECON

PROFESSOR KENWYN SMITH

Panel Discussion

This session is moderated by Thomas Mitchell

Panelists

🔖 PRESENTATION

Paper (parallel)

📆 DATE

Thursday 21 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

5.00 - 6.30 pm

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

AJOY DATTA

Perfection, positivity and the elimination of difference: consulting, leading and diversity in the global development sector

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GWEN HANRAHAN & VARTIKA JAINI

An exploration of dynamics, resistances and challenges when aspirations of decolonisation inhabit the work

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CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS

The Politics of Difference: Uses and Abuses

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Closing reflections

📆 DATE

Thursday 21 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

6.45 – 8.00 pm

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR BRIGID NOSSAL

HELEN MCKELVIE

THOMAS MITCHELL

SALLY MUSSARED

Gathering threads and closing reflections

Reflective practice in action with each member of the symposium committee raises the highlight of the symposium for them, then small group discussions to discuss highlights of the symposium and what was gained from the papers and presentations attended. Followed by gathering threads discussion together.

Panelists

🔖 PRESENTATION

Social dreaming

📆 DATE

Friday 22 Nov 2024

⏰ MELBOURNE TIME

8.00 - 9.00 am

⏰ LOCAL START TIME

time start

KRISTINA KARLSSON

THOMAS MITCHELL

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S Pics SD, 2024

The systems psychodynamics of

Decolonising Minds, Workplaces & Curricula

for a better future

📆 DateS

Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21 November 2024

⏰. Session Times

5 pm, 7.30 pm, 8 am, & 9 am 🇨🇰 Melbourne
6 am, 8.30 am, 9 pm, & 10 pm 🇬🇧 London
1 am, 3.30 am, 4 pm & 5 pm 🇺🇸 New York
2 pm, 4.30 pm, 5 am & 6 am 🇸🇬 Singapore
11.30 am, 2 pm, 2.30 am & 4 am 🇮🇳 New Delhi

💷 For only

AUD $250 including; panel explorations, parallel paper discussions,
social dreaming sessions, gathering threads and reflections.

This symposium has been designed to enable live interactive online participation in global timezones. The fee reflects that timezone differences mean participants will not be able to attend all sessions.

👩🏻‍💻. Location

Live interactive online sessions via Zoom

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About NIODA

The National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia (NIODA) offers internationally renowned post-graduate education and research in organisation dynamics, and decades of experience consulting with Australian organisations.

The study of organisation dynamics brings together socio-technical and psychoanalytic disciplines to explore the unconscious dynamics that exist in every group, team or organisation. Learning more about these theories, and reflecting on the experience of them, can support leaders and managers to unlock great potential in their organisations, tackling issues through a whole new light.