WORKING INTO THE FUTURE

BUILDING INDIVIDUAL & ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

BEYOND 2020

WORKING INTO THE FUTURE

BUILDING INDIVIDUAL & ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

BEYOND 2020

NIODA'S 4th Annual Symposium

9, 10 & 11 September 2020

This symposium focuses on how organisations can best equip themselves for working into a complex future where industries and professions are interconnected globally, technologically and are interconnected through diversity in and between our organisations. In addition, the importance of connectedness to the local community becomes evident. Twenty-twenty is a year where we have twenty years of experience in the twenty-first century with many indications of what is to come. The context includes environmental issues, workforce diversity, political and technological changes. Internally we need to address organisational governance, leadership capabilities, stakeholder engagement and organisational culture.

What are the capacities that will enable organisations to thrive in the future? Many of these are intangible, not easily measured, yet critical to the health and success of an organisation. For instance: the capacities to work with diverse and complex differences between people and ideas; the capacity to withhold judgement and reflect on processes alongside the capacity to make informed decisions and act decisively; and, the capacity to see and work with the interconnectedness between the organisation, its purpose, tasks, people and context.

The Symposium is an opportunity for industries and organisations to interact and think together with experienced socioanalytic professionals. It is a timely opportunity to consider the primary issues of leading organisations in the twenty-first century. It offers both theoretical and strongly practical approaches.

Working into the future: Symposium 2020

AUD $250 for the full live interactive online event.

All sessions will be recorded and made available to symposium participants, so you can see all the sessions, no matter what your timezone!

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Melbourne Australia

Wednesday 9 September

5.00 – 7.00 pm Opening, Introduction & Panel discussion
7.00 – 9.00 pm Indigenous Future

Thursday 10 September

9.00 – 11.00 am Keynote Dr Jim Krantz
5.00 – 7.00 pm Parallel papers
7.00 – 9.00 pm Parallel papers

Friday 11 September

9.00 – 11.00 am Parallel papers
5.00 – 7.00 pm Parallel papers
7.00 – 9.00 pm Panel & Closing reflections

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New York USA

Wednesday 9 September

3.00 – 5.00 am Opening, Introduction & Panel discussion
5.00 – 7.00 am Indigenous Future
7.00 – 9.00 pm Keynote Dr Jim Krantz

Thursday 10 September

3.00 – 5.00 am Parallel papers
5.00 – 7.00 am Parallel papers
7.00 – 9.00 pm Parallel papers

Friday 11 September

3.00 – 5.00 am Parallel papers
5.00 – 7.00 am Panel & Closing reflections

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London UK

Wednesday 9 September

8.00 – 10.00 am Opening, Introduction & Panel discussion
10.00 – 12.00 pm Indigenous Future

Thursday 10 September

12.00 – 2.00 am Keynote Dr Jim Krantz
8.00 – 10.00 am Parallel papers
10.00 – 12.00 noon Parallel papers

Friday 11 September

12.00 – 2.00 am Parallel papers
8.00 – 10.00 am Parallel papers
10.00 – 12.00 noon Panel & Closing reflections

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Singapore

Wednesday 9 September

3.00 – 5.00 pm Opening, Introduction & Panel discussion
5.00 – 7.00 pm Indigenous Organisation Experience

Thursday 10 September

7.00 – 9.00 am Keynote Dr Jim Krantz
3.00 – 5.00 pm Parallel papers
5.00 – 7.00 pm Parallel papers

Friday 11 September

7.00 – 9.00 am Parallel papers
3.00 – 5.00 pm Parallel papers
5.00 – 7.00 pm Panel & Closing reflections

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Code for Symposium time

Symposium Program 2020

Please select which parallel paper session to access the correct zoom link.

There are small group discussions within each parallel paper so as many participants get to interact with as many others as possible.

There is time for discussions and interaction; not just listening.

There are open reflective plenaries across the whole symposium so participants get a sense of being in the whole and sharing with each other what came from different sessions.

🔖 PRESENTATION

Plenary Panel

📆  DATE

Wednesday 9 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

5.00 – 7.00 pm

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR NUALA DENT

MS ESTELLE FYFFE

PROF SUSAN LONG

PROF JOHN NEWTON

Reflective Practice in Organisational Life

Reflective practice involves the ability to reflect on decisions and actions made and/or contemplated in order to engage in a process of continuous learning. This aids in the anticipation of future actions and on their purpose and processes. It links theory and practice; through reflection, team members are able to identify and articulate theoretical and practical ideas within the context of their work. Reflection takes a conscious look at emotions, experiences, actions, and responses, and uses this information to inform practice.

Reflection can also lead to working hypotheses about hidden or unacknowledged dynamics in teams. This, in turn, can address previously held ‘unspeakable’ ideas, which once raised can be dealt with creatively.

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Session

📆  DATE

Wednesday 9 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

7.00 – 9.00 pm

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

MICHAEL HERCOCK

LUCY MURPHY

UNCLE RAY MINNIECON

PAULETTE WHITTON

Beyond Ticking the Box: Conversations that matter between Aboriginal Leaders and Non Aboriginal Leaders in White Organisations

annecto, a human rights-oriented disability and aged care organisation, has built a partnership relationship with the Aboriginal community over a number of years.

The interactions and relationships developed between the leaders came to symbolise a different way of working together on a shared future as an organisation and community.

The session will explore, through story and conversation, what was challenging, what worked, what didn’t, what was hopeful, what wasn’t, and what might help others on the journey.

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Keynote

📆  DATE

Thursday 10 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

9.00 – 11.00 am

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR JIM KRANTZ

The Century of the System: Complexity and Interconnectedness in our Social, Organizational and Community Lives.

This presentation discusses how systems thinking provides a lens that is essential for understanding today’s challenges.

Our highly complex, globalized, information-intensive world is comprised of interdependent and inter-locking systems rather than free-standing organizations. Only through understanding how these systems operate will we be able to identify and address root causes.

By recognizing the importance of systems thinking and systemic responses, leaders and their teams can craft more effective, collaborative approaches to the complex situations they face.

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Paper (parallel)

📆  DATE

Thursday 10 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

5.00 – 7.00 pm

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR DOMENICO AGRESTA

“Mapping the Unconscious". Culture or Tragedy? A psychosocial program of Social Dreaming Matrix with refugees and immigrants.

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MR MARK ARGENT

The unconscious side of technology: where does it land in organisations?

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DR KATE DEMPSEY

Does the university offer a safe haven for its students and its staff?

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JOAN LURIE

The ‘fairy dust’ effect of role reframing in transforming systems

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MR NOEL MCQUAID

An Exploration of the Uncanny and Mystical Influences on Leadership, in the Context of Rising Technological Complexity and Declining Organisational Certainty.

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MS JENNY SMITH

Diversity and Inclusion beyond 2020: A psychodynamic examination of the corporate celebration of International Women’s Day

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Paper (parallel)

📆  DATE

Thursday 10 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

7.00 – 9.00 pm

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR NUALA DENT

Social defenses in the time of coronavirus

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MR RICHARD MORGAN-JONES

Innovating Containment

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MS KIRSTIN SCHNEIDER

The Hidden Intangible Revolution: Emerging implications of intangible-rich economies on organisations and business ecosystems

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MR JON STOKES

Leadership for the 4th Industrial Revolution: from Ego to Eco

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DR VEGA ZAGIER ROBERTS

Values, hard choices, and leadership in an anxious world

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Paper (parallel)

📆  DATE

Friday 11 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

9.00 – 11.00 am

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

MS LIZ GREENWAY

Doctor-In-The-Mind

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DR JUDY KENT

Governance and leadership in 2020 and beyond: The leaders we deserve

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MS MARGO LOCKHART

Dissociation, the 'Meat Paradox' and Leadership

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DR HANNAH PITERMAN

Society on the edges: Politics, populism and paralysis - observations through an intersectional lens

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DR BARBARA WILLIAMS

Activist boards, governance accountabilities & the logic of fantasy

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Paper (parallel)

📆  DATE

Friday 11 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

5.00 - 7.00 pm

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

DR THIBAULT DE SWARTE

Reflexivity in management education: two coaching practices in the light of Jacques Lacan's writings

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MS ANDREA FOOT

How many lawyers does it take to change a law firm?

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DR ALICIA KAUFMANN

Research and transformation in the Banking Business: Innovation Culture Post COVID

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MS SUNITHA LAL

Weaving culture - One strand at a time

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DR AIDEEN LUCEY

Suffering at Meaning: Containment in Crisis

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MR AJIT MENON

The financial services; A jewel in the crown or poison chalice

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🔖 PRESENTATION

Plenary

📆  DATE

Friday 11 Sep 2020

⏰  MELBOURNE TIME

7.00 - 9.00 pm

⏰  LOCAL START TIME

time start

MS JENNIFER BURROWS

MR JOHN GIBNEY

PROF SUSAN LONG

MS FIONA MARTIN

MS JENNY SMITH

MS FIONA STEWART

Reflections on the Symposium and looking beyond 2020

Reflective practice in action with each member of the Symposium Planning 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 a large group open discussion.

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When & Where

NIODA Symposium 2020: Working into the Future: Building healthy and ethical organisational culture beyond 2020

📆  Date

Wednesday 9 – Friday 11 September 2020

⏰. Session Times

5 pm, 7 pm & 9 am 🇨🇰  Melbourne
8 am, 10 am & 12 am 🇬🇧  London
3 am, 5 am & 7 pm🇺🇸  New York
3 pm, 5 pm & 7 am 🇸🇬  Singapore

💷  For only

AUD $250 including; panel discussions, keynote, parallel paper
presentations & access to the recordings of all sessions

👩🏻‍💻. Location

Live interactive online sessions via Zoom

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Last year the 2019 Symposium was:

Building Healthy & Ethical Organisational Culture

The proceedings and papers from this event can be read by clicking the link below

2019 Paper Proceedings

About NIODA

The National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia (NIODA) offers internationally renowned post-graduate education and research, 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.