Full Program

We are thrilled to hold our 36th annual meeting in New York City this year hosted at The Manhattan School of Music! 

Our theme is Perspectives on Polarities: Thinking Below the Surface. We have received an amazing collection of paper and workshop proposals and are confident that we will have a stimulating and thought-provoking time together. 

This year’s Symposium will feature three interactive panels in place of keynotes addressing some of the most vexing “polarities” we face today: Leadership in polarized times, Structural racism, and Intractable international conflicts

Institute Workshops are offered Monday through Wednesday for a full day, half-day and two-days, as noted after the title.

Breakfast is served from 8:00-9:00 Monday to Sunday

Monday 24 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming

9:00 am-5:00 pm

Workshops
Socioanalytic Methods and the Transforming Experience Framework—Day 1 (Long)
How to Understand the Social Handling of Uncertainty in Organizations Facing High Risk and Fast-Paced Change (Preil & Haugen)
Start Exploring the Immunity to Change Method (Goldenberg) (Half Day, ends at 1:00pm)
Consulting to the Current “Mad-Driving” Environment (Morgan-Jones)

5:00-6:00 pm

End-of-Day Reflections

Tuesday 25 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming

9:00 am-5:00 pm

Workshops

Socioanalytic Methods and the Transforming Experience Framework—Day 2 (Long)
Working with Polarization as a Symptom of MaladaptionDay 1 (Boxer)
Patterns of Connections with Social Dreaming (Wreford-Howard & Manley)
Consulting and Role Taking: A Case Conference (Hirschhorn & Krantz)
Using the Body to Put Whole Intelligence to Work with Conflict in Organizations (Szepansky) (Half Day, ends at 1:00pm)

5:00-6:00 pm

End-of-Day Reflections

Wednesday 26 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming

9:00-5:00 pm

Workshops

Working with Polarization as a Symptom of Maladaption—Day 2 (Boxer)
Finding Common Ground Where You Least Expect It: Getting the Whole System in the Room to Tackle Polarizing Problems (Janoff)
An Exploration of Leadership within the Context of ‘Virtuous Betrayal’ (Krantz & Pascoe)
Overcoming Polarities through Applied Hybrid Systemic Thinking and Acting as an Organizational Change Manager (Van Loo) (Half Day, ends at 1:00pm)

5:00-6:00 pm

End-of-Day Reflections

Thursday 27 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming

9:00-11:00 am

11:00 am-4:30 pm

4:45-5:15 pm

Close/ Reflection

6:00-7:30 pm

Reception & Distinguished Members Presentation  – Wine, Cheese and Music

Friday 28 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming

9:00-10:30 am

Opening Plenary and
Interactive Panel: Leadership in Polarized Times

10:30-11:00 am

Coffee/tea break

11:00 am-12:30 pm

12:30-1:30 pm

Lunch

3:00-3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea Break

5:15-6:00 pm

End-of-Day Reflection

6:15-7:30 pm

Couch, Organization, Society—Psychoanalysis and Politics
A dialogue between ISPSO President Dr. Simon Western, the founders of Room: Sketchbook for Analytic Action, Dr. Hattie Myers and Mafe Izaguirre, and the audience.

Saturday 29 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming

9:00-10:30 am

Interactive Panel: Structural Racism

10:30-11:00 am

Coffee/tea break

11:00 am-12:30 pm

12:30-1:30 pm

Lunch

3:00-3:30 pm

Coffee/Tea break

5:15-6:00pm

End-of-Day Reflection

7:30-10:30pm

The Polarities Party (Gala)Dinner, Dancing and Live Music

Sunday 30 June

7:30-8:30 am

Social Dreaming 

9:00-10:30 am

Interactive Panel: Intractable International Conflicts

10:30-11:00 am

Coffee/tea break

11:00 am-12:30 pm

12:45-1:30 pm

Closing Plenary