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Systems psychodynamics

our underpinning framework, originating from the Tavistock Institute’s own research

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What is Systems Psychodynamics?

Introducing the concepts, history and contemporary applications

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David Armstrong (2 September 1934 — 2 May 2026)

Remembering David's intellectual clarity, his integrity and his profound contribution to the understanding of organisations as emotional and social systems

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Currents #1 Feeling human

This month's moodboard, with Rachel Kelly

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Systems Psychodynamics

Systems psychodynamics is a framework for understanding behaviour in groups and organisations

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Consultancy

Organisational consulting: how we can support your work

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Consultancy projects

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Consultancy team

The Institute’s consultancy team brings together social scientists, consultant/researchers, artists, psychologists and anthropologists.