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What is a Social Dreaming Matrix?

What is a Social Dreaming Matrix?

Text explaining Social dreaming matrices... then a collection of ‘best’ examples...

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Workshop From Dream to Insight: transforming organisational understanding through social dreaming

In conversation with Mannie Sher
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Lunchtime Talks Lunchtime Talk with Professor Julian Manley, University of Lancashire: social dreaming as a way of thinking (15 April 2026)

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Social Dreaming Training 2024 open for applications

The Social Dreaming International Network launches fourth international training programme
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What is Social Dreaming?

Social Dreaming is a practice of sharing and working with dreams within a social space
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SDiN — Social Dreaming International network
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Artistic Affluence in Social Dreaming

Come and see our current exhibition running until Autumn 2023
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#3 Social Dreaming Matrix: Social Dreaming Matters Through Dream Sharing. Notes from the third matrix 8th November 2021
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#2 Social Dreaming Matrix: Social Dreaming Matters Through Dream Sharing. Notes from the second matrix 4th November 2021
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#1 Social Dreaming Matrix: Social Dreaming Matters Through Dream Sharing. Notes from the first matrix 1st November 2021
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Social Matters through Dream Sharing
A Dream Symposium and Dream Auction
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#14 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 – a year on. Notes from 17th June 2021
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#15 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from the final matrix and review 24th June 2021
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#13 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 - a year on. Notes from 10th June 2021
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# 12 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from 3rd June 2021
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# 11 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from 27 May 2021
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# 9 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on Notes from 13th May 21
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#10 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from 20th May
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#8 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from 6th May 21
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#7 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from 29th April 21
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#6 Social Dreaming Matrix: Covid-19 a year on. Notes from 22nd April 21
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