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What is a Social Dreaming Matrix?

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

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Dreaming the landscape: the world we thought we knew never was

Workshop June 14 2026 | Social Dreaming in the psychoanalytic world | Organised by the Social Dreaming International Network

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Lunchtime Talks Social Dreaming and democracy: is it time to rethink?

Lunchtime Talk — Julian Manley, Professor of Social Innovation at the University of Lancashire explores Social Dreaming as a democratic process

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

In conversation with Mannie Sher

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How did Social Dreaming develop?

The development of social dreaming as 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