Coordinating the Management of Meaning with Dr Christine Oliver, Wednesday 20th May 2026 10am-4.30pm,
University of Leeds
LGI Worsley Building 8.43X&Y (£80)

Detailed Description

Our contemporary organisations are characterised by volatility, pressure of task and challenge to resources.  In this context, we can act as if we are more interested in solutions than questions with the consequent danger of decontextualised instrumentalism when the complexity facing us requires a systemically nuanced approach.  In this environment, how might we engage with others and our tasks so that we contribute to intentional workplaces, making choices in our daily work that facilitate coordination and coherence?

 

This workshop will explore how a systemic lens can facilitate orientation, sense-making and wise action for positioning of self and others with agency and accountability.  A systemic lens will be treated as embracing and enhancing more traditional organisational approaches, rather than in opposition.  Participants will be taken through a narrative of detailed use of coordinated management of meaning theory (CMM) in relation to an organisational consultancy case. 

 About the facilitator

Dr Christine Oliver is a systemic therapist and group analyst in private practice.  For many years she worked as Consultant Psychotherapist for East London Foundation Trust and now works externally as consultant and supervisor.  She co-directs the Systemic Development Partnership with Martin Miksits and they run a Diploma in Systemic Leadership and Consulting as well as various workshops relating to organisational development.  She has published widely and her book Reflexive Inquiry offers a systemic frame for working as a systemic consultant in various organisations.