Colloquium 2025

The NIODA Colloquium is a forum for the final year students in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Leadership and Management (Organisation Dynamics) to present to an audience of the NIODA community. Candidates and students choose a focus from their learning across their degree and the outcomes of their research projects undertaken. PhD candidates present an aspect of their thesis or experience of their research. Master's student action research projects are the culmination of three years of postgraduate study, carried out under NIODA staff supervision. All research has been undertaken with human research ethics approval, and using systems psychodynamic methodological approaches.

By joining us at the colloquium, you will have access to a showcase of candidate and student learning and some of the latest research in systems psychodynamics as well as supporting the development of candidates in the field. Attesting to the calibre of work in the courses is the knowledge that many past graduates have presented their work at international conferences and had their work published in refereed journals.

There will be six live half-hour presentation and discussion sessions, you are invited to join for any session throughout the day.

10.30 – 10.35 AM
Welcome & introduction
HELEN MCKELVIE

10.35 – 11.20 AM
CELESTE PERFECT
Doing the CEO role differently

11.25 – 12.05 PM
CLAIRE SPIVAKOVSKY
Towards non-binary leadership

12.05 – 12.45 PM
RENEE ARNOTT
Us and I: Finding a way home to another

12.45 – 1.25 PM
Lunch break

1.25 – 2.10 PM
ANDREA BARRETT
Practitioners as witnesses of the ‘moral third’

2.15 – 2.55 PM
VANESSA DOAKE
Holding and containing as a practice of decolonial leadership

3.00 – 3.40 PM
MARGO LOCKHART
A PhD in the changing social politics of meat

3.40 – 4.00 PM
Plenary Discussion

This workshop is designed for NIODA community members, students, PhD candidates, researchers, staff, supervisors, board and committee members who want to uncover the latest in systems psychodynamics research.

The workshop is onsite in Melbourne and live interactive online via Zoom. This will be recorded.