Marianne Fry Lectures
Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, 24 September 2022
10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location
Engineers' House, Clifton Down, Bristol
About the lecture
From Brexit to this year’s disturbing war in Ukraine and the overall deepening of political divides around the world, events in the last few years point to people feeling marginalised, even in countries that assert themselves as beacons of liberal democracy. The feeling of powerlessness arises as well in our work spaces and individual lives. Issues of privilege and power seem frequently confusing: they are either over-emphasised or totally ignored.
Understanding power, its impact and how it manifests, feels more urgent than ever. It is no longer an option to assume we live in a world where power dynamics are simple and straightforward – they are constantly in play. Power is both explicitly and implicitly present in our personal lives, work and societies. It is our ethical responsibility to illuminate and bring it to awareness as enablers of presence and dialogue.
In this talk, building on both her clinical and organisational experience, Marie-Anne will put forward an understanding of power as not just as coercive but as a structuring aspect of the field. She will address a theme that she has explored in her writing – namely that power moderates the field. She will then share her thoughts, from the point of view of a practitioner, on how the work of Kurt Lewin and other field theorists can be a support to our work both clinically and organisationally.
The Afternoon Session
In the afternoon, Marie-Anne will facilitate an experiential exploration of issues raised in the lecture.
About Marie-Anne Chidiac, DPsych
Marie-Anne is a Lebanese-British UKCP-registered psychotherapist, organisational consultant, coach, trainer and supervisor. Alongside her work with individuals in clinical practice, she is an experienced OD practitioner. She supports teams and organisations internationally, both in the public and private sectors. Marie-Anne is one of the UK’s leading trainers in Organisational Gestalt and the author of “Relational Organisational Gestalt: An Emergent Approach to Organisational Development”. She is a co-founder of ‘Relational Change’, an organisation that works to develop relational skills in individuals, teams, and organisations. She is an Accredited Coach and Associate of Ashridge Business School.
Originally from the Lebanon, Marie-Anne came to the UK in her early twenties having experienced war, conflicts and power struggles in varying contexts (politically, socially, economically). She has explored the topic of presence and power in her Gestalt writing. She is particularly interested in how power and powerlessness manifest socially through context and culture and not only through the more visible coercive or violent practices.
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Covid-19 considerations
We very much look forward to meeting in person again this year. Engineers’ House has invested heavily in making itself a Covid-safe facility.
In the unlikely event that we were forced to hold the lecture on-line, you would miss out on the lunch and we would have cost savings. We would refund half the cost of your booking.
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