The Transdisciplinary Practitioner Day 1: Becoming Transdisciplinary

Exploring the rich texture and depth of the transdisciplinary imagination as it is practised by students and alumni of the DProf (Transdisciplinary Practice) programmes at Middlesex University.
You are invited to participate in a two-day programme of workshops and open dialogue about the transdisciplinary nature of professional practice and how it can be harnessed through doctoral research. Over two days you will have the opportunity to engage with the perspectives, approaches and work of current students, alumni, guests and staff. This is aimed at the inquiring practitioner in fields where it is imperative to challenge commonly held assumptions about ways of working. The two days will expose current students to the goals, methods and impacts that have characterised past and current DProf research projects; it aims to share with academics creative ways of researching practice; it will also interest professionals who want to expand how they think about their present roles and context and future directions for themselves and their organisations.
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Day One: Becoming Transdisciplinary
Monday, March 15th, 14:00-18:00 (GMT)
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome. Kate Maguire
14:10 - 14:40 Opening. Professor Nic Beech, Vice-Chancellor, followed by Professor Paul Gibbs
14:40 - 15:30 Becoming Transdisciplinary. Embracing complexity and exploring the attributes and skills of transdisciplinary practice.
Host: David Adams presents, Tamer Ali, Jehan Al Fannah, Vincente Goes, Janette Nhangaba, Kirsty Reynolds and Sarah Bell
15:30 - 16:20 Pathways through Transdisciplinary Research. Changing practice through participatory, Transdisciplinary inquiry
Host: Agi Ryder presents Malti Varshney and Alan Wheeler
16:20 - 17:10 Bringing it Home. The impact of transdisciplinary strategies in reimagining and changing communities and organisations
Host: Nico Pizzolato presents Kathryn Downing, Richard Pybus and Alastair Wyllie
17:10 - 18:00 Open Forum. Gathering creative ideas in conversation with the audience
Host: Jane Riddiford
Please contact [e-mail] for further information.
Speakers:
Tamer Ali (Kuwait) HR management I implement change and enhance performance on an individual and organisational level
Prof. Nic Beech Vice-Chancellor, Middlesex University
Sarah Bell (Australia) Co-founder at Aire Software. Mother of robot RiTA and 4 humans. Student. Teacher. Thinker. Writer. I help organisations and leaders to optimise chaos
Jehan Al Fannah (Qatar) I activate talent by turning human potential into growth and performance opportunity
Vincente Goes (Brazil) therapist and organizational consultant I go for the core of things to activate change & integration
Janette Nhangaba (UK) Higher Education, I make things better with others, for others
Kirsty Reynolds (UK) Executive and resilience coach, supporting working mothers in fulfilling their professional ambitions without compromising their wellbeing
Dr Kathryn M. Downing Coaching supervisor, executive coach, author and speaker who has conducted research within North America on reflective practice in virtual small group supervision.
Prof. Paul Gibbs Emeritus Professor Gibbs has lectured on Transdisciplinarity in Europe, Australia, China and the Americas and has held professorships and fellowships in Hong Kong, Sydney Texas and the Caucasus. He has published four books and on the topic and is internationally acknowledged as a philosopher of transdisciplinarity.
Dr Jane Riddiford Jane co-founded Global Generation in 2004. She has more than 25 years of experience in delivering environmental, arts & vocational training projects.
Richard Pybus Three-time Cricket World Cup coach director and designer of high-performance systems for organisations.
Malti Varshney Public Health expert and Director of Clinical Networks and Senates in London. She provides leadership in developing and delivering a system-level clinical strategy for key long-term conditions.
Alan Wheeler DProf Student and Liaison Librarian for Law, Politics and Science at Middlesex University, Alan is currently exploring how Lego(R) Serious Play(R) can be used to explore the soft skills traditionally associated with learning gain alongside undergraduate students
Dr Alastair Wyllie A performative bricoleur, someone who turns up, makes up and makes do with whatever connects to his coachees, in his role as Executive and Team Coach, Facilitator of leadership and organisation development, a Coaching and OD Supervisor, and Action Researcher.