By James Traeger Programme Director, Mayvin Masters in People and Organisation Development. Why do we need such a thing as a Masters in People and Organisation Development? Well, perhaps this type of learning could be worth as much as $6.5 billion dollars. To back up this seemingly ludicrous proposition, I am supported by the excellent podcast from the Science Journalist, Matthew Syed (Sideways BBC Sounds no. 11 …
What is learning really about? Most people think in terms of a course, an awayday, a classroom, rows of chairs, a top table, a jug of water and a glass. For the last ten years, Mayvin has been developing a way of learning that brings your learning closer to the grain of your work. Our approach, …
By Sophie Tidman Eighteen months ago, my family moved out of London to the North Essex countryside, and found ourselves in possession of a one acre garden. At first this fact was primarily acknowledged in a series of entries into our lengthy spreadsheet of new house tasks: ‘get a gardener’, ‘mow the lawn’, and ‘put …
By Sophie Tidman As I start at Mayvin I have been wondering about the art of beginning and belonging anew. I have started over in many places, from Dublin to Kigali, and in different roles, from mother to performer. And each time I do, I feel I’ve started to get a grasp on how to be ‘new’, to feel into and mould myself around the place and the people …
By Kathryn Winterburn As part of our Artful knowing programme, we recently invited Kathryn Winterburn to co-host a webinar exploring the artful practice of writing and the hidden wisdom that can be found therein. It was such an insightful event with one attendee commenting that it helped to “summon the unseen!” which is what our artful …
On Friday 2nd July Mayvin hosted the latest session of our group inquiry in to new patterns of working. During the event we experimented with a new technique, prompted by Sarah Fraser asking the question – What if we could do an open space session over Zoom? For our first breakout session we allocated participants in to …
“I’ve never seen anybody really find the answer. They think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.” – Ken Kesey. What is Organisation Development (OD) for? I have found …
Written by Mayvin Directors Sarah Fraser and Martin Saville. We are having regular discussions within Mayvin around race and privilege. It feels right, responsive and wholesome to be doing so. We fear that if we did not have these conversations we may be left behind, with the surging wave of change, or maybe intention for change, across so many organisations and institutions. Our conversations …