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The Institute's Aims

*to improve the efficiency of organisations without damaging the quality of their members' lives;   

*to improve the quality of working life without damaging efficiency;  

*where possible, to improve both simultaneously.

Professional Development

We offer professional development activities for those who are in consultancy or other applied roles: training of social scientists in applied work,in cooperation with universities and colleges, project supervision of postgraduate students and seminars for users and practitioners of action research.