The Social Animal at Work

Understand why people behave the way they do at work.

A four-module online course exploring diversity, inclusion, group dynamics and the social processes that shape how people experience work and organizations.

Online course
The
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What you'll learn

Understanding people in social environments.

01

Inclusion

Understand how belonging and authenticity shape people's experiences at work.

02

Diversity

Explore how people perceive, categorize and respond to differences between groups.

03

Group dynamics

Examine how norms, identities and social relationships influence behaviour.

04

Behaviour

Translate psychological insights into more inclusive everyday practices.

Four modules

From understanding inclusion to changing behaviour.

01

Nature of Inclusion

Explore what inclusion means and how belonging and authenticity shape people’s experiences in groups and organizations.

02

Discovering Diversity

Examine how people perceive differences, categorize others and make sense of diversity in social environments.

03

Dynamics of Inclusion

Understand how groups, social identities, norms and organizational environments influence experiences of inclusion.

04

Inclusive Behaviours

Translate social psychological insights into concrete behaviours that can strengthen inclusion in everyday working life.

Who it is for

Learn at your own pace.

Students Build a foundation in the social psychology of work, diversity and inclusion.
Professionals Reflect on everyday workplace dynamics and behaviour through a psychological lens.
Educators & teams Use the course as a starting point for discussion, reflection and professional development.

About the course

Research translated into learning.

The Social Animal at Work was developed to make key insights from social and organizational psychology accessible through short learning units, videos and interactive exercises.

The course was developed with support from an NRO Comenius Senior Fellow grant and is available to RUN-EU students as well as other learners.

Format
Four-module online course
Funding
NRO · Comenius Senior Fellow
Learning
Videos, reflection & interactive exercises
Availability
Online

Start learning

Explore The Social Animal at Work.

The current version of the course is hosted by the NHL Stenden Innovation Lab.