Values Seminar Series

Monthly Values Seminars

We invite you to join us for a FREE monthly discussion of anything and everything about values. Seminars are held on the second Tuesday of every month, commencing at 17.00 WST (Australia). Please register your interest here and we will provide you with a link to join the Zoom meeting.

An archive of all the previous seminars from this year is available here.

 

Report release: “What do we value? How values influence everyday behaviour”

The inaugural values report

We would like to thank everyone for their active engagement in the the release of our new report “What do we value? How values influence everyday behavior”. This is the first report released from The Values Project, a three year longitudinal study of the complex relations between people’s values and their behaviors. We held events in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, in collaboration with our partner Pureprofile, in early March to present some top line findings.

We would like to share some photographs of the event held at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at the University of Western Australia.

Values Impact Forum

Thank you!

We would like to thank everyone for their active engagement in the inaugral Values Impact Forum. The Forum was not designed as a stand-alone event, but as a starting point for future work and collaboration. It was the first major event for the new Centre for Human and Cultural Values.

The sheer range of topics and number of presenters and participants from academia, education, non-profits, community, business and government attests to the pervasive impact of values in our world. This impact can only be understood by our collective efforts and thoughts on how values research can inform best practice to bring us closer to resolving important societal issues, such as the socialisation of children, the development and direction of public opinion, the promotion of philanthropy and the transformation of consumer behaviour.

Special thanks to the event photographer, the wonderful Dr Sheng Ye.

Thanks for such a stimulating and enjoyable time at the Values Forum and congratulations to the UWA group for the launch. I look forward to further successful collaborations in future.

Professor Rory Fitzgerald, Director, European Social Survey / City University, London

I thoroughly enjoyed the forum, the masterclass and the opening event. Also the preceding public lecture. I was struck by the welcoming attitude of the organizers which I think helped to promote a kind of ambience of ease in which we could converse and share our thoughts and observations. I don’t think I have ever been to a conference where I have spoken to so many different people! And had such a good time!

Dr Jennifer Hole, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Humanities, The University of Western Australia

So much energy and enthusiasm! And so many interesting projects happening. Just a fantastic event, congratulations to the whole UWA team and thanks.

Dr Kate Williams, Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong

I thoroughly enjoyed partaking in the values forum and learning more about the wide array of areas that are impacted by our values. I would very much like to continue being a part of the Centre, in particular with any topics related to the importance of values in the workplace.

Dr Oliver Rahn, Principal Consultant, OCORA Consulting

Congratulations on a great forum/conference last week! I know it was a lot of work but paid off in bucketloads and really puts the Centre on the global map! I also learned a lot more about the benefits of the Values Theory. I look forward to working with you/using values in research in the future! 

Professor Jill Sweeney, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia

The Centre for Human and Cultural Values focuses on research and training in understanding and appreciation of the variety of human and cultural values and how they relate to big social issues in society.