Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by Robin Dunbar (1996)

In this book Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language, psychologist Robin Dunbar looks at gossip as an instrument of social order and cohesion — much like the endless grooming with which our primate cousins tend to their social relationships.

 
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Good Talk: How to Design Conversations That Matter

Guns Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years by Jared Diamond

Conversational Leadership Workshop
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK

We are living and working in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change. This week-long workshop offers a space to practise Conversational Leadership as a shared, lived experience.

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