{"id":7769,"date":"2025-11-11T11:20:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/?p=7769"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:42:10","slug":"uwe-philosophy-and-hsbc-deepen-collaboration-with-critical-thinking-workshops-for-legal-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/uwe-philosophy-and-hsbc-deepen-collaboration-with-critical-thinking-workshops-for-legal-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"UWE Philosophy and HSBC Deepen Collaboration with Critical Thinking Workshops for Legal Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ongoing collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/people.uwe.ac.uk\/Person\/FrancescoTava\">Dr Francesco Tava<\/a>, Associate Professor of Philosophy at UWE, and HSBC has reached a new phase in October 2025. Francesco has been invited to design and co-lead a series of high-impact workshops on Critical Thinking for HSBC\u2019s legal teams in London, Birmingham, and Leeds. For this initiative, he partnered with professionals from the London-based law firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.addleshawgoddard.com\/en\/\">Addleshaw Goddard<\/a>, combining philosophical insights with practical legal expertise to explore both the conceptual foundations and applications of critical thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"Todays sessions objectives\/outcomes\n\nSupport core Expectations like identifying and questioning risk, forming good judgement and challenging appropriately, \nenhance senior leadership behaviours such as collaboration through leadership and effective partnering Build in existing content including podcase series with Francesco Tava   \" class=\"wp-image-7771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/image.png 601w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/image-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This series builds on Francesco\u2019s 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/critical-thinking-in-action-new-collaboration-between-dr-francesco-tava-and-hsbc\/\">podcast on Critical Thinking<\/a>, commissioned by HSBC and distributed to their global legal teams. In the new workshops, compliance and legal professionals engaged in discussions on the key characteristics and potential of Critical Thinking, applying their newly acquired skills to real-world challenges\u2014from the ethical and practical implications of AI to risks associated with financial instability and crisis management. Participants examined core themes such as early risk identification, informed and ethical decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, with the goal of equipping them with immediately applicable skills for their day-to-day work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/image.jpg\" alt=\"A modern HSBC bank lobby, people bustling and a well lit sealing stretches across the screen\" class=\"wp-image-7770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/image.jpg 602w, https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/image-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think this initiative represents an amazing opportunity to showcase the inherently applied nature of philosophy,\u201d says Francesco. \u201cDiscussing Socratic questioning and ethical reasoning with highly engaged professionals in a global industry is a unique experience for both teachers and learners. It bridges gaps that might otherwise seem insurmountable and demonstrates the creative power of Critical Thinking in both professional and personal life\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Kuldip Kaur, Senior Legal Counsel at HSBC and one of London workshop attendees, added: \u201cThe workshop on critical thinking was highly valuable and relevant to collaborative work. I appreciated the focus on identifying biases, evaluating evidence, and making more reasoned group decisions. The interactive discussions made the concepts practical and engaging, and I found Francesco\u2019s facilitation encouraging and thought-provoking. I now feel more confident questioning assumptions and contributing constructively during team decision-making\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HSBC podcast and workshops are the first steps in a broader teaching and learning project led by Francesco and the UWE Philosophy team. Future collaborations are already being planned, with the aim of extending these workshops beyond the UK to HSBC\u2019s global network, which spans more than 50 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Closer to home, Francesco has also designed a new CPD (Continuous Professional Development) course at UWE: <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.uwe.ac.uk\/Z51000219\/ct-lab-critical-thinking-from-theory-to-practice\">CT Lab: Critical Thinking from Theory to Practice<\/a>, set to begin in February 2026. Subscriptions are now open. To learn more about the course, visit its webpage and watch Francesco\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/research-and-external-engagement-at-uwe-bristol_criticalthinking-professionaldevelopment-activity-7389655020217987072-qXbX?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAASTheQB2P0GF7U-xCBgsA-X6YXz4Ys3GKY\">introductory video<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing collaboration between Dr Francesco Tava, Associate Professor of Philosophy at UWE, and HSBC has reached a new phase in October 2025. Francesco has been invited to design and co-lead a series of high-impact workshops on Critical Thinking for HSBC\u2019s legal teams in London, Birmingham, and Leeds. For this initiative, he partnered with professionals &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/uwe-philosophy-and-hsbc-deepen-collaboration-with-critical-thinking-workshops-for-legal-teams\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;UWE Philosophy and HSBC Deepen Collaboration with Critical Thinking Workshops for Legal Teams&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":7773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7769"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8047,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7769\/revisions\/8047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}