Ideas Institute

On behalf of SIPTU and the Board of Ideas Institute I would like to welcome you to our online home.

Ideas Institute was established to meet a specific strategic need that had been identified by SIPTU members and conveyed to the National Executive Council of SIPTU. Since its inception Ideas has contributed enormously to meeting the needs of workers and employers alike.

I hope you find our website useful and that you will contact us with any of your questions. We will be delighted to hear from you.

Joe O'Flynn

Chairman Ideas Institute

General Secretary SIPTU

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What is the IDEAS institute? The primary focus of the Institute for the Development of Employees Advancement Services (IDEAS) is educational. Its task is to identify ways in which new thinking and new services can be introduced into the workplace for the benefit of employees and the enterprise as a whole.

Through its specialised consultancy and training services the Institute's work is primarily concerned with the people dimension of organisation development.

It also delivers focused skills training in support of organisation objectives and encourages a bi-partite approach to managing relationships in the enterprise.

Through its extensive network of professional consultants it can assist with most problems that arise in the modern workplace.

IDEAS was established in February of 2001, by SIPTU - Irelands largest trade union. As a trust, it is an independent corporate body that operates in the commercial arena.

Our Chairman Joe O'Flynn is the General Secretary of SIPTU.

Joe also holds the position of treasurer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and is a member of their Executive Council.

He is a Director of the Irish Trade Union Trust - the solidarity arm of SIPTU and of the Larcon Centre - the controlling body for the Liberty Hall Centre for Performing Arts.