Emily Cook 5/5/25 Emily Cook 5/5/25

The Impact of Unemployment on Dream Content

New findings from the Center for Organizational Dreaming show that unemployment changes how people dream. Analyzing over 6,000 Reddit dreams, the study found that job loss leads to less vivid, less surprising dreams—and a surprising increase in work-related content. The research is now published in Dreaming (APA, 2025).

Emily Cook 4/1/25 Emily Cook 4/1/25

Dreamology

We partnered with cultural intelligence agency Protein explore how dreams act as collective data, emotional insight, and predictive signal. The piece considers the strategic potential of dreaming in an age of accelerated change.

Emily Cook 3/29/25 Emily Cook 3/29/25

Dream Journal Podcast

KSQD’s Dream Journal podcast discuss dreams as a site of cultural processing, creative insight, and evolutionary adaptation. In conversation with host Katherine Bell, Kyle and Emily shared the vision behind The Center for Organizational Dreaming and why dreams matter now more than ever.

Emily Cook 1/9/25 Emily Cook 1/9/25

Dreams of the Jobless: Insights from Large-Scale Analysis of Online Dream Reports

This presentation to the IASD 2025 global annual conference showcases a new method for analyzing online dream reports at scale. The findings offer fresh insights for dream research and workforce intelligence.

Emily Cook 12/20/24 Emily Cook 12/20/24

The week in dreams

Throughout 2024, we collected dreams from Amsterdam residents, listening for the patterns that shape the city’s collective nightscape. Influenced by culture, history, and shifting atmosphere, the findings reveal how Amsterdam dreams itself.

Emily Cook 6/13/24 Emily Cook 6/13/24

The Role of Dreams in Addressing Workplace Toxicity

Dream analysis offers a unique lens on workplace culture, identifying toxicity early and amplifying employee experiences. Presented at the 2024 IASD Conference, this talk integrates research and proposes a framework for collaboration between dream experts and business leaders.