CTDC

19/08/2026

Is your institution ready for Article 4 of the EU AI Act?
The AI literacy obligation has applied since February 2025, with supervision and enforcement beginning in August 2026.
If your staff use AI, can you demonstrate that appropriate measures are in place?
CTDC supports institutions with readiness assessments, legislative alignment, tailored training, mentorship and implementation support.
Explore our support pathways:
https://ctdc.org/eu-ai-act

19/08/2026

Article 4 is already in force.

If your institution uses AI, AI literacy is no longer simply an individual skill. It is an organisational responsibility.

Can your institution demonstrate that staff understand the risks, recognise the limits and are supported by appropriate, context specific measures?

Swipe to understand what Article 4 means and how CTDC can support institutions through assessment, legislative alignment, tailored training, mentorship and implementation.

For individual professionals, CTDC Academy also offers a CPD certified course in Arabic and English, with optional one to one mentorship.

Is your institution ready?
Visit the link in our bio.
DM us for further details!

14/08/2026

Why was CTDC established, and what makes our model distinctive?
Co-founded by Dr Nour Abu Assab and Dr Nof Nasser-Eddin in 2013, CTDC was the first organisation specifically created to bridge academia and the work of practitioners, activists and organisations. More than a decade later, this purpose continues to shape how we help institutions navigate complexity.

CTDC was the first organisation built to bridge academia and practice. Discover how its integrated model spans research, strategy, learning, transformation, and responsible innovation.

11/08/2026

Who We Are...

People often ask us: what exactly does CTDC do?

Over the coming few weeks, we will be sharing a series of short explainers introducing who we are, what we do, the disciplines that shape our work, CTDC Academy, and how to work with us.

We are starting with a simple introduction to CTDC and how we support institutions to navigate complexity through research, strategy, learning, organisational transformation and responsible innovation.

Learn more at www.ctdc.org

06/08/2026

Has your organisation or company been affected by political instability?
Political risk can quickly shape decisions about staff, funding, partnerships and operations. Our latest blog explores what preparedness looks like before pressure turns into crisis.
Read the blog on our website.
Need to talk it through? Book a free consultation via the link in bio.

03/08/2026

AI is increasingly entering counselling, psychotherapy, coaching and other helping practices. But ethical use requires more than understanding what these tools can do. It requires careful attention to judgement, boundaries, accountability and the relationships at the centre of professional practice.
Join Dr Nour Abu-Assab and Dr Nof Nasser-Eddin for this two-hour online workshop, delivered by CTDC in collaboration with Onlinevents CPD.

Wednesday, 2 September 2026
10:00 am–12:00 pm BST

The workshop will explore the ethical boundaries of AI use and its emerging psychological and relational effects on the people we support.

Registration link in the comments.

06/07/2026

At the World Cup, a red card became more than a football decision.

A US player was suspended.
After presidential intervention, FIFA suspended the ban.
The player was allowed to return.

The question is not only whether the final decision was justified.

It is also about access.

Who could request review?
Who was heard?
Whose intervention carried weight?
Would others have had the same route?

Accountability depends on more than the existence of rules. It depends on whether those rules can be questioned, reviewed, and applied without proximity to power.

When some people move through the system, while others can reach above it, trust begins to break.

At CTDC, we help organisations, companies, and institutions ask these difficult questions with rigour, care, and attention to power.

DM us for more information or check out our website! 

18/06/2026

When safeguarding failures become public, organisations often respond in familiar ways: investigations, dismissals, reporting channels, training, and new policies.
These responses matter.
But the MSF Chad case points to a more difficult question: why do organisations so often discover exploitation only after it has become widespread?
Safeguarding is not only about perpetrators. It is also about systems.
A prevention-oriented approach asks how dependency is created, how authority is exercised, who controls access to resources, who can report safely, and where accountability actually sits.
The issue is not whether response matters. It does.
The issue is whether humanitarian organisations are willing to examine the conditions that make exploitation possible before harm has already occurred.
Read the full CTDC analysis on our website.

17/06/2026

The recording of **CTDC Academy’s Arabic launch** is now available online.

This was a conversation about language, knowledge, AI, responsibility, and the kinds of learning spaces we need now.

In conversation with Weam Guesmi, Dr Nour Abu-Assab and Dr Nof Nasser-Eddin shared the story behind CTDC Academy: where it came from, why it matters, and what it means to build a learning space rooted in rigour, accessibility, political consciousness, and care.

The Arabic launch also opened questions that could only be asked in this way, in this language: how Arabic shapes thought, how knowledge travels, who gets to be recognised as an expert, and how we can engage AI without giving up judgement or responsibility.

The event recording is now available to watch online.

Link in comments.

16/06/2026

The contract is the culture. Before you sign your next job offer, freelance agreement, or app terms: ask what it’s actually saying about how they see you. Full read at the link in bio.