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We are simply trying to hold space for
people interested in group relations work.
We serve as a home for people who have experienced the power of group relations work, particularly in combination with spirituality and social justice. We want to nurture the GR network by offering a place to co-create as individuals and/or organizations. We are open to collaboration around group relations conferences and application events, writing, reflecting and meeting. We offer to stay connected with “the work” in various ways. We pay attention to where the energy takes us.
The programs we offer at this moment are listed in the activities section. As we are growing in numbers, we are beginning to create local (and virtual) communities that people may join to nurture “the work.”
Small and / or Large Study Group Training
Review and Application Group Training
Applied
Events
Director's
Training
GRCs & TRAINING
Group relations conferences are experiential learning events in which participants learn from their experience while they study their own (individual and collective) behavior in the moment in small and large study group settings.
There are also a number of reflective events offered to help the participant make sense of their experience and to apply their learning to their organization back home.
Although specific learning is not prescribed, typically participants have learnings related to the following concepts: boundaries, authority, role, task, leadership, followership, group dynamics, representation, the unconscious, levels of analysis, voice and agency, patterns of behavior, etc.
May 13 to May 16, 2021
Zoom
White Supremacy, Systemic Racism, Fascism and Power: An Experiential Learning Event
In our nation and world, we find our collective well-being, our democracies and our ideals threatened as white supremacy, systemic racism, striving for power, and fascist tactics converge.
Six Mondays from June 7 - July 19
No meeting July 5, 2021
Virtual Small Study Group Training in the Group Relations Tradition
This training is an excellent opportunity to practice group-as-a-whole consulting skills. Participants will rotate between member and consultant roles.
July 7-11, 2021
Zoom
ALIVE 2021: Beyond the Single Story, Embrace the Authority to Lead
In this pandemic year, so many of us have struggled with the social chaos and irrationality emerging around race and identity. Is America a country with one political story, or is our increasing diversity developing multiple narratives around shared values?
We offer group relations training and applied events on a regular basis.
Small and / or Large Study Group Training
An event in which participants are invited to take up the Small or Large Study Group consultant role and get feedback in public immediately after they have taken up that role.
This training is great practice for people who want to apply group-as-a-whole perspective in their work.
Review and Application Group Training
Gives some background and ideas about how to conduct an application group in conferences.
Applied
Events
We occasionally organize or sponsor trainings related to group relations work, for example in Social Dreaming, or group facilitation.
Director's
Training
In 2020, in collaboration with the A. K. Rice Institute, we offer a Director’s Training for people who are interested in directing group relations conferences.