The Shadow of the Institution I am proud to announce that Grex and the A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems are co-sponsoring a Group Relations Conference title "The Shadow of the Institution" at UCLA on May 18 through 20, 2018. This experiential leadership training event will mark … [Read more...] about Shadow of the Institution
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Grex Group Relations Workshops – Fall 2017
Grex, the West Coast Affiliate of the A. K. Rice Institute, has announced the offer of two, one-day Grex Group Relations workshops in the Los Angeles area for people who have attended a recent Group Relations Conference. These workshops are intended to deepen participants' Group Relations thinking … [Read more...] about Grex Group Relations Workshops – Fall 2017
Advanced Training in Whole Systems Consulting
Whole Systems Consulting: Advance Practice Workshop As current Vice-President of the A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (AKRI), I am excited to also be a member of the Whole Systems Consulting program committee. In November, AKRI is holding a three-day training designed … [Read more...] about Advanced Training in Whole Systems Consulting
Leadership, Authority, & Otherness
Leadership, Authority, & Otherness The current psychohistorical moment appears to be a shared experience of global fracturing into adversarial chaos. This Group Relations Conference provides a unique opportunity to investigate the systemic forces that impact us as individuals and members -- as … [Read more...] about Leadership, Authority, & Otherness
AKRI Dialogues III
"The object of a dialogue is not to analyze things, or to win an argument, or to exchange opinions. Rather, it is to suspend your opinions and to look at the opinions — to listen to everybody's opinion, to suspend them, and to see what it all means. Each person is participating, is partaking of the … [Read more...] about AKRI Dialogues III