Ecosystem of Group Relations

Coreene Archer is a Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at the Tavistock Institute. Coreene’s interest lies in the study of leadership and identity. Her works have expanded Group Relations ideas to include work with emergent young leaders. Coreene teaches a number of programmes and her work has expanded Group Relations ideas to include work with young and emergent leaders.Rachel Kelly is a Principal, Engagement/PR lead, and Group Relations Consultant and at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations. She explores relatedness between the unconscious and consciousness and journeys into the psychophysical by exploring concepts such as embodiment, sensation, and imagination. Gordon Strauss is a Psychiatrist who has practiced and taught Group Relations for over 40 years. He is a Fellow and Board member of the A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems.Joseph Triest is a Training Psychoanalyst (IPS; IPA), Clinical Psychologist and Organisational Consultant. He is the head of the “Freud and Followers Root” at the Tel-Aviv University Psychotherapy Program and past President of the Israel Psychoanalytic Society.

'For some years now, Belgirate has been the place to gather for the most innovative thinking in the area of group relations. Based on a highly engaging conference at Belgirate, this volume brings together some of the foremost innovators and thinkers in the field. It makes for fascinating reading, and I whole-heartedly recommend it.'Mark Stein, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Leadership and Management, University of Leicester and Associate Lecturer in Consultation and Organisation, Tavistock Clinic London, UK'This book serves as a transitional space ship, for exploring new territories of Group Relations life, thinking and methodology. Various aspects of (the relationship between) outer physical and inner psychic worlds are being studied thoughtful and reflective. The crew skillfully guides you in crossing several boundaries, (re)visiting conceptual planets, shows comets of practice, bright stars of experience and also leaves enough black holes to grapple with yourself. Fasten your seatbelts for this inspiring flight.'Martijn van der Spek, Senior Organisational Consultant and Program Leader Inside Dynamics in Organisations, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

• Introduction 1. Unbounded Worlds - A Challenge for Group Relations? 2. Transforming the World -Transforming Ourselves: crafting space for activism and spirituality in Group Relations work 3. The Invitation of the Unknown Known: A Collective Consciousness Conversation 4. A nomadic state of mind: In search of a place to live 5. The Place Where Psychoanalysts Live: Introducing Group Relations to Psychoanalytic Institutes 6. Polyglossia or Babel: Working across Languages, Traditions, and Identities in Group Relations Conferences 7. LFA: When Action is not the opposite of Thinking: Living in a temporary community as a space for experiential learning 8. In the Shadow of Envy: Shame in Group Relations Conferences 9. At Home At Work and Vice Versa: Exploring the dynamics of dual/special relationships in group relations conferences and organizational life 7. Yantras, Mantras and Organizational Designs: Creating, Changing and Managing the Unseen 8. Nothingness: A group phenomenon or a seventh(?) Basic Assumption Does it really matter? Does anything matter at all? 9. Immigration, Adaptation and Dynamics of Destruction: Effects on “The Place We Live” 10. Exploring Differences in The Places Where We Live 11. Post-Conference Reflections