Kurt Lewin's 'Contemporaneity' Rule
In the third-part of our continuing series addressing selected Lewinian principles, Dr…


The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations is a not-for-profit organisation which applies social science to contemporary issues and problems. It was formally founded as a registered charity in 1947.
The Institute is engaged with evaluation and action research, organisational development and change consultancy, executive coaching and professional development, all in service of supporting sustainable change and ongoing learning.
Our staff work creatively with people involved in innovative activities, working across boundaries or in difficult situations. We combine research and analytical skills with practical help in devising solutions and in following through to implementation, and are particularly known for our capacity to work with issues that are otherwise hidden, and sometimes unconscious.

The evaluation of the Child Poverty Pilots for Separating Parents, led by the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (TIHR), has been published by the Department for Education (DfE). This initiative was part of a suite of nine child poverty pilots operating across England since 2008, representing a varied set of policy interventions each testing a range of different approaches to reduce child poverty...
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Theme for 2012:
Coalition, Cooperation and Sustainable Society
Enrich your repertoire of leadership skills, learn the technique of getting along with and influencing other people - examine different models of organisational functioning using our unique experiential methodology.
20 April - 3 May 2012
This international residential group relations conference is held in the botanic gardens of the University of Leicester each year - this will be the 66th.
Here's a brief description - find out what people who have attended previous conferences say about their accelerated learning.
For a brochure, please contact Rachel: r.kelly@tavinstitute.org
View the talking heads in the video above about group relations (produced by the A.K. Rice Institute and University of San Diego)
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