Sunday, October 05, 2008

Communitas: A comprehensive and integrative spectrum of approaches

A brief outline of the psychological, groupwork and leadership approaches which Communitas draws from (initial draft)

The Communitas tutors will bring to these events a wide-ranging spectrum of group work approaches and techniques. We draw on these fluidly, as and when appropriate, in an integrative way. As tutors we are - between us - familiar with, have knowledge of, or are experienced in working with the following range of theories / frameworks relevant to this project:

  • Gestalt psychology and field theory as applied to groups and organisations
  • theories of group dynamics and group analysis (Bion, Foulkes, Hopper, Wasdell)
  • parallel process (Hawkins/Shohet) as a fundamental organising principle both intra-psychic and interpersonal
  • chaos theory, systems theory, complexity theory (Stacey/Wheatley)
  • integral, holistic philosophies (theories of change, evolution of consciousness, Wilber's all quadrants/all leves model)
  • Spiral Dynamics (Graves/Beck/Cowan)
  • Large Group Process (LGI's) incl. Open Space and Mindell's Deep Democracy ("Sitting in the Fire")
  • theories of facilitation (Heron: 6-category intervention, Southgate) & facilitator styles including use of self
  • Body Psychotherapy
  • Family & Organisational Constellations (Hellinger)
  • Psychodrama (Moreno)
  • work with trans-generational trauma in both individual and collective experience, incl Hellinger's constellations
  • Process-oriented Psychology (Mindell)
  • working with multi-cultural diversity and polarisations around gender, race and other cultural identities
  • Jungian & post-Jungian Psychology (incl. Archetypal Psychology - Hillman)
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Communitas Blog

This blog contains two kinds of entries:

1. blog entries which address in depth and in detail some of the background to the Communitas Project - the theories and concepts, the philosophies and approaches we draw from. They are designed to deepen and give substance to the various descriptions across the website. The first 15 or so were written consecutively as an introduction and it makes sense to read them in sequence. If you come across jargon terms or sections that don't make sense, please comment or post a request for clarification on our forum.

2. more typical blog entries which address current themes and news in a brief, topical statement.

Introductory blog posts

  1. What’s unique about Communitas events ?
  2. Key advantages of large group self-organising learning communities in comparison with other training
  3. Communitas Philosophy 2
  4. Communitas Philosophy 3
  5. Communitas Philosophy 5
  6. Communitas Philosophy 6
  7. Communitas Philosophy 7
  8. What’s our philosophy at Communitas ?
  9. Why a new kind of training in organisational and group leadership is needed
  10. 21st-century psychology and the future of human organisation
  11. How the brain-bodymind revolution will affect your business - by Michael Soth
  12. What is the best and most effective training format for leadership development ?
  13. Communitas: A comprehensive and integrative spectrum of approaches
  14. Our aims and goals as Communitas tutors
  15. What is the best and most effective way of developing leadership skills ?
  16. As a starting point .... some basic assumptions
  17. How do you want to develop as a leader ? What are your aims and goals for yourself?
  18. What’s the difference between ‘being clear about your philosophy’ and ‘being dogmatic’ ?
  19. Communitas Philosophy 1
  20. Communitas Philosophy 4
  21. Diverse, experiential, self-organising - is a large group learning community for you ?
  22. Key questions that participants bring to Communitas

Communitas blog archive

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