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NTL &

T-Groups

 

In 1946, Lewin, then Director of MIT's Research Center for Group Dynamics, concluded from his experiences that increased awareness of self and others could be accomplished through facilitated group dialogue in Training Groups (or T-Groups) that advocates open-minded appreciation and inclusion of differences.  Lewin also concluded that T-Groups who learned by experience, rather than lecture and reading, provided high potential for diagnostic study, evaluation and, most important, for changing behaviors.  His conclusions formed the basis for the NTL Learning Experience.​

Differentiator: Experiential Learning “designed to develop motivation, deepen insight, build skills, & cement back-home application of learning”

NTL offers a number of recorded webcasts.  Click the link above to see the extensive listings: 

History of

T-Groups

 

T-Groups

Overview

 

Four Unique Elements

T-Groups

 

Pioneers of NTL

 

NTL History:   http://www.ntl.org/inner.asp?id=178&category=2​
 

  • NTL began with the vision of Kurt Lewin
  • Founder of modern social psychology
  • His conclusions about Training Groups (or T-Groups) formed the basis for the NTL Learning Experience.
     

NTL Vision:  
 

NTL’s vision is “people empowered to create just and compassionate organizations and societies in an interdependent world.”   http://www.ntl.org

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NTL Founders:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Training_Laboratories

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Kurt Lewin    ​http://www.sonoma.edu/users/d/daniels/lewinnotes.html​
 

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Ron Lippitt
 

  • Co-inventor of T-Groups
  • Began Research Center for Group Dynamics at University of Michigan's Institute of Social Research,
  • Program director @ Research Center, and associate professor of sociology and psychology at the university.
  • Founded, along w/ F. Mann, the Center for Research on Utilization of Social Knowledge (CRUSK)

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-0081?rgn=main;view=text)

http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/ronald-lippitt

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Lee Bradford
 

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Ken Benne
 

  • Influential philosopher of education
  • Theorist of organizational change
  • Early career as elementary and secondary school teacher
  • Cofounder of 3 major org’s: the Philosophy of Education Society, the National Training Laboratories Institute of Behavioral Science, and the International Association of Applied Social Scientists
     

Kenneth D. Benne (1908–1992) - Contribution, Concept of Democratic Authority, Social Foundations of Education - Change, University, College, and Educational - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1784/Benne-Kenneth-D-1908-1992.html#ixzz2Firwm7hH

​Ntl Institute for Applied Behavioral Science - Training, Social, Development, and Programs - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2299/Ntl-Institute-Applied-Behavioral-Science.html#ixzz2FitGYARR​

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Douglas McGregor

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  • Management professor at MIT Sloan School of Mgmt
  • President of Antioch College 1948-54
  • Book The Human Side of Enterprise profound influence on education practices
  • Coined Theory X and Y

http://www.teachspace.org/personal/research/management/macgregor.html
http://www.preservearticles.com/2012051832412/6-assumptions-by-douglas-m-mcgregor-in-theory-y.html

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​Chris Argyris
 

  • American business theorist
  • Prof Emeritus @ Harvard Bus School
  • Thought Leader @ Monitor Group
  • Known for seminal work in the area of “Learning Orgs”
  • Author or many org and change books
     

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Argyris
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/argyris.htm
http://www.actionscience.com/
http://www.actionscience.com/argbib.htm

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​Warren Bennis​
 

  • American scholar
  • Organizational consultant
  • Pioneer of contemporary field of Leadership Studies
  • University prof & Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at USC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Bennis
http://www.warrenbennis.com/​​
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFHaHquIW0g
http://www.economist.com/node/11773801

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​Edith Whitfield Seashore
 

  • Cofounder of the MS in OD at American University
  • Most significant woman in OD field
  • NTL’s president in late 1970s, led the charge to save NTL
  • Prolific author and professor
  • Pioneer important shaper of the art and science of OD

http://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/eseashore.cfm
http://www.cbodn.org/Resources/Documents/September%2012%202012%20bios.pdf
http://www.samatvam.co.in/edith_whitfield.html
http://www.cape.org/2012/seashore.html

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