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NEW MEMBERS JOIN AKRI
Welcome to The A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
Celebrating our 40th Anniversay
1970 - 2010
Welcome to the A.K. Rice Institute website. Founded in 1970 as an outgrowth of the work at the Tavistock Institute, The AKRI is now the largest group relations organization in the world, and maintains affiliations and partnerships with other related organizations, including the Tavistock Institute.
AKRI is an educational institution dedicated to an approach known as “group relations.” Based primarily on experiential learning, our conferences and other educational offerings provide ways for people to learn about the unconscious, hidden and seemingly irrational parts of work in groups and organizations.
Group relations conferences complement other forms of leadership training by providing a method for people to learn about and reflect on their experiences in groups. By constructing a temporary organization within a conference, participants in AKRI sponsored events have a chance to experience the ways in which they exercise their authority and take up different roles in their outside lives.
If you are interested in reading more about our work, we suggest beginning with the Tavistock Primer or perusing our list of publications. If you have questions or an interest in exploring group relations educational opportunities, we hope you will contact us.
We welcome your feedback, comments and ideas on how we can continue to improve this (new) site. Submit your suggestions to webmaster@akriceinstitute.org.
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AKRI Videos
AKRI gets virtual
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Dues Renewal
2010 dues amnesty
Former associates can renew AKRI membership today without additional fees
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Upcoming Events
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The A. K. Rice Institute
2010 SYMPOSIUM
co-sponsored by CCSGO
The Cenacle Retreat & Conference Center
Chicago, IL
Oct. 7-10, 2010 + pre-symposium workshops October 5,6
Early Registration Discount Ends August 31
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Symposium Saturday Night Dinner Event
If you haven't registered for our Dinner/Cabaret Event you can register now by clicking here
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Memorial Service for Laurence Jay Gould
This is to announce the memorial service for our beloved friend and colleague Larry Gould. Larry was a past president of AKRI and is celebrated for his extraordinary contributions in Group Relations.
A memorial will be held at City College in Shepherd Hall, Room 95, New York.
The date is September 12th, 2010
2:30-5:00 PM.
Please contact Steve Ellman @Sellman174@aol.com if you would like to contribute remarks at this memorial.
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we, they, us, them
the predicament of
joining with others
to get things done
October 22 - 24, 2010
Lesley University, Brattle Campus
Cambridge, MA
The Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems
The A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems
Lesley University
present
A Weekend Group Relations Conference in the Tavistock Tradition
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NEW BOOK
What You Don't Know
You Know
Our Hidden Motives in Life, Business, and Everything Else
By: Ken Eisold, Ph.D.
Published in January 2010 by Other Press - available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The book explores what Eisold calls the “New Unconscious,” an expanded and updated view of the motives operating outside of awareness that shape our behavior in many domains of life. One domain that is of particular interest to members of AKRI has to do with group membership and the unconscious constraints that our need to belong imposes on us
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