Living Human Systems & A Method to Organize the Chaos of Interaction
Benedictine University, Kindlon Hall, Room 161
Dynamics of Interaction
Social interaction is a central part of our lives yet despite our 'people expertise', our attempts to be ourselves and get to know others is often so difficult! Interpersonal dynamics are the core of these social processes, but they are rarely well understood. The nature of the processes themselves are not excessively complex, but their effective application often proves challenging.
Learning Objectives
1) To be introduced briefly to the underpinning Theory of Living Human Systems
2) To be introduced to the technique of functional subgrouping, a unique process that creates safety and can effectively accelerate the group development process
3) To experientially participate in functional subgrouping
In this Presentation
Verena and Chetan will introduce a way to help us, and eventually our clients, focus on discovering our similarities before getting mired in the conflict of differences. While this may sound easy, it requires concerted effort given our 'social training'. They will briefly share some theoretical underpinnings before an in-depth experiential portion. Plan to learn both cognitively and experientially!
Presenters
Chetan Borkhetaria is an independent change management consultant with Human Becoming Consulting. In addition to his BA in Psychology & Economics from Indiana University, he has an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, where he first met Verena. He has studied Systems-centered theory and practice since 2008 when Verena first introduced him to it. Upon coming to Chicago, he began applying his learning to create a networking group dedicated to building community and exploring group process called 'Intentional Exploration Roundtables'.
Verena Murphy is Assistant Professor of Management & Information Systems at Kent State University in Ohio, and a training consultant to individuals and organizations. She has a BA in German from San Francisco State University, her Maser's in Social Work & Social Research from Bryn Mawr College, and a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University. She has studied Systems-centered theory and practice since 1993, and now applies it formally and informally in a collge classroom setting.