Our Mission
The mission of CSGSS, the Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems,
The Boston Affiliate of the AK Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems is to further the understanding of groups and organizations as social systems, with particular attention to unconscious and covert processes in group and organizational life, the dynamics of authority and authorization, power and other differences within and among socially diverse groups, and the negotiated use of interpretation to facilitate collaborative learning.
"I got a hold of how 'unconscious baggage' held back my effectiveness. The conference freed me to work much more effectively and enjoy work that had previously exhausted me."
Dwight Jewson
Ph.D., President, Strategic Frameworking
Using the Tavistock group relations tradition of open systems and psychodynamic theories, CSGSS, the Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems develops group relations conferences, meetings, and other events to further learning about group processes.

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COMING TOGETHER II COMING APART 2021
Registration coming soon for Coming Together II Coming Apart an online Group Relations Conference.
The Boston Affiliate of the A K Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems.
Application for CSGSS Residential Conference Director
The Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems, the Boston Affiliate of the A. K. Rice Institute, is pleased to announce an invitation to all Group Relations community members for applications for the role of the next Residential Conference Director for three conferences beginning in January 2023.
The application contains eight questions and can be submitted via email to Tyler Bean at TBean17@gmail.com. Applications are due by January 31, 2021. Applicants do not need to be CSGSS members.