Join us on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ET for our CSGSS Member's Meeting. As a special perk, all attendees are invited to stay for the Large Group Event immediately after—free of charge (keep scrolling to learn more!)
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the center's updates and then attend the Large Group Training Event after... registration to open soon!
We invite you to a unique opportunity to explore the theoretical foundations of large group processes and experience the thrill of being a large group member. This immersive half-day virtual event aims to ignite interest in Large Study Group (LSG) aspects of group relations conferences and provide a platform for knowledge sharing and networking.
Date: May 10, 2025
Time: 11am-11:45am (CSGSS Membership Meeting), 12-5pm ET (Large Group Event)
Cost:
+ $50 (non-members)
+ Free (CSGSS members)
+ $30 (students, non-members)
Guest lecture by Josh DeSilva, PsyD: "Large Groups in 2025”: Current state of the theory, techniques for consulting to large groups, and future directions
Two experiential Large Study Group sessions
Breakout groups for reflection and analysis
Opportunities for networking and community building
Mark your calendars for May 10, 2025, and get ready to dive into the world of Large Study Groups!
Stay tuned for more updates and registration details. We look forward to seeing you there!
Participating in this conference will enhance your leadership capacity. You will gain insights into how you exercise leadership, the membership roles you tend to gravitate toward, your followership patterns, and the overt and covert power, authority, and identity dynamics that influence an organization’s work.
You’ll have opportunities to: (1) Participate in and analyze group processes, focusing on varying sizes, structures, and tasks to observe both overt and covert interactions. (2) Form groups, establish leadership, and relate with other groups to understand underlying patterns and the institution's dynamics. (3) Explore and discuss how power, authority, roles, and identities shift in response to changing contexts and tasks, considering individual identities like race, gender, and class.
This unique conference emphasizes experiential learning. Participants will collaboratively create a temporary organization and culture within a provided structure. They will actively engage in this dynamic system, continuously reflecting on shared and individual experiences. By drawing on these immediate experiences, participants will strive to understand both conscious and unconscious systemic processes related to leadership, authority, and power. This understanding will be deepened by exploring how these processes connect to the conference theme. Through this focus on conscious and unconscious processes, participants will enhance their ability to perceive both overt and underlying dynamics. As a result, participants may develop new perspectives and explore innovative approaches to improve group and individual effectiveness.
"The Conference is an intense, unconventional, and practical learning environment. It provides unique opportunities for the most valuable kind of learning - the kind of learning that enables and frees one up to be more present and deliberate in different roles."
Gianpiero Petriglieri
Assiociate Professor, Instead
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