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The Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies has been engaged in research and programming aimed at improving the quality of life in human systems. Join us as we dive deeper into understanding the human dimension of organizations and the social environment.
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Baba Ram Dass wrote in his book, How can I help?, that you only ever help yourself. As a psychologist I’ve been ‘helping’ people for quite a while now– and I know how much of what I learned about human suffering I have been able to apply to the suffering being in me. Read more -
GREY ZONE BLOG SERIES: I had the opportunity to spend the past week at Concordia University, and did a session with the Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies on Living, Leading and Facilitating in the Grey Zone of Change. We focused our inquiry on the question: How do we live, lead and facilitate in the grey zone of change? Read more -
GREY ZONE BLOG SERIES: The Grey Zone of Change requires us to engage differently than our default learned behaviours. This is why working, leading or facilitating in the grey zone may not be easy. It requires more mental energy and focused attention than our defaults. It requires us to get out of autopilot. Read more -
GREY ZONE BLOG SERIES: I originally defined the grey zone as the area between the defining orientations and corresponding methodologies in the field of Organization Development (OD), with Diagnostic OD on one hand and Dialogic OD on the other. As I have reflected on this, I have extended my thinking and use of the framing of grey zone beyond the area between OD philosophies of change to change itself. Read more
