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The '''Tavistock Institute''' was founded in London in 1946 with the aid of a grant from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]]. <ref>Eric Trist [http://www.moderntimesworkplace.com/archives/ericsess/sessPreface/sesspreface.html The Social Engagement of Social Science], A Tavistock Anthology, February 1989</ref> It is a not-for-profit [[think tank]], policy and consulting organization.  It publishes "Human Relations and host Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, a scholarly journal. According to their website, they assist organizations:
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Dr. John Coleman, "a former intelligence agent of British MI6," discusses the '''Tavistock Institute for Human Behavior'''.[http://www.barefootsworld.net/tavistok.html]
 
  
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Coleman says that the Institute's prophet, Sigmond Freud, was "settled in Maresfield Gardens when he moved to England. He was given a mansion by Princess Bonaparte. Tavistock's pioneer work in behavioral science along Freudian lines of 'controlling' humans established it as the world center of foundation ideology."[http://www.barefootsworld.net/tavistok.html]
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:"Through innovation and change, working with the technical and emotional challenges involved.  (They) have consistently been at the cutting edge of participative and action research approaches and applied them, for example, to ground-breaking organisation and evaluation support. (They) integrate different approaches from the social sciences to give our clients a deep understanding of their issues and potential ways forward. (They) bring assumptions to the surface and work with the unpredictable, including what is hidden, and sometimes, unconscious." <ref>[http://www.tavinstitute.org/about/ About Us], Tavistock Institute, 2007</ref>
  
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Tavistock's network, Coleman says, "now extends from the University of Sussex to the U.S. through the [[Stanford Research Institute]], [[Esalen]], [[MIT]], [[Hudson Institute]], [[Heritage Foundation]], [[Center of Strategic and International Studies]] at Georgetown, where State Dept. personal are trained," plus US Air Force Intelligence, and both the [[RAND Corporation]] and the [[MITRE Corporation]]. He says that corporation personnel are "required to undergo indoctrination at one or more of these Tavistock controlled institutions." Additionally, a "network of secret groups, the [[Mont Pelerin Society]], [[Trilateral Commission]], [[Ditchley Foundation]], and the [[Club of Rome]] is conduit for instructions to the Tavistock network."[http://www.barefootsworld.net/tavistok.html]
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==Early History==
  
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:"Tavistock Institute developed the mass brain-washing techniques which were first used experimentally on American prisoners of war in Korea. Its experiments in crowd control methods have been widely used on the American public, a surreptitious but nevertheless outrageous assault on human freedom by modifying individual behavior through topical psychology. A German refugee, [[Kurt Lewin]], became director of Tavistock in 1932. He came to the U.S. in 1933 as a ''refugee'', the first of many infiltrators, and set up the Harvard Psychology Clinic, which originated the propaganda campaign to turn the American public against Germany and involve us in World War II. In 1938, [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] executed a secret agreement with [[Winston Churchill]] which in effect ceded U.S. sovereignty to England, because it agreed to let Special Operations Executive control U.S. policies. To implement this agreement, Roosevelt sent General Donovan to London for indoctrination before setting up OSS (now the CIA) under the aegis of SOE-SIS. The entire OSS program, as well as the CIA has always worked on guidelines set up by the Tavistock Institute."[http://www.barefootsworld.net/tavistok.html]
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In 1941 a group of psychiatrists from the Tavistock Clinic secured means from British Parliament to try new measures.  They were later asked to join the Directorate of Army Psychiatry. After World War I, there was a growing recognition that neurosis was not just war related, but endemic and pervasive in a modern society. In response the Tavistock Clinic had been founded in 1920, as a voluntary outpatient clinic.  Many of the founders were doctors who had been concerned with neurosis in World War I. They included general physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists and one or two physicians also trained in psychology and anthropology. They linked social sciences, general medicine and psychiatry. <ref>Eric Trist, Hugh Murray [http://www.moderntimesworkplace.com/archives/ericsess/tavis1/tavis1.html A Social Engagement of Social Science: Historical Review], Tavistock Anthology, February 1989</ref> The group also developed a number of "radical  innovations in social psychiatry and applied social science".
  
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== History ==
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The second group became known as the 'Tavistock Group', because core members had also been members of the pre-war Tavistock Clinic.  Only some of members continued their involvement with the post-war organization.  Those who did, "built on the war-time achievements to introduce a number of far-reaching developments in several fields. This style of research related theory and practice in a new mode".  This is also referred to as "The Social Engagement of Social Science".<ref>Eric Trist [http://www.moderntimesworkplace.com/archives/ericsess/sessPreface/sesspreface.html The Social Engagement of Social Science], A Tavistock Anthology, February 1989</ref>
  
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The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations describes itself as "a novel, interdisciplinary, action orientated research organisation." It was "founded in London in 1946 with the aid of a grant from the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] ... [and] set up for the specific purpose of actively relating the psychological and social sciences to the needs and concerns of society."[http://www.tavinstitute.org/index.htm]
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==Clients==
  
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"The circumstances of World War II brought together an unusually talented group of psychiatrists, clinical and social psychologists and anthropologists in the setting of the British Army, where they developed a number of radical innovations in social psychiatry and applied social science. They became known as the [[Tavistock Group]] because the core members had been at the pre-war [[Tavistock Clinic]]. Though only some of them continued their involvement with the post-war Tavistock organisation, those who did built on the war-time achievements to introduce a number of far-reaching developments in several fields. This style of research related theory and practice in a new mode."[http://www.tavinstitute.org/index.htm]  
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Clients include international agencies, the [[European Union]], local and central government within the United Kingdom, regional agencies, health local authorities, charities and small family firms. The work with organizations, groups and individuals while "always retaining a focus on system-wide issues and dynamics".  They are known for "helping organisations adapt to environmental changes and new technology, with a focus on organizational issues and relationships, leadership, emergence of knowledege, cultural differences and diversity and public policy. <ref>[http://www.tavinstitute.org/clients/ Our Clients], Tavistock Institute, 2007</ref>
  
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"The objectives of the Institute were to study human relations in conditions of wellbeing, conflict or breakdown, in the family, the community, the work group and the larger organisation, and to promote the health and effectiveness of individuals and organisations."[http://www.tavinstitute.org/index.htm]  
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== Funding ==
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Tavistock describes itself as "a registered charity and a not-for-profit organisation" whose income "comes from research grants and contracts for research projects, consultancy, training and publishing;" plus its "own resources." <ref>[http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Tavistock_Institute_for_Human_Behavior Tavistock Institute for Human Behavior], Spin Profiles, accessed October 2007</ref>
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A number of Tavistock educational initiatives are validated by the [[University of East London]]. <ref>[http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/institutional/eastlondon/eastlondon.asp Quality Audit Report], University of East London, July 2000</ref>
  
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"Since that time, the Tavistock Institute has evolved into an organisation that does research and consultancy, evaluation and professional development work in support of change and learning. We try to contribute to the development of the social sciences by publishing our work. We also own and edit ''[[Human Relations]]'', an international social science journal, and edit ''[[Evaluation]]''.[http://www.tavinstitute.org/index.htm]
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==Personnel & council members==
  
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The Institute was orignially located in the Tavistock Centre in Belsize Park, which it shared with the Tavistock Clinic. During the summer of 1994, Tavistock moved to its current location in central London.[http://www.tavinstitute.org/index.htm]
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===Researchers & consultants===
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*Director - [[Phil Swann]]
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*Principal Researcher/Consultants - [[Dione Hills]], [[Beth Neustadt]], [[John Kelleher]], [[Mannie Sher]]
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*Emeritus Director - [[Frank Heller]] (Centre for Decision-Making Studies)
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*Principal Advisor, Evaluation - [[Elliot Stern]]
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*Senior Researcher/Consultants - [[Frances Abraham]], [[Kari Hadjivassiliou]], [[Camilla Child]], [[Claire Sandamas]] (acting)
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*Researcher/Consultants - [[Pernille Solvik]], [[Kerstin Junge]], [[Fay Sullivan]], [[Eliat Aram]]
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*Principal Associates - [[Karen Izod]], [[Joe Cullen]]
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*Senior Associates - [[Chris Ramsden]], [[Elizabeth (Liz) Sommerlad]], [[Angela Eden]], [[Jim Mackay]]<ref>[http://www.tavinstitute.org/?mode=5a610c245c6a5227&location=07665a370d66024b061c5b4e5d4c083a00675b33023e0267076a543b5e2300305b645b720061023051335233006b053602640a1e521d054d541d04345c640064 Researchers and Consultants], Tavistock Institute, accessed August 19, 2007.</ref>
  
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== Funding ==
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===Council members===
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*[[Sarah Childerstone]] - Chair
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*[[Barry Curnow]]
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*[[Rodney Brooke]]
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*[[Sue Merchant]]
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*[[David Hollywood]]
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*[[David Guest]]
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*[[Ray Loveridge]]<ref>[http://www.tavinstitute.org/?mode=546f09215d6b5227&location=07660a670c67531a071d57420110033157300f67516d0762513c57385d2000305669092008690735503457360d6651620660584c521d0149511800300c340064 Council Members], Tavistock Institute, accessed August 19, 2007.</ref>
  
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Tavistock describes itself as "a registered charity and a not-for-profit organisation" whose income "comes from research grants and contracts for research projects, consultancy, training and publishing;" plus its "own resources."[http://www.tavinstitute.org/index.htm]
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See also: [[Tavistock Institute for Human Behavior: Former People]]
  
 
== Contact ==
 
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==Articles & sources==
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===SourceWatch articles===
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*[[Bilderberg]]
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*[[Committee of 300]]
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*[[Rockefeller Foundation]]
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*[[Think tanks]]
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*[[Trilateral Commission]]
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*[[Liz Nelson]] - trustee
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===References===
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===External articles===
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* Dr. Byron T. Weeks [http://educate-yourself.org/nwo/nwotavistockbestkeptsecret.shtml Tavistock: The Best Kept Secret in America], Educate Yourself, July 2001
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* Dr. John Coleman [http://coleman300.com/Books/TavistockInstitute/View.aspx Forward: The Tavistock Institute off Human Relations], ASIN: B000MQPTMQ, 1999
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* [http://www.modernhistoryproject.org/mhp/EntityDisplay.php?Entity=TavistockInst Tavistock Institute], The Modern History Project, accessed March 2010
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* Dr. John Coleman [http://www.amazon.com/Tavistock-Institute-Human-Relations-Spiritual/dp/B000MQPTMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255617712&sr=1-1  The Tavistock Institute Of Human Relations: Shaping the Moral, Spiritual, Cultural, Political, and Economic Decline of The United States of America], ASIN: B000MQPTMQ, 1999
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 17 May 2012

The Tavistock Institute was founded in London in 1946 with the aid of a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. [1] It is a not-for-profit think tank, policy and consulting organization. It publishes "Human Relations and host Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, a scholarly journal. According to their website, they assist organizations:

"Through innovation and change, working with the technical and emotional challenges involved. (They) have consistently been at the cutting edge of participative and action research approaches and applied them, for example, to ground-breaking organisation and evaluation support. (They) integrate different approaches from the social sciences to give our clients a deep understanding of their issues and potential ways forward. (They) bring assumptions to the surface and work with the unpredictable, including what is hidden, and sometimes, unconscious." [2]

Early History

In 1941 a group of psychiatrists from the Tavistock Clinic secured means from British Parliament to try new measures. They were later asked to join the Directorate of Army Psychiatry. After World War I, there was a growing recognition that neurosis was not just war related, but endemic and pervasive in a modern society. In response the Tavistock Clinic had been founded in 1920, as a voluntary outpatient clinic. Many of the founders were doctors who had been concerned with neurosis in World War I. They included general physicians, neurologists, psychiatrists and one or two physicians also trained in psychology and anthropology. They linked social sciences, general medicine and psychiatry. [3] The group also developed a number of "radical innovations in social psychiatry and applied social science".

The second group became known as the 'Tavistock Group', because core members had also been members of the pre-war Tavistock Clinic. Only some of members continued their involvement with the post-war organization. Those who did, "built on the war-time achievements to introduce a number of far-reaching developments in several fields. This style of research related theory and practice in a new mode". This is also referred to as "The Social Engagement of Social Science".[4]

Clients

Clients include international agencies, the European Union, local and central government within the United Kingdom, regional agencies, health local authorities, charities and small family firms. The work with organizations, groups and individuals while "always retaining a focus on system-wide issues and dynamics". They are known for "helping organisations adapt to environmental changes and new technology, with a focus on organizational issues and relationships, leadership, emergence of knowledege, cultural differences and diversity and public policy. [5]

Funding

Tavistock describes itself as "a registered charity and a not-for-profit organisation" whose income "comes from research grants and contracts for research projects, consultancy, training and publishing;" plus its "own resources." [6]

A number of Tavistock educational initiatives are validated by the University of East London. [7]

Personnel & council members

Researchers & consultants

Council members

See also: Tavistock Institute for Human Behavior: Former People

Contact

The Tavistock Institute
30 Tabernacle Street
London EC2A 4UE

Email: central.admin@tavinstitute.org

Tel: +44(0)20 7417 0407

Fax: +44(0)20 7417 0566

Web address: http://www.tavinstitute.org/

Articles & sources

SourceWatch articles

References

  1. ↑ Eric Trist The Social Engagement of Social Science, A Tavistock Anthology, February 1989
  2. ↑ About Us, Tavistock Institute, 2007
  3. ↑ Eric Trist, Hugh Murray A Social Engagement of Social Science: Historical Review, Tavistock Anthology, February 1989
  4. ↑ Eric Trist The Social Engagement of Social Science, A Tavistock Anthology, February 1989
  5. ↑ Our Clients, Tavistock Institute, 2007
  6. ↑ Tavistock Institute for Human Behavior, Spin Profiles, accessed October 2007
  7. ↑ Quality Audit Report, University of East London, July 2000
  8. ↑ Researchers and Consultants, Tavistock Institute, accessed August 19, 2007.
  9. ↑ Council Members, Tavistock Institute, accessed August 19, 2007.

External articles

External resources

Books

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