Experiments in Second Tier Community

From Pacific Integral:

Collective Individualism: Experiments in Second Tier Community

by Terri O'Fallon, Venita Ramirez, Jesse McKay and Kari Mays

This paper describes an ongoing experiment in fostering development through an integrally informed educational program, called Generating Transformative Change in Human Systems (GTC). This program forms the structure for second-tier communities whose aim is to liberate greater service in the world, while holding the ongoing development of participants, facilitators, and the systems to which they are related.

In this presentation we will provide an introduction to the history and characteristics of the GTC program, present initial research findings of its impact and suggest questions for further research. Since the initial results of our research with the Leadership Development Framework (LDF) shows developmental shifts in program participants that exceeded our expectations, we offer suggestions for further research that explore the reasons for the implied impact the program is having on its participants’ development.

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