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organizational development

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National Training Laboratories

American organization founded in 1947 by Lewin's students that developed T-groups (training groups) as a method for experiential learning about interpersonal dynamics — a practice that became the foundation of organizational development.

group dynamicsorganizational developmentexperiential learninghuman relations training
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Kenneth Jones

Kenneth Jones is an American anti-racism educator and organizational consultant who co-authored Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups with Tema Okun. The workbook identifies characteristics of white supremacy culture in organizations and provides frameworks for dismantling them.

social justiceorganizational developmentanti-racism education
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Tema Okun

Tema Okun is an American anti-racism educator and consultant best known for articulating the 'white supremacy culture' framework in the Dismantling Racism Workbook (co-authored with Kenneth Jones), which lists organizational habits such as perfectionism, urgency, and quantity over quality as manifestations of white supremacy culture.

social justiceorganizational developmentanti-racism education
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