Communitas Philosophy 5
The 'parallel process' perspective
Parallel process is a key notion in all aspects of the Communitas Project. See the following books for further information:
We use 'parallel process' as the essential key concept in understanding the self-replicating mechanisms which keep group dynamics and organisational cultures stuck and unproductive, thus providing an avenue into transformation: parallels between sub-systems and the whole system, between inner and outer experience (of individuals, teams or whole organisations); between different levels of organisation, between the organisational and the wider culture
Michael has been instrumental in developing an extended notion of parallel process: the above established notion of parallel process can be extended to include an understanding of transference and countertransference as well as bodymind processes, reaching across individual, group and organisational dynamics, thus providing a new neuro-bio-psycho-social meta-theory relevant to leadership in all kinds of social organisms