ABSTRACT
The experiment, to be called a Basic Skills Training group, was a core element of a three-week workshop conducted in the summer of 1947. Indeed, a primary intent of the National Training Laboratory T-groups was to develop change agents. As Bradford et. al. put it in 1964, an "essential" focus was: Focus on Self as an Agent of Change. A legion of facilitators tried their hand at running T-groups, many no doubt sincerely wanting to replicate what had been an important and positive experience, and many likewise drawn by the lure of providing a service that was in demand. One of the fundamental difficulties is related to the distinction between “observation” and “interpretation.” In a properly facilitated T-group, people become more effective at being the way they want to be in a group and in a larger system, and in understanding and influencing group dynamics. There are many sources for learning more about T-group methodology.
