William Halton, 'Bion and groups: the field of organization studies'

This session will be an introduction to W. R. Bion's work on small groups, starting from his experiences in childhood and through two World Wars to the Tavistock Centre. These experiences stimulated his interest in unconscious emotional processes in groups - how they bond, how they behave and how they are led. Links will be made to the functioning of organisations and some limitations of his theory will be discussed. Reference will be made to his book Experiences in Groups.