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In 1954 Lee Bradford facilitated the first T-group in continental
Europe in Linz, Austria to introduce new ideas in organizational
developement and the T-group to Europe. The event was organized
by corporate consultant Traugott Lindner.
1955 Lindner was joined by three fellow Austrians to undergo
a three month train the trainer for group dynamics facilitation
in Bethel, after that they traveled the US to experience different
styles of T-group facilitation.
Over the next two decades Lindner built up the Hernstein
Institute, which offered T-groups, mangement training and
organizational developement courses.
In the 60s more and more Austrians participated in T-group
trainings provided by the EIT, which was formed as a network
for group dynamics and organizational developement in Europe.
After being trained by EIT they started working at the Hernstein
Institute.
In 1973 Austrian EIT members decided to form their own group
dynamics organisation in Austria and the Austrian Society
for Group Dynamics and Organizational Consulting was formed.
In 1976 OEGGO members founded the first institute for group
dynamics and philosophy in Europe at the University of Klagenfurt
and the 70s saw a network of corporate consulting firms run
by OEGGO members and a structured syllabus emerging within
the OEGGO.
The 80s and 90s saw a continuation of growth as well at
the academic side of the institute of group dynamics and philosophy
which inspired OEGGO members to offer T-groups in other universities
around the country and the consulting firms made OEGGO the
biggest network for group dynamics and organizational consulting
in the German speaking countries.
OEGGO remained a predominantely male ruled organisation
although women members soon equaled the men, and it took a
gender communication workshop in 1993 where a women caucus
pushed the issue on the main agenda. Core principle was to
serve as a selfreflective network of socially active members
who are involved to help change society into more democratisation,
building up, the 90s saw a continuation of equality and in
2000 Marlies Garbsch was elected the
second female president of OEGGO.
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