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Introduction to Kurt Lewin
Introduction to Kurt Lewin
Origins
-Born in Poland on September 9th, 1890
Field of Study
-Gestalt Psychology
Movement that looks at the mind and behavior as a whole
Escape
America
-Fled Germany in 1933 due to the rise of Hitler
-Moved to the U.S. and became a professor at Univ. of Iowa until 1944
-His mother died in a concentration camp
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Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Lewin
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kurt-Lewin
The End
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MIT
Renowned Work
Background
-Lewin's equation B = ƒ(P, E)
Behavioral equation stating that behavior is a result [function] of the person in their environment
Death
-He went on to become director of the Center for Group Dynamics at MIT
-Lewin died of a heart-attack in 1947 and was buried in his Polish hometown
Force Field Analysis
-Force Field Analysis was an immense contribution to psychology, organizational development, process management, and change management, etc.
Group Dynamics
-An idea for looking at the factors that influence a situation
-A group is unified and is stronger as one then just the main components
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-Looks at forces that are either driving movement toward a goal (helping forces)
or blocking movement
(hindering forces)
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-"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts"
-Helped create a way to combat religious and racial prejudices in society
[sensitive training]
-German-American psychologist
-Born to a middle class Jewish family
-Recognized as the "founder of social psychology"
-Served the German army in WW1
Schooling
WW1
-Univ. Frieberg in 1909 for medicine
-Lewin fought for 4 years until he received a service-ending injury
-Transferred to Univ. of Munich to study Biology
-After his service in WW1, he studied at Univ. of Berlin (Ph. D)
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