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Archetypes and the Psyche of Groups and Teams
  • Decoding Patterns of Unconscious Motivation-
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Theory Base
  • Applied Jungian Psychology with primary focus on individuals and organizations and
  • A secondary focus on teams and work groups
    • Murray Stein and John Hollwitz, Psyche at Work
    • William Bridges, The Character of Organizations
    • Arthur D. Colman, Up From Scapegoating: Awakening Consciousness in Groups
    • John Corlett and Carol Pearson, Mapping the Organizational Psyche: A Jungian Theory of Organizational dynamics and Change
    • Carol S. Pearson with Allen L.  Hammer, OTCI Manual

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Instrumentation
  • Instruments designed for individual assessment can be used to discover modal character of groups
  • MBTI™ measures psychological type
  • PMAI™ measures archetypes
  • Direct Assessment of Organizations and Groups
  • OTCI™ measures archetypes in teams organizational cultures


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Focus of this talk: Archetypes
  • How archetypes in groups and organizations
  • Form the deep structures of their cultures
  • Inform unspoken mores & taboos
  • Energize narrative patterns of assumptions, language and behavior  (body language, dress, action, etc.)
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Instrumentation: OTCI Scores
  • Reveal Conscious & Shadow Motivators and Assumptions
    • High Scores
    • Low Scores
  • Also assess
    • Congruence between behaviors and values and
    • Energy for, and styles of relating, learning, achieving, and stabilizing


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Group Processing Method
  • With or without instrumentation
  • These concepts can be used in group processing to encourage conscious, healthy and responsible group behaviors
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What is an archetype?
  • Motivational pattern with embedded values and with an implicit story line--like the Lover or Warrior
  • Psychological software--help us with a task


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Archetypal Brands Can Help Us Recognize the Power of Archetypal Stories
  • Ivory Soap
  • Nike (“Just do it”)
  • Apple (“Think Different”)


  • Miller Lite
  • Campbell Soup
  • Hallmark Cards


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The Deep Structures of Things
  • Patterns in nature
  • Strange attractors in chaos theory
  • Archetypes in psychology


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Learning
and Self-Actualization
  • Innocent, Explorer (Seeker), Sage












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Innocent
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Innocent
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Explorer (Seeker)
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Explorer
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Sage
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Sage
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Results, Mastery,
and Self-Esteem
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Hero (Warrior)
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Hero (Warrior)
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Revolutionary (Destroyer)
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Revolutionary (Destroyer/Outlaw)
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Magician
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Magician
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Community, People, Belonging
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Everyperson (Orphan)
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Everyperson (Orphan)
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Lover
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Lover
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  Jester
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Jester
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Stability, Permanence, Structure
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Caregiver
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Caregiver
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Creator
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Creator
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Ruler
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Ruler
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How to use this information
  • Help group identify it’s core “sacred” story
  • Recognize knee-jerk narrative patterns and their strengths and limitations
  • Assist group in assessing balance and imbalances in group functioning
  • Anticipate areas where shadow material might be activation and projection result in blaming and scapegoating


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