Besod Siach (The Association of Dialogue between Groups in Conflict)
The Tavistock Method
Facilitated by Ruth Duek, a senior clinical psychologist, and Miriam Fruchtman, an organizational and educational counselor.
Besod Siach (The Association of Dialogue between Groups in Conflict) works to promote dialogue among all sectors of Israeli 
society. The organization, which was founded in 1992 by group psychologists from the political right and left, is based on the Tavistock method, which utilizes group relations and systemic approaches.
The Tavistock method examines group relations, with an emphasis on the individual and their role in the group/organization, while addressing both conscious and unconscious factors that influence the individual and group and affect their success in reaching pre-defined goals. The workshop presented the method’s tenets, and then focused on three areas:
- Personal learning about one’s self and role within a group, organization, or society; behavioral patterns that help or hinder, and reasons behind them.
- Improving one’s assuming of leadership roles, practicing authority, and influencing others.
- Learning about hidden, irrational, and unconscious processes that influence individuals, groups, organization, and society as a whole.
