A Science of Change

Another conversation with my father, Robert P. Crosby, drawing on his T-group experience which dates to 1953 with his first group leader Walter Holcomb, and followed soon after with trainers such as Lippitt, Bradford, and Benne. We explore the history of T-groups together, using the 1964 T-group Theory and Laboratory Method as a guide to the early methods, structure, and leadership styles eminatin...

A conversation with Margaret Seidler, author of "Payne-ful" Business: Charleston's Journey to Truth. Ms. Seidler only recently became aware of her own family's deep involvlement in the African slave trade. She has chosen to bring her family story into the light of day, focusing her energy towards helping us move towards a more complete understanding of the past so that we can overcome that which d...

Listen in to a heartfelt conversation with David Ledesma, the leader who used Cotton Mears at four different locations over a 20 year span. Learn about how and why he did so. This is also part of the View from a target series, which is material for my next book, about the power of engaging the hourly workforce in improving productivity and morale. 

Join us as 88 year old OD sage Dick Schmuck recalls his first hand experiences with Lewin's inner circle, including Ronald Lippitt, Leland Bradford, and Ken Benne, as well as with my dad and with behavioral scientist John Wallen. We also discusses Schmuck's books and his unique approach to action research. Sadly, Dick passed away in 2025. 

Listen in as Pat Roberson, former union VP and steward at the Alcoa Warrick Texarkana rolling mill, tells the story of his life as an hourly worker before and after Gil Crosby and his team conducted Lewinian OD in the East Texas plant. 

Listen in as Mark Horswood, former union stward and electrician at the Alcoa Warrick auluminum smelter tells the story of his life as an hourly worker before and after Gil Crosby and his team conducted Lewinian OD in the Indiana plant. 

Join us as we describe and convey many models of citizen engagement, and related topics. 

OD elder, LIOS origoinal faculty, and Lutheran pastor John Scherer talks about the spiritual nature of his work, and shares his considerable knowledge of religion with host Gilmore Crosby. 

A conversation with my father, Robert P. Crosby, about the roots of his OD and the connections to Lewin, such as Lippitt, Bradford, and Benne. The conversation took unexpected twists and turns, and includes wisdom about change, love, and other matters. 

Listen in as Jerome Maxwell, the first Jamaican Managing Director of the Jamalco bauxite refinery,  recalls the steps he took to lead Jamalco in the right direction, including his 14 year collaboration with Gil Crosby to develop and engage the organization in the quest to raise performance to a higher level.  

Lewinian social science is comprehensive (applying to situations large and small, inside and outside of organizations), but it is also simple. For example, Lewin found that if the people facing a problem, through dialgue with their peers, come up with their own solutions, the odds of implementation success are high. Skillful facilitation of the dialgue and the action planning is important of cours...

How to describe Charlie and his unique Eastern-Western perspective? The following, from his book, is a description in his own words:  If I had to use just one word to describe myself and my background, it would be eclectic. My life and my work have evolved through studying with many fine teachers from around the world. I am a native New Yorker, and in 1985 I moved to Japan to study Aikido, and Nog...

Join me as we cover the social science of Kurt Lewin and it's application to racism as described in chapter two of my most recent book, Diversity without Dogma . Learn Lewin's theory and methods about change inside and outside or organizaions! Take action! The battle between democracy and authoritarianism is happening now, and race relations in the US have been part of that struggle since the begi...

A fearless conversaiton about education, about race, about what divides us in the US, about democracy versus authoritarianism, about the Middle East, and more! 

95 year old Lewinian OD Master Robert P. Crosby joins us again to discuss non-tradtional OD interventions he designed and facilitated, including citizens involvement in HUD block grant decision making, the Riverfront Park Project for the city of Spokane, and the construction of a new juvinile court building, student involvement at Gonzaga University, citizen dialgue between Christians of all kinds...

In honor of Black History Month I skipped other chapters in my Diveristy without Dogma book and went directly to the chapter on history, which mostly is focused on the history of racism in the US. Please note that this chapter is only one elelment in a much larger social science framework for how to have dialgue about, learn about, and take action on any kind of prejudice. I highly recommend liste...

Family of Origin work is an important part of my colleagues and my leadership development methodology. This two part podcast explains that in more detail and then, using interview questions created by Brenda Kerr Minno, I demonstrate a Family of Origin interview by conducting one with my 95yo father. 

Family of Origin work is an important part of my colleagues and my leadership development methodology. This two part podcast explains that in more detail and then using interview questions created by Brenda Kerr Minno, I demonstrate a Family of Origin interview by conducting one with my 95yo father. 

A far ranging and lively conversation with Greg Crosby, an internationally renowned speaker and social scientist.

A conversation with OD practitioner and author Peter Altschul who provides a rich and unique perspective on DEI, disabilities, emotional intelligence, and life. 

Michael Papanek joins us to talk about his grandfather's theories and life, as well as his own unique approach to business consulting and coaching.  

Gilmore Crosby explores Emotional Intelligence as described in his book, Spirituality and Emotional Intelligence . The Crosby EQ model discussed here uniquely integrates individual and systems thinking, and is a foundational element in the author's leadership and organization development work. 

Gil Crosby interviews Dr. John Scherer about how he became part of the original faculty and a creative force within the Leadership Institute of Spokane/Seattle (LIOS), the world's first T-group based OD graduate program. After his 9 years with LIOS John went on to create his own unique approach to OD and Leadership Development, and continues to do so to this day via a network of colleagues around...

Gilmore Crosby talks about the change methods of Kurt Lewin, using his 2022 publication, "A Scientific Method of Change," (OD Review, Vol 54, No.3). 

Gil Crosby interviews Dr. Ron Short about the creation of the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS), a T-group based OD graduate program. Ron has known Gil since Gil's early teens, and describes how LIOS was brought into being in part during a conversation under the plum tree in Gil's childhood backyard. Ron was unique in conceptualizing family systems and other theory so it could be applied to p...