This paper describes the design of a laboratory dealing with issues of organization. It differs from traditional sensitivity training designs in that it consists of a theoretical model rather than a sequence of staff-designed activities. In this paper, the model, in a form of a series of learning assumptions, is explicated, and the results of its application to a particular laboratory program are discussed. A variety of issues arising from this kind of design are also described.
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