​For the second time in Indonesia, we are proud to offer a workshop based on the work of The iGold Center, a leading institution in Gestalt organizational practice — brought to Indonesia in collaboration with Product Narrative.

​Overview

​This workshop builds on seminal research and theories of groups, organisations and social change of Gestalt social psychologist Kurt Lewin, principles and strategies of working with individuals and small social systems from Gestalt therapist Fritz Perls and his colleagues, and perspectives of Edwin Nevis and other founders of the Cleveland approach to Gestalt practice in organisations.

​Course Content

• ​Understanding the global and organizational context in which we are currently operating

• ​Four streams of theory and practice: Gestalt; Organizational Development; Leadership; Diversity, Inclusion, Social Justice

• ​Foundational theories: Experiential Learning Theory, Systems Theory, Paradoxical Theory of Change and the Gestalt stance of working with Resistance

• ​Use of self and personal presence

• ​Four roles of the Gestalt intervener

• ​Intervening at multiple levels of system: individual; interpersonal; group; large complex systems

• ​Understanding the Gestalt stance on working with groups and teams

​Course Format

​The course will consist of brief lectures, experiential exercises, skill practice, case study and analysis, journaling, reading and application.

​Delegates will work in multiple configurations: individually, pairs, groups, total community and plenary.

​Outline Agenda

​Day 1

• ​Primary Gestalt principles and models

• ​The Gestalt practitioner — use of self and personal presence

• ​Unit of work/cycle of experience

​Day 2

• ​Case consultations

• ​Personal Learning Groups

• ​The four roles of the intervenor

​Day 3

• ​Gestalt approach to change and resistance

• ​Diversity and Inclusion

• ​Personal Learning Groups

​Day 4

• ​Case consultations

• ​Gestalt practice in groups

• ​Strategies for application

• ​Closure

​Speakers/Facilitator

​Mary Ann Rainey, Ph.D.

​Mary Ann has cultivated a global client base leveraging holistic perspectives to improve organizational and leadership effectiveness. Her leadership experience includes Vice City Manager and corporate Vice President. She co-chairs the international Gestalt Organization & Leadership Development (iGOLD) Program and served as Dean of the NTL Institute’s Global Organization Development (OD) program in Oxford, England and teaches in NTL OD programs worldwide. Other teaching includes Yale University School of Management and Loyola University, Chicago. Her books: Gestalt Practice with Brenda B. Jones (2019) and Leadership in the Age of Not Knowing with Jonno Hanafin (2023).

​Michael Ciszewski

​Michael’s work is international in nature and combines a Gestalt and complexity-informed perspective with the applied behavioural sciences. His clients recognize the power of humility, the benefits of humour, and the essentialness of learning.

​Previously, Michael ran Organisation Integration at Merrill Lynch and was head of Leadership and Organisation Development in Europe for J.P. Morgan. He also had 10 years as an investment banker while at J.P. Morgan.

​Michael is one of two Directors of ODC Europe (NTL) Ltd, which provides NTL’s Organisation Development Certificate Programme in the UK. He is on faculty for the International Gestalt Organisation and Leadership Development programme, and has taught on the Executive Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Georgetown University in the US. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the OD Network Europe and is a member of NTL Institute for Applied Behavioural Science.

​Mulyadi Oey

​Mulyadi Oey loves learning, and what drives him is turning it into something useful. That starts at home with his family and extends to the leaders and teams he works with. He began in technology and engineering, leading product teams in Silicon Valley and Indonesia and building a US company that was later acquired.

​Today, as Director of Product Narrative, he works with leaders and clients across Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines, and provides mental health counseling with Modern Health. Through this work, he hopes to introduce Gestalt to more people in the region.

​Who Should Attend

​Organizational consultants, trainers, HR specialists, coaches, executives, leaders, and community activists seeking to understand and work with social systems from a Gestalt perspective.

​Date and Time

​This is a 4-day, in-person workshop:

• ​Date: Apr 21-24, 2027 (Wed - Sat)

• ​Time:

  • ​Wed 9:00am - 6:00pm

  • ​Thu 8:30am - 6:00pm

  • ​Fri 8:30am - 6:00pm

  • ​Sat 8:00am - 3:00pm

​Location

​South Jakarta, Indonesia. We’ll share the exact venue in the Welcome Email, which you’ll receive after your registration and payment are completed.

​Investment

​Early bird (registration and payment by 15 January 2027)

• ​Individual: SGD 2,800 per person (limited to 10 places)

• ​Group of three: SGD 2,700 per person (limited to 3 groups)

​Regular (from 16 January 2027)

• ​SGD 3,200 per person

​Registering as a group
Each person registers individually. In the registration form, name the two other people in your group, and we’ll apply the group rate.

​Participants from Indonesia
Given the recent significant weakening of the Rupiah, a scholarship or subsidy may be available on request. Please get in touch before registering.