For the fourth time, the Gestalt in Organizations Workshop cycle met on 13-14-15 April 2018. Coordinator of the workshop was Mr. Frans Meulmeester * who raised the very good question “Should they really stop fighting?”.

Although conflicts are so much a part of our daily lives and our lives in organizations, we usually try to either avoid them or resolve them as soon as possible. However, the Gestalt approach of conflicts is more focused on a deeper understanding of the conflict.

What might the conflict represent? What might be the function of the conflict in this field? What can we learn from this conflict about the total field of the organization?

During this workshop the participants shared their experiences and tried to explore these questions instead of erasing them.

* Frans Meulmeester, Staff member and guest trainer of several Gestalt institutes around the world. Registered Gestalt therapist and Gestalt Practitioner in Organizations (GPO) in the EAGT and a registered psychotherapist (ECP) in the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP). Member of the Executive Committee of the EAGT.