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Critical Moments in Organizational Consulting using Worldwork and Structural Analysis Principles. Stephen Schuitevoerder Ph.D Copyright 2007 Welcome. A little on who I am: I live in Portland Oregon; I come from South Africa, and moved to Portland in 1991, just after part of the Process Work Institute had moved there from Switzerland. I’ve been there ever since. I was born in South Africa and when I finished school, my mother wanted me to be an accountant. I was seventeen, and I didn’t want to go and fight in the military in South Africa. So I went to University, and, as I didn’t know what I wanted to do, studied accounting and business. My brother, who was three years ahead of me suggested I also try some subjects outside of business, maybe psychology, sociology, or philosophy. I chose psychology which finally became my profession. There has always been a background feeling in psychology that polarizes against business. Have you noticed this? It actually goes both ways. Let’s explore the way that psychology polarizes against business. I remember thinking, ‘I want a profession that has heart,’ and so I became a clinical psychologist, not recognizing the unbelievable power, influence and compassion that businesses can also have. When I was doing some research for this presentation, I found out that 37 of the 100 largest economies in the world are business organizations. They’re bigger than many countries, in terms of gross domestic product. I’ve done a little work in connection with Boeing. Guess how many people Boeing employs? 175,000! Microsoft employs 85,000 people. If Boeing or Microsoft has a lay-off, the city of Seattle and the State of Washington are impacted. When they are doing well, the city thrives. These organizations have massive impact in the world, to the point that they can often dictate countries’ policies, directions and philosophies. It’s also true that as psychology and Process Work move into the organizational world,