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Kurt Lewin (September 9, 1890 – February 12, 1947) was a German-American psychologist, known as one of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology in the United States. Exiled from the land of his birth, Lewin (/ləˈviːn/ lə-VEEN) made a new life for himself, in which he defined himself and his contributions within three lenses of analysis: applied research, action research, and group communication were his major offerings to the field of communication.

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No research without action, no action without research.

Action, Research

Fortunately I experienced Max Wertheimer's teaching in Berlin and collaborated for over a decade with Wolfgang Köhler. I need not emphasize my debts to these outstanding personalities. The fundamental ideas of Gestalt theory are the foundation of all our investigations in the field of the will, of affection, and of the personality.

Gestalt, Ideas, Science, Teaching, Theory

The American cultural ideal of the self-made man, of everyone standing on his own feet, is as tragic a picture as the initiative destroying dependence on a benevolent despot. We all need each other. This type of interdependence is the greatest challenge to the maturity of individual and group functioning.

Everyone, Feet, Group, Man, Maturity, Men

If you want to learn about an organization, try to change it.

Organization, Trying, Want, Learn, Change

If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.

Business, Change, Understand, Understanding

Social action, just like physical action, is steered by perception.

Action, Like, Perception, Social

Experience alone does not create knowledge.

Alone, Create, Doe, Experience, Knowledge

There is nothing so practical as a good theory.

Good, Nothing, Practicality, Practicals, Theory

Every psychological event depends upon the state of the person and at the same time on the environment, although their relative importance is different in different cases

Events, Different, Environment, Time, Same

The history of acceptance of new theories frequently shows the following steps: At first the new idea is treated as pure nonsense, not worth looking at. Then comes a time when a multitude of contradictory objections are raised, such as: the new theory is too fancy, or merely a new terminology; it is not fruitful, or simply wrong. Finally a state is reached when everyone seems to claim that he had always followed this theory. This usually marks the last state before general acceptance.

Acceptance, Ideas, Science, Simply, Time

Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process.

Active, Effective, Effectiveness, Learning, Process

A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat, but not too much, above his last achievement.

Achievement, Goal, Individual, Successful, Time

When we are young we are like a flowing river - and then we freeze.

Culture, Like, River, Rivers, Young