What is BART?
BART is an acronym or mnemonic device that stands for Boundary, Authority, Role and Task. In addition to the group level analysis and unconscious focus central to group relations work, BART constitutes the rest of the core. In short BART refers to: • Boundaries-time, task and territory • Authority-the right to do work • Role-the manner in which one takes up the task • Task-the work of the group The terms are highly interrelated and provide a means to begin to understand what may be going on in the group. For more details on this concept, refer to the Tavistock Primer II (available to AKRI associates at no charge at papers and presentations, or available for purchase through our store). There is also an excellent article about BART in our papers area.
