Aurex 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2006 Gestalt is a German word that has no exact equivalent in English. Form, shape, configuration, or pattern come close; "organizational essence" perhaps comes closer. Toward the end of the 19th century, a group of Austrian and German psychologists began to perform research and formulate theories about the role of pattern-seeking in human behavior. The field that has evolved from these studies is called "Gestalt psychology but that is another topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites