The Institute was established in 2004 by humanitarian and methodological research group of Yury Gromyko, leading its development in Russia since the end of 1980-ies. This is both a consulting company and think-tank.
The scientific tradition of the Institute dates back to the Moscow methodological circle (MMC) by G. P. Shchedrovitsky, teacher of Yury Gromyko. A number of research programs of the Institute dates back to the development Director of Psychological Institute of RAO, Vasily Davydov and theatre and film Director, philosopher Eugene Shiffers - the Institute is named of his honour .