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SCIO-NL Webinar (in Dutch): "" Organisch organiseren" by Irene Nooren

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Tue, Jan 27th, 2026
19:00 - 20:30  CET
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SCIO-NL Webinar (in Dutch): "" Organisch organiseren" by Irene Nooren

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Over de presentatie: Wat als organiseren niet iets is dat we doen, maar iets dat we zijn? Biologische cognitie theorie toont dat kennen en leven samenvallen: elke cel 'denkt' en reageert doorlopend op haar omgeving om te overleven. Dit webinar verkent hoe......
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Tue, Jan 27th, 2026
19:00 - 20:30  CET
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SCIO-NL monthly meeting February 2025 (live in Woerden and in Dutch)

Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, Feb 6th, 2026
12:30 - 16:00  CET
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SCIO-NL monthly meeting February 2025 (live in Woerden and in Dutch)

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SCIO-NL komt elke 1e of 2e vrijdag van de maand live bijeen, meestal in Woerden (Pelmolenlaan 2). Er staan niet altijd vaste onderwerpen op de agenda (daarvoor organiseren we specifieke andere meetings), maar de ervaring leert dat er altijd wel een interessant......
Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, Feb 6th, 2026
12:30 - 16:00  CET
SCiO NL
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SCiO UK

SCiO UK Virtual Development Event - February 2026

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Tue, Feb 10th, 2026
13:00 - 15:00  GMT
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SCiO UK Virtual Development Event - February 2026

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SCiO’s Development Event offer an opportunity to draw upon the collective expertise of SCiO members in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. By taking Development Events online, using the Zoom meeting platform, we aim to make them accessible to more SCiO......
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Tue, Feb 10th, 2026
13:00 - 15:00  GMT
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SCiO Belgium

Intervisiesessie 3: Systemisch denken voor taaie vraagstukken

Mechelen, Belgium
Tue, Feb 10th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
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Intervisiesessie 3: Systemisch denken voor taaie vraagstukken

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In een tijd waarin maatschappelijke, ecologische en organisatorische uitdagingen steeds complexer en meer verweven raken, volstaat lineair probleemdenken niet langer. Wat vandaag als oplossing geldt, kan morgen deel worden van het probleem. Het vraagt van ons......
Mechelen, Belgium
Tue, Feb 10th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
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Systems Laws & Principles

part 3 - SLP3

£200 pre-recorded Patrick Hoverstadt
This pre-recorded course of 1h 58 minutes originally took a 6h day to work through. The Systems Laws & Principles courses are about two things: how to think like a systems thinker and the systems Laws and Principles that underpin the better known Systems approaches. The interactive courses will take you through both 9 thinking disciplines essential to being a Systems Thinker and 33 Systems Laws
systems laws & principles
Systems Laws & Principles

part 3 - SLP3

This pre-recorded course of 1h 58 minutes originally took a 6h day to work through. The Systems Laws & Principles courses are about two things: how to think like a systems thinker and the systems Laws and Principles that underpin the better known Systems approaches. The interactive courses will take you through both 9 thinking disciplines essential to being a Systems Thinker and 33 Systems Laws...
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Points of Intervention

£75 pre-recorded Simon MacCormac
This pre-recorded course of 58 minutes is an informational course and does not include exercises. . This course will focus on points of leverage in interventions: places where practitioners can intervene in complex situations to improve them, stop them getting worse, or otherwise make a significant change in system behaviour. We will consider the idea of leverage, drawn from mechanics, to consider
points of intervention
Managing Systems Interventions

Points of Intervention

This pre-recorded course of 58 minutes is an informational course and does not include exercises. . This course will focus on points of leverage in interventions: places where practitioners can intervene in complex situations to improve them, stop them getting worse, or otherwise make a significant change in system behaviour. We will consider the idea of leverage, drawn from mechanics, to consider...
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Managing the Change Process

Benefits management and Change portfolios

£100 pre-recorded Patrick Hoverstadt
This pre-recorded course of 1h 16 minutes plus exercises originally took a 3h half-day to work through. All systems interventions – and indeed any non-systems intervention – are intended to have some effect on and in the system you’re focused on. Given the complexity of most of the systems we engage with, the outcomes can be distant in time and uncertain. How then to know whether any particular
benefits management
Managing the Change Process

Benefits management and Change portfolios

This pre-recorded course of 1h 16 minutes plus exercises originally took a 3h half-day to work through. All systems interventions – and indeed any non-systems intervention – are intended to have some effect on and in the system you’re focused on. Given the complexity of most of the systems we engage with, the outcomes can be distant in time and uncertain. How then to know whether any particular...
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Managing Systems Interventions

Consulting for Systems Interventions - b

£100 pre-recorded Benjamin Taylor
This pre-recorded course of 2h 12 minutes plus exercises originally took a 3h half-day to work through. This course provides learners with a deeper understanding of: Discovery and research into the client system; Power questions, layers of analysis, and objectifying ‘the system’; Research and action-based approaches; Third-party and whole systems approaches; Maintaining the balance of
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Managing Systems Interventions

Consulting for Systems Interventions - b

This pre-recorded course of 2h 12 minutes plus exercises originally took a 3h half-day to work through. This course provides learners with a deeper understanding of: Discovery and research into the client system; Power questions, layers of analysis, and objectifying ‘the system’; Research and action-based approaches; Third-party and whole systems approaches; Maintaining the balance of...
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£100 pre-recorded

Why Practice Systems Thinking?

The world around us is full of complexity, from the environment, to our workplaces to our own bodies. Systems thinking equips you with a framework to understand these complexities and navigate them more effectively. 

Systems thinking helps you tackle complex problematic situations: Many situations we face have interconnected causes and effects. By seeing the bigger picture and the relationships within a situation, you can identify patterns, causal mechanisms, structures, power, and dynamics. This allows you to design changes that address the system as a whole, rather than just treating symptoms.

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Methods for Systems Thinking: 65+ Practical Approaches for Exploring Systems, Perspectives, and Complexity

RRP: £28.85; Paperback: ‎ 270 pp; Publisher: ‎ Routledge; ISBN 978-1041111719 Methods for Systems Thinking is a practical workbook with more than 65 methods you can apply right away. It helps you explore complex systems, involve the right people, and respond effectively to change. The QuickStart Guide shows you where to begin. You can start with the short theory section, use the 5M Methods Matrix...
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Methods for Systems Thinking: 65+ Practical Approaches for Exploring Systems, Perspectives, and Complexity

RRP: £28.85; Paperback: ‎ 270 pp; Publisher: ‎ Routledge; ISBN 978-1041111719 Methods for Systems Thinking is a practical workbook with more than 65 methods you can apply right away. It helps you explore complex systems, involve the right people, and respond effectively to change. The QuickStart Guide shows you where to begin. You can start with the short theory section, use the 5M Methods Matrix...
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Using SSM to support and engage colleagues in times of organisational change

This presentation reflects on using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to reshape risk management in a complex environmental organisation, Natural England. Tasked with delivering reforms and increasing risk-based decision-making, the team used rich pictures, conceptual models, and iterative exercises to navigate ambiguity, surface organizational tensions, and align stakeholders around risk...
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English
0:31 +Q

Using SSM to support and engage colleagues in times of organisational change

This presentation reflects on using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to reshape risk management in a complex environmental organisation, Natural England. Tasked with delivering reforms and increasing risk-based decision-making, the team used rich pictures, conceptual models, and iterative exercises to navigate ambiguity, surface organizational tensions, and align stakeholders around risk...
Use with Accreditation
English
0:24 +Q

Using SSM to consider the best way to regulate a construction product

This report applies Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to examine how a construction product can be effectively regulated under the UK Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR). This product is safety‑critical and increasing volumes of imports —combined with a complex post‑EU‑exit regulatory framework—create challenges for ensuring product compliance. The study explores issues across the supply...
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English
0:24 +Q

Using SSM to consider the best way to regulate a construction product

This report applies Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) to examine how a construction product can be effectively regulated under the UK Construction Products Regulation 2011 (CPR). This product is safety‑critical and increasing volumes of imports —combined with a complex post‑EU‑exit regulatory framework—create challenges for ensuring product compliance. The study explores issues across the supply...
Use with Accreditation
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Ihmiskeskeinen vaikuttavuuslaskenta – mistä vipuvarret systeemin muutokseen?

Miksi jotkut organisaatiot onnistuvat muuttamaan kokonaisia systeemejä, kun toiset jäävät yksittäisten toimenpiteiden tasolle? Pekka Lavila (Synesis, ImpactorX) esittelee menetelmän, jossa yhdistyvät systeeminen ajattelu, perinteinen tutkimustieto, kokemustieto ja taloudelliset vaikutukset. Lähestymistapa auttaa organisaatioita tunnistamaan kompleksisten ongelmien – kuten segregaation –...
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Ihmiskeskeinen vaikuttavuuslaskenta – mistä vipuvarret systeemin muutokseen?

Miksi jotkut organisaatiot onnistuvat muuttamaan kokonaisia systeemejä, kun toiset jäävät yksittäisten toimenpiteiden tasolle? Pekka Lavila (Synesis, ImpactorX) esittelee menetelmän, jossa yhdistyvät systeeminen ajattelu, perinteinen tutkimustieto, kokemustieto ja taloudelliset vaikutukset. Lähestymistapa auttaa organisaatioita tunnistamaan kompleksisten ongelmien – kuten segregaation –...
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