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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

SCIO-NL monthly meeting February 2025 (live in Woerden and in Dutch)

Development
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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NL Members + Guests
English
Development
SCiO UK

SCiO UK Virtual Development Event - February 2026

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

Development
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......
Online event
Tue, Feb 10th, 2026
13:00 - 15:00  GMT
SCiO UK
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SCiO Belgium

Intervisiesessie 3: Systemisch denken voor taaie vraagstukken

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

Development
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
SCiO Belgium
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Polish
SCiO Polska

Domena Myślenia Systemowego - co jest jej częścią, a co niekoniecznie należy do niej?

Workshop
Myślenie Systemowe jest jedną z tych kluczowych kompetencji, której potrzebujemy do radzenia sobie ze złożonymi wyzwaniami dzisiejszego świata. W ramach popularyzowania oraz adaptowania jej, pojawiło się wiele publikacji i książek w tym temacie. Jednocześnie......
Online event
Thu, Feb 19th, 2026
18:00 - 19:30  CET
SCiO Polska
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Systems Laws & Principles

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£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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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 Systems Interventions

Points of Intervention

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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
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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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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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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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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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Pharmaceutical pollution from health care: a systems-based strategy for mitigating risks to public and environmental health

Published in The Lancet - Planetary Health - FREE DOWNLOAD ALL AUTHORS: Kelly Thornber, Matthew Bentham, Sharon Pfleger, Claas Kirchhelle, Fiona Adshead, Stewart Owen, Hayden Holmes, A Ross Brown, Caroline Farmer, Min Na Eii, Lydia Niemi, Lara Wöhler, Edward C F Wilson, Matthew J Wade, Wendy Tyler-Batt, Matthew Taylor, Georgina Sowman, Paul Southall, Richard Smith, Carol Routledge, John Redshaw...
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Pharmaceutical pollution from health care: a systems-based strategy for mitigating risks to public and environmental health

Published in The Lancet - Planetary Health - FREE DOWNLOAD ALL AUTHORS: Kelly Thornber, Matthew Bentham, Sharon Pfleger, Claas Kirchhelle, Fiona Adshead, Stewart Owen, Hayden Holmes, A Ross Brown, Caroline Farmer, Min Na Eii, Lydia Niemi, Lara Wöhler, Edward C F Wilson, Matthew J Wade, Wendy Tyler-Batt, Matthew Taylor, Georgina Sowman, Paul Southall, Richard Smith, Carol Routledge, John Redshaw...
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SSM Case Study

Developing and embedding an ecosystem map for the UK National Measurement System (NMS) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM).

PROJECT Developing and embedding an ecosystem map for the UK National Measurement System (NMS) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM). PRACTITIONER Thomas Rowe, Systems Thinking Impact Manager, National Physical Laboratory SITUATION AND CONTEXT The UK’s NMS is a ~£100m per annum programme delivered on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and...
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Case Study
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SSM Case Study

Developing and embedding an ecosystem map for the UK National Measurement System (NMS) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM).

PROJECT Developing and embedding an ecosystem map for the UK National Measurement System (NMS) at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) using Soft Systems Methodology (SSM). PRACTITIONER Thomas Rowe, Systems Thinking Impact Manager, National Physical Laboratory SITUATION AND CONTEXT The UK’s NMS is a ~£100m per annum programme delivered on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and...
English

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