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Deep Dive Intervisie: Critical Systems Heuristics

tbc, Belgium
Thu, Nov 12th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
30 euro (werkingskost, we voorzien drank en broodjes)
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Deep Dive Intervisie: Critical Systems Heuristics

Deep Dive
Hoe verandert je blik op een complexe situatie wanneer je niet alleen kijkt naar wat er gebeurt, maar ook naar de grenzen die we – vaak impliciet – rond die situatie trekken? In deze deep dive intervisiereeks werken we met Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) als......
tbc, Belgium
Thu, Nov 12th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
SCiO Belgium
30 euro (werkingskost, we voorzien drank en broodjes)
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Members only + Guests
Dutch
SCiO NL
Development
SCiO NL

SCIO-NL monthly meeting November 2025 (live WOERDEN and in Dutch)

Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, Nov 13th, 2026
12:30 - 16:30  CET
FREE
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NL Members + Guests
Dutch
SCiO NL

SCIO-NL monthly meeting November 2025 (live WOERDEN and in Dutch)

Development
SCIO-NL komt elke 2e vrijdag van de maand live bijeen, meestal in Woerden (Pelmolenlaan 2, gebouw At the Office). Er staan niet altijd vaste onderwerpen op de agenda (daarvoor organiseren we specifieke andere meetings), maar de ervaring leert dat er altijd wel......
Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, Nov 13th, 2026
12:30 - 16:30  CET
SCiO NL
FREE
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NL Members + Guests
English
Sp25-2
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SCiO UK

SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting - November 2026

Online event
Mon, Nov 16th, 2026
18:30 - 21:00  GMT
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English
Sp25-2

SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting - November 2026

Speaker(s)
Virtual Open Meeting: A series of presentations of general interest to Systems and Complexity in Organisation's members ...
Online event
Mon, Nov 16th, 2026
18:30 - 21:00  GMT
SCiO UK
FREE
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English
Development
SCiO UK

SCiO UK Virtual Development Event - December 2026

Online event
Tue, Dec 8th, 2026
13:00 - 15:00  GMT
FREE to members
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English

SCiO UK Virtual Development Event - December 2026

Development
SCiO’s Development Event is an opportunity to draw upon the expertise of SCiO members in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. It’s for members starting out on the journey to explore Systems Thinking practice, as well as those with years of exploration and......
Online event
Tue, Dec 8th, 2026
13:00 - 15:00  GMT
SCiO UK
FREE to members
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Recently Added Courses

coaching interventions
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Influencing stakeholders

Coaching Skills for System Intervention - part 1

£200 pre-recorded Koenraad Van Brabant
This pre-recorded course of 2h 02 minutes plus exercises originally took a 6h day to work through. The course ‘Coaching Skills for System Intervention’ focuses on relationship systems. This is part 1. The systems that we want to change are typically created and maintained by people. Even if we have a strong ‘technical’ methodology, we are still asking people to work with it. People in regular
coaching interventions
Influencing stakeholders

Coaching Skills for System Intervention - part 1

This pre-recorded course of 2h 02 minutes plus exercises originally took a 6h day to work through. The course ‘Coaching Skills for System Intervention’ focuses on relationship systems. This is part 1. The systems that we want to change are typically created and maintained by people. Even if we have a strong ‘technical’ methodology, we are still asking people to work with it. People in regular...
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Course is online
United Kingdom
£200 pre-recorded
SSM intro
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Soft Systems Methodology

introduction - SSM1

£200 pre-recorded Simon MacCormac
This pre-recorded course of 2h 6minutes plus exercises originally took a 6h day to work through. This is an introductory training course, designed for those relatively new to systems thinking and provides basic training in modelling organisational or institutional situations using SSM. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a practical, participative approach for tackling complex, messy, human-centred
SSM intro
Soft Systems Methodology

introduction - SSM1

This pre-recorded course of 2h 6minutes plus exercises originally took a 6h day to work through. This is an introductory training course, designed for those relatively new to systems thinking and provides basic training in modelling organisational or institutional situations using SSM. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a practical, participative approach for tackling complex, messy, human-centred...
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Course is online
£200 pre-recorded
SD plus
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System Dynamics

core (xtra) Build a system dynamics model - the agile way

£190 pre-recorded Kim Warren
Building a system dynamics model the conventional way can take weeks. This course, developed by Kim Warren, demonstrates a fast and reliable method for getting to a working, quantified model — one you can actually trust to reflect what's happening in the real world. You'll learn to match a model to reality, play out likely futures, and use simple scenarios to drive better outcomes, following four
SD plus
System Dynamics

core (xtra) Build a system dynamics model - the agile way

Building a system dynamics model the conventional way can take weeks. This course, developed by Kim Warren, demonstrates a fast and reliable method for getting to a working, quantified model — one you can actually trust to reflect what's happening in the real world. You'll learn to match a model to reality, play out likely futures, and use simple scenarios to drive better outcomes, following four...
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Course is online
£190 pre-recorded
Trainer
Kim Warren
FAST rev2
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Foundations

1. Orientation to System Working: What are systems (and where do they come from)?

£50 pre-recorded John Rogers
This pre-recorded course of 30 minutes plus exercises originally took a 2-3h session to work through in a group. This is the first session of a pair (1 & 2) that could sensibly be taken together, and they are part of a ten-session Foundations of Applied Systems Thinking course. This session covers three main topics: What is a system (and why does it matter)? What shapes our system? Where do
FAST rev2
Foundations

1. Orientation to System Working: What are systems (and where do they come from)?

This pre-recorded course of 30 minutes plus exercises originally took a 2-3h session to work through in a group. This is the first session of a pair (1 & 2) that could sensibly be taken together, and they are part of a ten-session Foundations of Applied Systems Thinking course. This session covers three main topics: What is a system (and why does it matter)? What shapes our system? Where do...
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Course is online
£50 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.

English

Teaching-with students: the "third way" pedagogy from cybernetics and enactivism

Decades of educational debates frequently pit direct instruction (“transmission”) against open exploration (“discovery”). Yet despite their opposition, both share a similarity: they separate the content from the interaction. This treats knowledge as either an external reality to be mirrored or an internal construct created in isolation. Drawing on second-order cybernetics and enactive cognitive...
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English

Teaching-with students: the "third way" pedagogy from cybernetics and enactivism

Decades of educational debates frequently pit direct instruction (“transmission”) against open exploration (“discovery”). Yet despite their opposition, both share a similarity: they separate the content from the interaction. This treats knowledge as either an external reality to be mirrored or an internal construct created in isolation. Drawing on second-order cybernetics and enactive cognitive...
Use with Accreditation
German
1:12

Internalisierte Verbindlichkeiten - gegenwärtig aber unsichtbar

Internalisierte Verbindlichkeiten entstehen, wenn keine Rückstellungen für zukünftige Verpflichtungen einer Organisation gebildet werden dürfen. Sie sind "gegenwärtig" und eine gute Erklärung für Reibungsverluste und Transformationsprobleme von Organisationen - aber "unsichtbar" in gängigen Bilanzen und nur mit Verspätung in den Kosten erkennbar. Der Vortrag stellt deshalb eine minimale, aber...
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German
1:12

Internalisierte Verbindlichkeiten - gegenwärtig aber unsichtbar

Internalisierte Verbindlichkeiten entstehen, wenn keine Rückstellungen für zukünftige Verpflichtungen einer Organisation gebildet werden dürfen. Sie sind "gegenwärtig" und eine gute Erklärung für Reibungsverluste und Transformationsprobleme von Organisationen - aber "unsichtbar" in gängigen Bilanzen und nur mit Verspätung in den Kosten erkennbar. Der Vortrag stellt deshalb eine minimale, aber...
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English

From Complexity Theory to Interaction Design: Designing for Emergence with Liberating Structures

How do we design interactions that invite emergence instead of trying to control outcomes? This interactive workshop explores one possible answer: viewing Liberating Structures not simply as facilitation techniques, but as a practical vocabulary for designing interactions by creating enabling rather than controlling constraints. Through experiencing and reflecting on a selection of Liberating...
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English

From Complexity Theory to Interaction Design: Designing for Emergence with Liberating Structures

How do we design interactions that invite emergence instead of trying to control outcomes? This interactive workshop explores one possible answer: viewing Liberating Structures not simply as facilitation techniques, but as a practical vocabulary for designing interactions by creating enabling rather than controlling constraints. Through experiencing and reflecting on a selection of Liberating...
Use with Accreditation
English

System Dynamics (SD)

In this session you will build with a friend a working system dynamics of a real-world issue — policing strategy to reduce a rising crime rate. You will get to keep your model, and the app you will use to do it is free for building any other models you want. You will need either a laptop, or a friend with a laptop. We will set up how a crime rate is growing and how we would like it to decline; see...
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Confidential – Members Only
English

System Dynamics (SD)

In this session you will build with a friend a working system dynamics of a real-world issue — policing strategy to reduce a rising crime rate. You will get to keep your model, and the app you will use to do it is free for building any other models you want. You will need either a laptop, or a friend with a laptop. We will set up how a crime rate is growing and how we would like it to decline; see...
Confidential – Members Only