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Deep Dive Intervisie: Critical Systems Heuristics

tbc, Belgium
Tue, Oct 13th, 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
Tue, Oct 13th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
SCiO Belgium
30 euro (werkingskost, we voorzien drank en broodjes)
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Members only + Guests
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SCiO Finland

Systeemisalonki: Toimiminen kompleksisessa ympäristössä

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Thu, Oct 15th, 2026
16:30 - 18:00  EEST
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Systeemisalonki: Toimiminen kompleksisessa ympäristössä

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Syksyn Systeemisalonkiemme teemana on adaptiivisuus. Lokakuun salongissa aiheena on toimiminen kompleksisessa ympäristössä. Illan alustajana toimii Sitran johtava asiantuntija Timo Hämäläinen ja diskussanttina Janne J. Korhonen, SCiO Finland. Alustusta seuraa......
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Thu, Oct 15th, 2026
16:30 - 18:00  EEST
SCiO Finland
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SCiO NL

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

Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, Oct 16th, 2026
12:30 - 16:30  CET+1
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SCiO NL

SCIO-NL monthly meeting October 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, Oct 16th, 2026
12:30 - 16:30  CET+1
SCiO NL
FREE
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NL Members + Guests
Dutch
Belgium2
Deep Dive
SCiO Belgium

Deep Dive Intervisie: Critical Systems Heuristics

tbc, Belgium
Tue, Nov 10th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
30 euro (werkingskost, we voorzien drank en broodjes)
BOOK NOW
Members only + Guests
Dutch
Belgium2

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
Tue, Nov 10th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET
SCiO Belgium
30 euro (werkingskost, we voorzien drank en broodjes)
BOOK NOW
Members only + Guests

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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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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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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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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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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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£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
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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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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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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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0:27

Review and Close: Building an inclusive systems practice community

This closing panel reflected on the conference and the community it brings together. Participants valued its warmth, openness and breadth, describing an event shaped by shared inquiry and conversation rather than a single set of expert voices. The range of perspectives—from apprentices and experienced practitioners to academics—created room to explore systems thinking in different ways and to...
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English
0:27

Review and Close: Building an inclusive systems practice community

This closing panel reflected on the conference and the community it brings together. Participants valued its warmth, openness and breadth, describing an event shaped by shared inquiry and conversation rather than a single set of expert voices. The range of perspectives—from apprentices and experienced practitioners to academics—created room to explore systems thinking in different ways and to...
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English
0:42

Building Systems Thinking capability for Governments

This panel examined how systems thinking can move from growing interest across government into everyday practice. Against a backdrop of devolution, organisational change and complex public challenges, speakers described a public sector rich in skilled people and promising initiatives, yet constrained by departmental silos, separate budgets and measures, short timeframes and established ways of...
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English
0:42

Building Systems Thinking capability for Governments

This panel examined how systems thinking can move from growing interest across government into everyday practice. Against a backdrop of devolution, organisational change and complex public challenges, speakers described a public sector rich in skilled people and promising initiatives, yet constrained by departmental silos, separate budgets and measures, short timeframes and established ways of...
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English
0:47

Opening Panel - learning systems practice

This panel explored how people come to systems thinking and how they make it useful in practice. Speakers from government, charities, health, construction and academia described varied journeys: some marked by a sudden moment of recognition, others by gradual learning. Across these accounts, systems thinking offered language for experiences that had previously been difficult to explain, and new...
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Speaker
English
0:47

Opening Panel - learning systems practice

This panel explored how people come to systems thinking and how they make it useful in practice. Speakers from government, charities, health, construction and academia described varied journeys: some marked by a sudden moment of recognition, others by gradual learning. Across these accounts, systems thinking offered language for experiences that had previously been difficult to explain, and new...
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