Only systems thinking approaches can address the complex systemic challenges that surround us. As the professional body for Systems Thinking Practitioners, SCiO is unique for its focus on systems practice through the breadth and depth of the systems approaches we use. We support this with free resources, professional courses on systems practice and intervention skills, professional qualifications, and communities that support practitioners. Our chapters operate in several countries and languages.
What is SCiO?
Professional Body
Acknowledged by Skills England within UK government, as the professional body for Systems Thinking Practitioners, SCiO is dedicated to the advancement of the awareness and knowledge of Systems Thinking, and its recognition as a profession.
SCiO has three main goals:
- Developing practice in applying systems ideas to a range of organisational and institutional issues,
- Disseminating the use of systems approaches in dealing with complex situations,
- Supporting practitioners in their professional practice.
SCiO develops, supports, and promotes systems thinking practice for technical and ethical competence, and provides professional development training, events and networking opportunities. SCiO also maintains working relationships with partner bodies internationally and the UK, to support its goals, and complimentary goals of those federations and societies.
Competency Framework
SCiO has created a framework of competencies for practitioners of systems thinking, based on our Systems Thinking Body of Knowledge (SysBoK) and the systems laws, and this is aligned to the Institute for Apprenticeship (IfA) Systems Thinking Practitioner L7 accreditation and their framework of Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours.
This framework gives the details of competencies, in the fields of..
- Systems Knowledge and Skills
- Systems Thinking Knowledge and Skills
- Intervention Skills
The CF resource guide provides references & links for each item in the competency framework.
Professional Development
Professional development through learning is a key objective for SCiO. To further this aim we have been heavily involved in the development of the Systems Thinking in Practice L7 apprenticeship.
The modules from this apprenticeship , closely linked to the topics in the Competency Framework, provide the basis for a substantial set of professional courses that are now available online (or as webinars or face to face by arrangement).
Professional Accreditation
Systems Practitioner Assessment Ltd (SPA) is a company that has been set up by SCiO - the professional body for systems practitioners - to carry out End Point Assessment of the Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship qualification.
SPA also assesses professional qualifications, on SCiO's behalf, using SCiO’s professional grading structure based on the Competency Framework (see above).
Resources
SCiO has hundreds of recordings of speakers at systems events (in several languages) and has also created a list of most of the systems books currently in print.
German
Systemisch-vernetztes Denken und Sustainability-Transformation
RRP: £45; Paperback: 395pp; Publisher: Springer Gabler; ISBN 978-3658486440 Dieses Buch bietet eine Darstellung von Frederic Vesters einflussreichen Arbeiten zum systemischen Denken und zur Sustainability-Transformation. Anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages dieses visionären Vordenkers versammelt der Band aktuelle Beiträge von Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Mitstreitern, Freunden und kritischen...
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German
Systemisch-vernetztes Denken und Sustainability-Transformation
RRP: £45; Paperback: 395pp; Publisher: Springer Gabler; ISBN 978-3658486440 Dieses Buch bietet eine Darstellung von Frederic Vesters einflussreichen Arbeiten zum systemischen Denken und zur Sustainability-Transformation. Anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages dieses visionären Vordenkers versammelt der Band aktuelle Beiträge von Kolleginnen und Kollegen, Mitstreitern, Freunden und kritischen...
English
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Concepts of Complexity
FREE to download 120 pp Publisher: SCiO Publishing This book provides a very brief introduction to the topic of complexity and its application in various disciplines such as science, systems theory, cybernetics, management, and more. It presents fundamental theories and models that deepen the understanding of dynamics, interactions, and patterns in complex systems. Contributions by important...
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English
120pp
Concepts of Complexity
FREE to download 120 pp Publisher: SCiO Publishing This book provides a very brief introduction to the topic of complexity and its application in various disciplines such as science, systems theory, cybernetics, management, and more. It presents fundamental theories and models that deepen the understanding of dynamics, interactions, and patterns in complex systems. Contributions by important...
German
120pp
Konzepte der Komplexität: Eine sehr kurze Einführung
FREE to download 120 pp Publisher: SCiO Publishing Dieses Buch bietet eine sehr kurze Einführung in das Themengebiet Komplexität und deren Anwendung in verschiedenen Disziplinen wie Naturwissenschaften, Systemtheorie, Kybernetik, Management und mehr. Es stellt grundlegende Theorien und Modelle vor, die das Verständnis von Dynamiken, Interaktionen und Mustern in komplexen Systemen vertiefen...
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German
120pp
Konzepte der Komplexität: Eine sehr kurze Einführung
FREE to download 120 pp Publisher: SCiO Publishing Dieses Buch bietet eine sehr kurze Einführung in das Themengebiet Komplexität und deren Anwendung in verschiedenen Disziplinen wie Naturwissenschaften, Systemtheorie, Kybernetik, Management und mehr. Es stellt grundlegende Theorien und Modelle vor, die das Verständnis von Dynamiken, Interaktionen und Mustern in komplexen Systemen vertiefen...
English
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The Value of Multi-Methodology and Adaptive Approaches in Complex Systems
This talk explores the value of multiple-methodology practice in navigating real-world complexity within children’s and adults’ social care. Drawing on a live intervention in Somerset’s Dementia Wellbeing Service—a partnership of 67 organizations—the presentation shows how shifting conditions, limited engagement, power imbalances, and hidden cultural boundaries required an adaptive and dynamic...
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The Value of Multi-Methodology and Adaptive Approaches in Complex Systems
This talk explores the value of multiple-methodology practice in navigating real-world complexity within children’s and adults’ social care. Drawing on a live intervention in Somerset’s Dementia Wellbeing Service—a partnership of 67 organizations—the presentation shows how shifting conditions, limited engagement, power imbalances, and hidden cultural boundaries required an adaptive and dynamic...
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