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Exploring Systems Thinking practices for transformative change
Systems thinking offers a complementary way of working with complexity through a different lens. It taps into our intuitive knowing that all things and beings are interconnected and inter-dependent. The practice of systems thinking lies in understanding patterns between phenomena rather than breaking issues down into constituent parts, in the knowledge that the definition of a problem determines...
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Exploring Systems Thinking practices for transformative change
Systems thinking offers a complementary way of working with complexity through a different lens. It taps into our intuitive knowing that all things and beings are interconnected and inter-dependent. The practice of systems thinking lies in understanding patterns between phenomena rather than breaking issues down into constituent parts, in the knowledge that the definition of a problem determines...
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opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations
This was a special event focusing on learning and communication of systems thinking for practitioners, decision-makers and executives, through the new essay and booklet 'opening the box' and features four SCiO chapter leads: Jan de Visch (Belgium), Miguel Pantaleon (Spain), Namrata Arora (India) and Tony Korycki (UK). The team has been working for several months on an initiative to explore how we...
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opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations
This was a special event focusing on learning and communication of systems thinking for practitioners, decision-makers and executives, through the new essay and booklet 'opening the box' and features four SCiO chapter leads: Jan de Visch (Belgium), Miguel Pantaleon (Spain), Namrata Arora (India) and Tony Korycki (UK). The team has been working for several months on an initiative to explore how we...
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opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations
NOTE: This book should be ordered through your local Amazon site. RRP: £5.00 (£2.00 kindle) Paperback: 56 pp Publisher: SCiO Publications; ASIN: B0DG36M38N ”opening the box" invites you to delve into the realms of systems thinking, by exploring four layers of ‘systems’: parts and wholes, nascent development, coherence, and metamorphosis. This book is for those who may not believe that they use...
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opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations
NOTE: This book should be ordered through your local Amazon site. RRP: £5.00 (£2.00 kindle) Paperback: 56 pp Publisher: SCiO Publications; ASIN: B0DG36M38N ”opening the box" invites you to delve into the realms of systems thinking, by exploring four layers of ‘systems’: parts and wholes, nascent development, coherence, and metamorphosis. This book is for those who may not believe that they use...
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New Horizons for VSM
The purpose of this paper is to explore the human dimension of the complex interactions which are a key feature of VSM. It focusses on personal emotions, power, conversations and relationships, and the tensions between personal identity and organisational identity, particularly in periods of organisational and strategic change. It draws on psychology, and the social sciences to provide a...
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New Horizons for VSM
The purpose of this paper is to explore the human dimension of the complex interactions which are a key feature of VSM. It focusses on personal emotions, power, conversations and relationships, and the tensions between personal identity and organisational identity, particularly in periods of organisational and strategic change. It draws on psychology, and the social sciences to provide a...
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Management Cybernetics as a General Framework to Successfully Implement Lean Management in Several Industries: Observations From the Construction Industry, Mechanical Engineering, and Healthcare
in Enacting Cybernetics: (2024) Vol.2 Issue 1, p2 (DOI: 10.58695/ec.12) Numerous lean transformation projects fail or do not achieve the desired performance and/or viability that is necessary for a sustainable implementation of lean management. However, there are some factors that support the successful implementation of lean management in day-to-day business. In the opinion of the authors, these...
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Management Cybernetics as a General Framework to Successfully Implement Lean Management in Several Industries: Observations From the Construction Industry, Mechanical Engineering, and Healthcare
in Enacting Cybernetics: (2024) Vol.2 Issue 1, p2 (DOI: 10.58695/ec.12) Numerous lean transformation projects fail or do not achieve the desired performance and/or viability that is necessary for a sustainable implementation of lean management. However, there are some factors that support the successful implementation of lean management in day-to-day business. In the opinion of the authors, these...
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Interactive Planning and complex organisational change
In this talk, Dr Tim Curtis considers Ackoff’s Interactive Planning as a model of interorganisational change. He discusses his decade of collaboration with community police officers to identify whether IP was the primary model used, and what other influences were involved.
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Interactive Planning and complex organisational change
In this talk, Dr Tim Curtis considers Ackoff’s Interactive Planning as a model of interorganisational change. He discusses his decade of collaboration with community police officers to identify whether IP was the primary model used, and what other influences were involved.
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Disability inequality in the healthcare workforce: how my journey through the systems thinking apprenticeship helped to add a new perspective to the problem
Having passed her Systems Thinking Practitioner apprenticeship, Elisse shares her experiences of the course and how, as her skill set developed, she was able to apply it to work based projects. "Disability inequality in the healthcare workforce is a subject close to my heart and I seized on the opportunity to utilise systems thinking approaches to reveal a new perspective on the problem in order...
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Disability inequality in the healthcare workforce: how my journey through the systems thinking apprenticeship helped to add a new perspective to the problem
Having passed her Systems Thinking Practitioner apprenticeship, Elisse shares her experiences of the course and how, as her skill set developed, she was able to apply it to work based projects. "Disability inequality in the healthcare workforce is a subject close to my heart and I seized on the opportunity to utilise systems thinking approaches to reveal a new perspective on the problem in order...
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What is Soft Systems Methodology?
Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is an organised way of tackling ‘messy’ social situations in which different people have different ideas regarding what is to be achieved, why, and how to do so. SSM provides a well-established visual and textual toolkit which can be used to facilitate discussion with multiple stakeholders. it enables different perspectives to be investigated, alternative activities...
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What is Soft Systems Methodology?
Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is an organised way of tackling ‘messy’ social situations in which different people have different ideas regarding what is to be achieved, why, and how to do so. SSM provides a well-established visual and textual toolkit which can be used to facilitate discussion with multiple stakeholders. it enables different perspectives to be investigated, alternative activities...
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What is Critical Systems Heuristics?
CSH is a reflective practice aimed at uncovering the assumptions and power dynamics underlying our systems models. It uses a framework of questions for modelling beneficiaries, decision-making, knowledge and expertise, as well as exploring legitimacy; those who might be adversely affected. The CSH approach helps us to assesses what elements are included in our analysis and to make sense of...
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What is Critical Systems Heuristics?
CSH is a reflective practice aimed at uncovering the assumptions and power dynamics underlying our systems models. It uses a framework of questions for modelling beneficiaries, decision-making, knowledge and expertise, as well as exploring legitimacy; those who might be adversely affected. The CSH approach helps us to assesses what elements are included in our analysis and to make sense of...
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What is System Dynamics?
System Dynamics provides an approach for modelling complex systems over time, by visualising their dynamic interrelationships to reveal feedback loops and non-linear effects. SD helps to identify how these relationships influence each other over time. SD has been extensively applied to complex, multi-agency situations, including climate change, economic restructuring, governance enhancement, and...
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What is System Dynamics?
System Dynamics provides an approach for modelling complex systems over time, by visualising their dynamic interrelationships to reveal feedback loops and non-linear effects. SD helps to identify how these relationships influence each other over time. SD has been extensively applied to complex, multi-agency situations, including climate change, economic restructuring, governance enhancement, and...
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What is the Viable System Model?
The Viable System Model is a systemic model of what any type of organisation needs in order to be able to survive in a changing environment. It sets out the different types of activity that take place in an organisation and the relationships between them. It shows how organisations deal with complexity and how they manage performance and adaptation. The VSM has been used on organisations of all...
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What is the Viable System Model?
The Viable System Model is a systemic model of what any type of organisation needs in order to be able to survive in a changing environment. It sets out the different types of activity that take place in an organisation and the relationships between them. It shows how organisations deal with complexity and how they manage performance and adaptation. The VSM has been used on organisations of all...
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What is Patterns of Strategy?
Patterns of Strategy is a dynamic approach to developing and adapting strategy in real time. It views strategy as a systemic opportunity for positive action and continuous improvement. By relating our actions to those of markets, competitors, partners, and regulators, and continuously assessing each player's fit, and use of power and time, within the ecosystem, POS enables us to define, adapt and...
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What is Patterns of Strategy?
Patterns of Strategy is a dynamic approach to developing and adapting strategy in real time. It views strategy as a systemic opportunity for positive action and continuous improvement. By relating our actions to those of markets, competitors, partners, and regulators, and continuously assessing each player's fit, and use of power and time, within the ecosystem, POS enables us to define, adapt and...
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Critical Systems Thinking: A Practitioner's Guide
RRP: £31.15; Hardback: 256 pp; Publisher: Wiley; ISBN 978-1394203574 Understand the full range of systems approaches and how to use them with this innovative overview. Leaders and managers face increasing complexity and uncertainty because technical, organizational, socio-cultural, political, and environmental issues have become intensely interconnected. Systems thinking is recognized as the...
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Critical Systems Thinking: A Practitioner's Guide
RRP: £31.15; Hardback: 256 pp; Publisher: Wiley; ISBN 978-1394203574 Understand the full range of systems approaches and how to use them with this innovative overview. Leaders and managers face increasing complexity and uncertainty because technical, organizational, socio-cultural, political, and environmental issues have become intensely interconnected. Systems thinking is recognized as the...
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Holistic Flexibility for Systems Thinking and Practice
RRP: £124 Hardback: 308 pp Publisher: Routledge; ISBN 978-1032483009 [kindle - £30] This book explores how the conceptual lens of Holistic Flexibility presents new advancements in systems thinking. Systems thinking is often associated with frameworks and methodologies that often confine the discipline to academic circles in operations research and management science (OR/MS). Holistic...
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Holistic Flexibility for Systems Thinking and Practice
RRP: £124 Hardback: 308 pp Publisher: Routledge; ISBN 978-1032483009 [kindle - £30] This book explores how the conceptual lens of Holistic Flexibility presents new advancements in systems thinking. Systems thinking is often associated with frameworks and methodologies that often confine the discipline to academic circles in operations research and management science (OR/MS). Holistic...
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Systeemidynamiikan soveltaminen organisaatioiden kehittämisessä
Systeemidynamiikan työkalut auttavat organisaatiota ymmärtämään monimutkaisia yhteyksiä ja riippuvuuksia toimintaympäristössään sekä ennakoimaan päätösten ja toimintamallien pitkän aikavälin vaikutuksia. Auttamalla tunnistamaan ja ymmärtämään takaisinkytkentöjä ja niiden vaikutuksia organisaation toimintaan, ne tukevat tulevaisuuden eri mahdollisuuksien hahmottamista ja valmistautumista niihin...
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Systeemidynamiikan soveltaminen organisaatioiden kehittämisessä
Systeemidynamiikan työkalut auttavat organisaatiota ymmärtämään monimutkaisia yhteyksiä ja riippuvuuksia toimintaympäristössään sekä ennakoimaan päätösten ja toimintamallien pitkän aikavälin vaikutuksia. Auttamalla tunnistamaan ja ymmärtämään takaisinkytkentöjä ja niiden vaikutuksia organisaation toimintaan, ne tukevat tulevaisuuden eri mahdollisuuksien hahmottamista ja valmistautumista niihin...
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What's Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change? - a Systems Thinking answer
The operations of the world are dominated by two artificial human creations: corporations and states. Corporations mostly operate according to the precepts of the global monetary system and neoliberal economics, where money is all and the environment an externality. States attempt regulation for the latter, but are neutered by the system of preferential lobbying. Despite wetter and hotter warnings...
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What's Stopping Us Stopping Climate Change? - a Systems Thinking answer
The operations of the world are dominated by two artificial human creations: corporations and states. Corporations mostly operate according to the precepts of the global monetary system and neoliberal economics, where money is all and the environment an externality. States attempt regulation for the latter, but are neutered by the system of preferential lobbying. Despite wetter and hotter warnings...
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How to Transform Organisations by Managing Tensions, not People
Russ presents the findings from his doctoral research into managers as agents of change across large organisations. Essentially, the five behaviours that update the role of the manager from guardian of a resource (project, team, or department) to transformer of the system. How would their bosses measure that, you may ask. The answer is ‘ambidexterity’ – being good at both exploring new knowledge...
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How to Transform Organisations by Managing Tensions, not People
Russ presents the findings from his doctoral research into managers as agents of change across large organisations. Essentially, the five behaviours that update the role of the manager from guardian of a resource (project, team, or department) to transformer of the system. How would their bosses measure that, you may ask. The answer is ‘ambidexterity’ – being good at both exploring new knowledge...
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The Viability of 'Alternative' Systems
Forming alternatives to established economic, technological or political systems, whatever their composition of organisations or institutions, can be difficult, and such alternatives can be susceptible or vulnerable to the 'establishment'. This presentation explores how we can use the Viable System Model as a diagnostic, from data gathered about a number of outsider organisations through dialogue...
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The Viability of 'Alternative' Systems
Forming alternatives to established economic, technological or political systems, whatever their composition of organisations or institutions, can be difficult, and such alternatives can be susceptible or vulnerable to the 'establishment'. This presentation explores how we can use the Viable System Model as a diagnostic, from data gathered about a number of outsider organisations through dialogue...
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The VSM Test & Guide
Aim of the guide: This VSM guide serves as a quick and practical resource for understanding and applying the Viable System Model in organizational analysis and design. It should help to spread the powerful knowledge of management cybernetics.
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The VSM Test & Guide
Aim of the guide: This VSM guide serves as a quick and practical resource for understanding and applying the Viable System Model in organizational analysis and design. It should help to spread the powerful knowledge of management cybernetics.
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Cave Drawings and Campfire Conversations: Relocalizing Creativity in your Neighbourhood
Abstract: The “Relocalize Creativity" initiative aims to empower citizens to use causal loop diagrams to see the system that is their community. This enables them to have more meaningful conversations, identify leverage points, make informed choices and act together to become more creative and resilient learning communities. Our aim is to take this one idea to one million neighbourhoods - one...
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Cave Drawings and Campfire Conversations: Relocalizing Creativity in your Neighbourhood
Abstract: The “Relocalize Creativity" initiative aims to empower citizens to use causal loop diagrams to see the system that is their community. This enables them to have more meaningful conversations, identify leverage points, make informed choices and act together to become more creative and resilient learning communities. Our aim is to take this one idea to one million neighbourhoods - one...
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Running a systemic intervention in Government – a new practitioners perspective
As a new systems practitioner, designing and running a systemic intervention requires not just new knowledge, but also a broad skill set. Using a worked example, this talk will explore how the intervention was designed and implemented, what felt really important in that work, and what impact this all has on the viability of the organisation.
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Running a systemic intervention in Government – a new practitioners perspective
As a new systems practitioner, designing and running a systemic intervention requires not just new knowledge, but also a broad skill set. Using a worked example, this talk will explore how the intervention was designed and implemented, what felt really important in that work, and what impact this all has on the viability of the organisation.
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Early Voices of Conscious Evolution: Insight and Inspiration from the Beginning of the Modern Era
RRP: £14; Paperback: 312 pp; Publisher: Plusvalent Press; ISBN 979-8989640300 Early Voices of Conscious Evolution is a unique anthology that brings to light a lesser-recognized yet critical dimension of human cultural and social history, opening a perspective that helps put today's dynamics into a broader and more empowering context. The period spanning the late 19th and early 20th century was...
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Early Voices of Conscious Evolution: Insight and Inspiration from the Beginning of the Modern Era
RRP: £14; Paperback: 312 pp; Publisher: Plusvalent Press; ISBN 979-8989640300 Early Voices of Conscious Evolution is a unique anthology that brings to light a lesser-recognized yet critical dimension of human cultural and social history, opening a perspective that helps put today's dynamics into a broader and more empowering context. The period spanning the late 19th and early 20th century was...
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VSM/PoS case study
Coaching entrepreneurs using VSM and systems patterns
PROJECT Coaching entrepreneurs using VSM and systems patterns PRACTITIONER Benjamin Taylor APPROX. DATE 2019–2024 SITUATION AND CONTEXT Entrepreneurs often scale their business without clarity on internal coherence or viability. SYSTEM OF INTEREST The internal structures and dynamics of small but growing businesses. APPROACH TAKEN Used Viable System Model and Patterns of Strategy to help founders...
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Coaching entrepreneurs using VSM and systems patterns
PROJECT Coaching entrepreneurs using VSM and systems patterns PRACTITIONER Benjamin Taylor APPROX. DATE 2019–2024 SITUATION AND CONTEXT Entrepreneurs often scale their business without clarity on internal coherence or viability. SYSTEM OF INTEREST The internal structures and dynamics of small but growing businesses. APPROACH TAKEN Used Viable System Model and Patterns of Strategy to help founders...
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Beyond the Five Whys: Root Cause Analysis and Systems Thinking
RRP: £38.59 Hardback: 352 pp Publisher: Wiley; ISBN 978-1394191055 A straightforward explanation of root cause analysis and systems thinking, illustrating, with real-world examples and first-hand accounts, why things can ‘slip through our fingers’ and what to do to reduce the chances of things going off track. Beyond the Five Whys summarises, for the first time, many of the tried and tested...
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Beyond the Five Whys: Root Cause Analysis and Systems Thinking
RRP: £38.59 Hardback: 352 pp Publisher: Wiley; ISBN 978-1394191055 A straightforward explanation of root cause analysis and systems thinking, illustrating, with real-world examples and first-hand accounts, why things can ‘slip through our fingers’ and what to do to reduce the chances of things going off track. Beyond the Five Whys summarises, for the first time, many of the tried and tested...
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Case - de sustainability aanpak van Sweco
Als drijvende kracht achter het Sustainability Program binnen Sweco heeft Kathleen Van de Werf een uniek coaching weefsel opgezet. Het is erop gericht om de verschillende projecten binnen Sweco te koppelen aan een meer omvattende ambitie: Transforming Society Together . Sweco is Europa’s grootste ingenieurs- en advies- en ontwerpbureau dat vorm geeft aan de duurzame gemeenschappen en steden van de...
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Case - de sustainability aanpak van Sweco
Als drijvende kracht achter het Sustainability Program binnen Sweco heeft Kathleen Van de Werf een uniek coaching weefsel opgezet. Het is erop gericht om de verschillende projecten binnen Sweco te koppelen aan een meer omvattende ambitie: Transforming Society Together . Sweco is Europa’s grootste ingenieurs- en advies- en ontwerpbureau dat vorm geeft aan de duurzame gemeenschappen en steden van de...
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Discovering Organisational systems - helping leaders learn to see submerged patterns of co-creation and interdependence
The session explores the discovery of organisational systems, how we can see submerged patterns of co-creation and interdependence, as well as models and paradigms for change, and how those can be challenged. It touches on the difficulties leaders have in solving problems; those they think they have, rather than those they actually have, and how leaders miss systemic patterns within their...
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Discovering Organisational systems - helping leaders learn to see submerged patterns of co-creation and interdependence
The session explores the discovery of organisational systems, how we can see submerged patterns of co-creation and interdependence, as well as models and paradigms for change, and how those can be challenged. It touches on the difficulties leaders have in solving problems; those they think they have, rather than those they actually have, and how leaders miss systemic patterns within their...
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Mosaic transformation
Being able to understanding how to 'change' a system, be it organisational, institutional or social, is vital for anyone involved in a systemic inquiry or intervention. The session will outline how this can be achieved, from a practical perspective.
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Mosaic transformation
Being able to understanding how to 'change' a system, be it organisational, institutional or social, is vital for anyone involved in a systemic inquiry or intervention. The session will outline how this can be achieved, from a practical perspective.
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2023 SCiO Annual General Meeting - members only
Recording and minutes of the SCiO 2023 Annual General Meeting - for members.
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2023 SCiO Annual General Meeting - members only
Recording and minutes of the SCiO 2023 Annual General Meeting - for members.
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The purpose thing…
There is a split within Systems in both thinking and practice around purpose. Is it about ‘intention’ or is it about effects – the POSIWID position. This split is not limited to the field of systems, as an example it also splits the field of ethics, but for us in our discipline it has had enormous consequences. This talk will explore this from several angles – why the split exists, how different...
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The purpose thing…
There is a split within Systems in both thinking and practice around purpose. Is it about ‘intention’ or is it about effects – the POSIWID position. This split is not limited to the field of systems, as an example it also splits the field of ethics, but for us in our discipline it has had enormous consequences. This talk will explore this from several angles – why the split exists, how different...
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New Meta-systems Thinking for Regenerative Leadership
Socially, we see a trend in organizations toward being more conscious and sustainable. The number of companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprint to zero is growing. To achieve this, new business and operational models are emerging, often focused on ecosystemic collaboration. Often a broad common ground is lacking, and one must cooperate in diversity. The leadership required for this...
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New Meta-systems Thinking for Regenerative Leadership
Socially, we see a trend in organizations toward being more conscious and sustainable. The number of companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprint to zero is growing. To achieve this, new business and operational models are emerging, often focused on ecosystemic collaboration. Often a broad common ground is lacking, and one must cooperate in diversity. The leadership required for this...
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Whatever works - Adventures of a couple of systems consultants in IT organizations
In this light-hearted talk Ed van der Winden will share some of his experiences in trying to help IT departments move to a better place. A lot of systems models have played a role in this: the talk will focus on examples of their practical use. Some of the more well-known models that will be discussed in this talk will be: The Viable System Model, causal loop diagrams and Fernando Flores’...
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Whatever works - Adventures of a couple of systems consultants in IT organizations
In this light-hearted talk Ed van der Winden will share some of his experiences in trying to help IT departments move to a better place. A lot of systems models have played a role in this: the talk will focus on examples of their practical use. Some of the more well-known models that will be discussed in this talk will be: The Viable System Model, causal loop diagrams and Fernando Flores’...
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Shifting minds and shifting sands
In this talk, Simon will share some of his experiences in working with government-linked bodies in Asia and the Middle East seeking to harness new opportunities: to do new things or to do things differently. And yes: systems thinking can provide a solid basis for shaping and harnessing positive change, not just serve its traditional purpose of addressing the negative effects of ‘problematic...
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Shifting minds and shifting sands
In this talk, Simon will share some of his experiences in working with government-linked bodies in Asia and the Middle East seeking to harness new opportunities: to do new things or to do things differently. And yes: systems thinking can provide a solid basis for shaping and harnessing positive change, not just serve its traditional purpose of addressing the negative effects of ‘problematic...
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Socio-Technical Theory (STS)
Abbas, R.& Michael, K. (2023) Socio-Technical Theory: A review. In S. Papagiannidis (Ed), TheoryHub Book. Free pdf download at https://open.ncl.ac.uk / ISBN: 9781739604400. Socio-technical theory originated in the 1950s at the Tavistock Institute in London (Ropohl, 1999), led by Trist and Bamforth (1951) and Emery (1993), resulting from industry-based action research focusing on coal mining (Fox...
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Socio-Technical Theory (STS)
Abbas, R.& Michael, K. (2023) Socio-Technical Theory: A review. In S. Papagiannidis (Ed), TheoryHub Book. Free pdf download at https://open.ncl.ac.uk / ISBN: 9781739604400. Socio-technical theory originated in the 1950s at the Tavistock Institute in London (Ropohl, 1999), led by Trist and Bamforth (1951) and Emery (1993), resulting from industry-based action research focusing on coal mining (Fox...
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Critical Thinking: an argument clinic
Methods such as Critical Systems Heuristics and Boundary Critique use the idea of evaluation and assessment in specific ways, within those approaches. However, what does critique mean, why do we use it, and how is critical thinking useful or important for Systems Thinking practitioners?
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Critical Thinking: an argument clinic
Methods such as Critical Systems Heuristics and Boundary Critique use the idea of evaluation and assessment in specific ways, within those approaches. However, what does critique mean, why do we use it, and how is critical thinking useful or important for Systems Thinking practitioners?
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Meta Causal Loop Modelling
Standard Causal Loop Diagrams from systems dynamics are very effective tools for describing and structuring complex problems. It enables conversations and brings different perspectives into the analysis for improving the decision-making process. However, Causal Loop Diagrams have three main limitations, i) The nature of the relationships prevents integrating people into the model effectively, ii)...
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Meta Causal Loop Modelling
Standard Causal Loop Diagrams from systems dynamics are very effective tools for describing and structuring complex problems. It enables conversations and brings different perspectives into the analysis for improving the decision-making process. However, Causal Loop Diagrams have three main limitations, i) The nature of the relationships prevents integrating people into the model effectively, ii)...
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Systemic Posture: Five movements for successful relationships (workshop)
When it is time for relationships in the professional realm, switching from an individualistic or interventionist approach to one with a systemic posture is a great support in professional life as well as a “life rule” for any relationship in a healthy, truthful, harmonious and effective and productive, creative way. Lucia's workshop took participants through a number of thoughts about inter...
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Systemic Posture: Five movements for successful relationships (workshop)
When it is time for relationships in the professional realm, switching from an individualistic or interventionist approach to one with a systemic posture is a great support in professional life as well as a “life rule” for any relationship in a healthy, truthful, harmonious and effective and productive, creative way. Lucia's workshop took participants through a number of thoughts about inter...
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Epistemology, Agnotology and Systems Thinking practice
Epistemology (theory of knowledge) addresses several questions which are pertinent to Systems Thinking practice. For example, social epistemology is concerned with epistemic communities of practice, including the formation and crossing of disciplinary boundaries, the development of localised epistemic standards relating to the purpose of the discipline, and the relationship between consensus...
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Epistemology, Agnotology and Systems Thinking practice
Epistemology (theory of knowledge) addresses several questions which are pertinent to Systems Thinking practice. For example, social epistemology is concerned with epistemic communities of practice, including the formation and crossing of disciplinary boundaries, the development of localised epistemic standards relating to the purpose of the discipline, and the relationship between consensus...
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Corporate activisme: hoe kan je het verschil maken in change projecten
Al decennialang zijn er discussies hoe veranderingen succesvoller kunnen zijn als het om taaie vraagstukken gaat. Veranderprojecten schieten te kort als de verandering fundamenteel is, mensen betreft en duurzaam moet verankerd worden. 'De mensen zijn niet mee', zegt men dan. Directies en bestuurders voelen zich vaak onmachtig. Fusies, reorganisaties, digitalisering, retentiebeleid, wachtlijsten...
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Corporate activisme: hoe kan je het verschil maken in change projecten
Al decennialang zijn er discussies hoe veranderingen succesvoller kunnen zijn als het om taaie vraagstukken gaat. Veranderprojecten schieten te kort als de verandering fundamenteel is, mensen betreft en duurzaam moet verankerd worden. 'De mensen zijn niet mee', zegt men dan. Directies en bestuurders voelen zich vaak onmachtig. Fusies, reorganisaties, digitalisering, retentiebeleid, wachtlijsten...
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Great Lives - Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows
This is an inspirational 28-minute podcast from the BBC's Great Lives series, where Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics, talks about Donella Meadows, her work, and the seminal systems thinking book "Limits to Growth" The podcast is available from BBC Sounds at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001pt9w
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Great Lives - Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows
This is an inspirational 28-minute podcast from the BBC's Great Lives series, where Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics, talks about Donella Meadows, her work, and the seminal systems thinking book "Limits to Growth" The podcast is available from BBC Sounds at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001pt9w
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 11. De eindbaas?, systeem 5 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 11. De eindbaas?, systeem 5 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 10. Aanpassingsvermogen, systeem 4 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 10. Aanpassingsvermogen, systeem 4 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 9. Manage efficiëntie, systeem 3 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 9. Manage efficiëntie, systeem 3 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 8. Coördinatie, systeem 2 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 8. Coördinatie, systeem 2 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 7. Autonomie, systeem 1 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 7. Autonomie, systeem 1 van het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 6. The Law of Requisite Variety
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over grondbeginselen van het systeemdenken.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 6. The Law of Requisite Variety
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over grondbeginselen van het systeemdenken.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 5. Feedback en systeemdenken
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over grondbeginselen van het systeemdenken.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 5. Feedback en systeemdenken
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over grondbeginselen van het systeemdenken.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 4. Het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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SCIO-NL De basis van systeemdenken – 4. Het Viable System Model
Joost van der Leij en Ed van der Winden praten over een van de belangrijkste modellen binnen het systeemdenken: het Viable System Model.
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