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This is the end-September 2024 monthly events mailing from SCiO. There are plenty of events now planned. Click on the flags or group titles below to go to the events that interest you. Please remember that you can attend online events organised by any of the SCiO groups if they are held in a language you speak/understand (and you are a member if it is a member-only meeting). Further details of events may be available by clicking on the event titles below and you can also book each event directly from the Book now text.
Please note that some groups post events and add details quite late, so it is always worth checking the website – also for changes to dates and times. Please click here to see all the events in a browser.
The SCiO AGM was held this last weekend and a video and the minutes of it are available to members – see the bottom of the Home page on the website or click here.
Best Regards
Steve
SCiO – Systems & Complexity in Organisation
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CSH and the Climate/ Biodiversity Emergencies – Development Event
Tue, Oct 15th, 2024 18:30 – 20:30 GMT+1
The October event is a ‘special’, concluding our exploration of the applicability of Critical Systems Heuristics to understanding and shaping interventions on the climate and biodiversity emergencies. We will be looking at sources of legitimacy, what are the current structures and participants and:
- who ought to be representing the interests of those negatively affected?
- what ought to be the opportunities for those negatively affected to have agency in decisions?
- what opportunities ought there to be for reconciling different worldviews relating to climate and biodiversity systems?
Members only; FREE; Online event; BOOK NOW
Virtual Open Meeting – November 2024
Mon, Nov 18th, 2024 19:30 – 22:00 GMT
SCiO organises Open Meetings to provide opportunities for practitioners to learn and develop new practice, to build relationships, networks hear about skills, tools, practice and experiences. This virtual meeting will be held on Zoom.
The first session speaker will be Ed Fish, who will talk about “Causation seen through a Sociotechnical Lens”
A second session will be posted as soon as the speaker is confirmed.
Causation seen through a Sociotechnical Lens – Ed Fish
All welcome; FREE; Online event; English; BOOK NOW
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SCIO-NL monthly meeting October 2024 (live in Vianen and in Dutch)
Fri, Oct 11th, 2024 12:30 – 16:00 CET+1
SCIO-NL komt elke 2e vrijdag van de maand live bijeen in Vianen (Hagenweg 3c). Er staan geen vaste onderwerpen op de agenda (daarvoor organiseren we specifieke andere meetings), maar de ervaring leert dat er altijd wel een interessant gesprek op gang komt over een systemisch onderwerp. Toegankelijk voor iedereen die de jaarlijkse fee voor de live-bijeenkomsten (€50,-) hiervoor betaald. En voor gasten. Neem contact op via ed@doitogether.nl als je interesse hebt, maar nog geen lid van de club bent.
NL Members + guests; Free; Hagenweg 3c, Vianen, Netherlands; Dutch BOOK NOW
SCIO-NL monthly meeting November 2024 (live in Vianen and in Dutch)
Fri, Nov 8th, 2024 13:30 – 17:00 CET
Open SCIO-NL monthly meeting November 2024 (live in Vianen and in Dutch) configuration options
SCIO-NL komt elke 2e vrijdag van de maand live bijeen in Vianen (Hagenweg 3c). Er staan geen vaste onderwerpen op de agenda (daarvoor organiseren we specifieke andere meetings), maar de ervaring leert dat er altijd wel een interessant gesprek op gang komt over een systemisch onderwerp. Toegankelijk voor iedereen die de jaarlijkse fee voor de live-bijeenkomsten (€50,-) hiervoor betaald. En voor gasten. Neem contact op via ed@doitogether.nl als je interesse hebt, maar nog geen lid van de club bent.
NL Members + guests; Free; Hagenweg 3c, Vianen, Netherlands; Dutch; BOOK NOW
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Tue, Oct 8th, 2024 19:00 – 21:00 CET+1
We verbreden in deze Deep Dive reeks onze systemische kaders. Waar we in de vorige Deep Dives ons hebben verdiept in het Viable Systems Model laten we nu drie andere benaderingen aan bod komen: De kritische systeembenadering, de systeem dynamische benadering en de strategische optie formuleringsbenadering.
Members only + Guests; 150 euro (werkingskosten), Locn: tbc, Belgium; Dutch BOOK NOW
Tue, Nov 12th, 2024 19:00 – 21:00 CET
In an era where the traditional corporate paradigm often views employees merely as cogs in the machinery of profit, Humanizing the Corporation: A Regenerative Leadership Playbook offers a revolutionary perspective. This insightful guide presents seven key principles to help organizations transition toward a more humane and sustainable way of operating. Jan De Visch and Kashmir Birk explain the key ideas of their new book….
All welcome; FREE; Online event; Dutch; BOOK NOW
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Thu, Oct 17th, 2024 – 16:00 – 17:30 EEST
Päätöksentekijä käyttää päätöksenteossa tietoisesti tai tietämättään malleja. Kun mallien käyttö on tietoista, päätöksenteko on sujuvampaa ja päätökset johtavat paremmin haluttuihin tavoitteisiin. Mutta mitä nämä mallit ovat, miten niitä syntyy ja luodaan, ja millaisia malleja pystytään käyttämään päätöksenteossa. Esityksessä käydään läpi mallien käytön perusteita. Puhuja: Professori Matti Vilkko, Automaatio- ja konetekniikan yksikön päällikkö, Tampereen yliopisto Online event
All welcome; FREE; Online event; Finnish BOOK NOW
Opening the Box – Communicating Systems Thinking
Thu, Nov 14th, 2024 16:00 – 17:30 EET
“Opening the Box: Systems Thinking for Transformative Conversations” delves into the core principles of systems thinking, offering practical insights to help individuals and organizations navigate complexity. Authored by Jan De Visch, Miguel Pantaleon, Namrata Arora and Tony Korycki, this book promises to be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in understanding and applying systems thinking in their personal and professional lives. This session will feature the book’s authors, sharing their insights and engaging in a transformative conversation, applying the book’s insights.
opening the box: systems thinking for transformative conversations – Jan De Visch – Miguel Pantaleon – Namrata Arora – Tony Korycki
All welcome; FREE; Online event; English/Finnish; BOOK NOW
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SCiO DACH (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz)
Die Natur der Komplexität und Konzepte damit umzugehen – Vortrag von Michael Frahm
Thu, Nov 28th, 2024 19:00 – 20:00 CET
Michael Frahm spricht in diesem Vortrag über Komplexität und über Konzepte damit umzugehen. Dabei unternimmt er einen Streifzug durch verschiedene Wissensgebiete (Naturwissenschaften, Kybernetik, Komplexitäts Theorie, etc…) und geht der Interpretation von Komplexität und den unterschiedlichen Konzepten verschiedener Akteure mit Komplexität umzugehen nach. Von Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) bis Mike C. Jackson und vielen anderen.
Members only + Guests, FREE, Online event. German; BOOK NOW
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Living together with uncertainty
Wed, Oct 9th, 2024 19:30 GMT+1
Join us for a conversation on living together with uncertainty. It can be deeply unsettling when the ground beneath us keeps shifting. Perhaps it can be comforting to reach for certainty and knowing. However, could there be possibilities present in embracing and “listening” to uncertainty while recognising our interconnectedness? The session is an invitation for reflective practice where we play with stepping out of our knowing and embrace the “ecology of ideas” we can open for each other. There will be a short presentation followed by a space for reflective practice together. …
Ireland Members only + Guests, FREE, Online event; English; BOOK NOW
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No meetings currently planned October/November. Please check Events on the website. Contact SCiO Espana through https://www.systemspractice.org/en/community/scio-esp.
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