2026 Conference: Systems Thinking and Systems Practice – 24-26/3/2026, University of Hull – full website up, booking open, call for abstracts (talk proposals)

24–26 March 2026 | University of Hull

Hosted by the University of Hull Centre for Systems Studies (CSS),

Systems and Complexity in Organisation (SCiO) and The OR Society

https://events.blackthorn.io/en/8eNd4w6/2026-conference-systems-thinking-and-systems-practice-5a1oWS7bIzd/


Call for abstracts

This conference aims to do things differently, bringing together in lively debate systems academics and public and private sector systems practitioners. We’re looking for 250-word proposals for:

Introductory training sessions for the systems curious

Interactive workshops using systems thinking to address real-life predicaments

Case studies showing systems thinking in practice

Papers advancing systems theory and systems methodologies

Poster presentations demonstrating systems thinking in practice

No matter your level of experience, you’ll find sessions that challenge, inspire, and connect you to a vibrant systems community.

Preference will be given to proposals that bring together theory and practice in innovative and engaging ways suitable for a conference that combines researchers and practitioners of varying levels of experience.

Please submit via email to Systems.Conference@hull.ac.uk:

Name

Affiliation

250 Word abstract

Deadline: 12th December 2025

https://events.blackthorn.io/en/8eNd4w6/2026-conference-systems-thinking-and-systems-practice-5a1oWS7bIzd/