I’m looking forward to contributing to the Systems Thinking and Systems Practice 2026 conference at the University of Hull, 24–26 March. This event brings together systems professionals and academics to focus on practical methods for working with complexity.

As well as a keynote ‘systems practice is a humanism’ (https://lnkd.in/eKgzWAJ9), I’ll be leading a session on consulting and facilitation, and joining colleagues from SCiO and the wider field in workshops on soft systems methodology, advanced VSM, mindsets and leadership, complexity and collaboration, patterns of strategy, system laws, and Critical Systems Heuristics. We’re also exploring a practical session on interactive planning.

But it’s not just me and it’s not just workshops – the conference programme at https://lnkd.in/e6kU5hJ9 includes keynote presentations from Mike Burrows, Kim Warren, Denis Fischbacher-Smith, Gillian Harrison, Carla Own, John Seddon AND Dave Snowden, Bartly Madden, Ellen Lewis, Dr Juanita Bernal-Alvarado, Angela Espinosa AND MANY MORE, and panel discussions featuring Patrick Hoverstadt, Kathy Kotiadis, Alison Guthrie-Wrenn, and Dr Mike C Jackson OBE.

This is a chance to engage with systems thinking applied to real challenges, connect with peers across sectors, and deepen your practice. Tickets and programme details are available on the event page: https://lnkd.in/e6kU5hJ9