Two kinds of CAS: how did I miss this insight?
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Two papers by Visser: Gregory Bateson on deutero-learning and double bind: a brief conceptual history (2003) and Deutero-Learning in Organizations: A Review and a Reformulation (2007)
Gregory Bateson on deutero-learning and double bind: a brief conceptual historyMax Visser
Gregory Bateson on deutero-learning and double bind: a brief conceptual history – PubMed
Deutero-Learning in Organizations: A Review and a Reformulation
[PDF] Deutero-Learning in Organizations: A Review and a Reformulation | Semantic Scholar
The biosphere computes evolution by autoencoding interacting organisms into species and decoding species into ecosystems
hmm
Irun R. Cohen, Assaf Marron
Autoencoding is a machine-learning technique for extracting a compact representation of the essential features of input data; this representation then enables a variety of applications that rely on encoding and subsequent reconstruction based on decoding of the relevant data. Here, we document our discovery that the biosphere evolves by a natural process akin to computer autoencoding. We establish the following points: (1) A species is defined by its species interaction code. The species code consists of the fundamental, core interactions of the species with its external and internal environments; core interactions are encoded by multi-scale networks including molecules-cells-organisms. (2) Evolution expresses sustainable changes in species interaction codes; these changing codes both map and construct the species environment. The survival of species is computed by what we term textit{natural autoencoding}: arrays of input interactions generate species codes, which survive by decoding into sustained ecosystem interactions. This…
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CITIZEN JANE Jane Jacobs – documentary – on Vimeo
CITIZEN JANE Jane Jacobs
CITIZEN JANE Jane Jacobs on Vimeo
h/t Rick Woodward, who posted this on LinkedIn after I posted this:
If you get the chance, you should watch Straight Line Crazy, the David Hare play about Robert Moses (and a bit about Jane Jacobs) – we just saw it in the first production last night in London (with Ralph Fiennes). An odd play without much action but very engaging and emotional, and so much to make you think about about leadership, complexity, planning, cars, roads, cities, organisation, and power.
What’s the USE of Systems Leadership?
(practical actions for those who are tired, stressed and in a hurry)
TL:DR
- What can you stop doing, let go of, unlearn, in your leadership practice?
- Where can you create space for systems leadership to develop?
- How can you make it easier to lead at the edges?
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“We haven’t got time to learn how to do systems leadership” a participant told me. “We’re short-staffed, exhausted, over-worked…no room for something new.“
She had a point, of course, and it was echoed by nods from others in the workshop, and clapping yellow hands from those who had mastered emoticons.
One of the criticisms of systems leadership is the effort it seems to take: to build relationships, collaborate with people from other sectors, spend time understanding differences, experiment, reflect, learn and try again, to deal with problems which by their nature have no solutions. It can feel frustrating…
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An Introduction to Systems Thinking – Art Lapinsch – and an appeal for information to understand the EU energy system
MAR 18, 2022 5 MIN READ SYSTEMSAn Introduction to Systems ThinkingThis is my primer to systems thinking. “Show me the incentives and I will show you the outcome.” – Charlie Munger
An Introduction to Systems Thinking
Job: Head of Systems Practice, Location Flexible – to be agreed (UK) – MEAN coalition, Homeless Link
Head of Systems PracticeJob Reference:00001308-1Date Posted:7 April 2022Recruiter:HomelessLinkLocation:Location Flexible – to be agreedRemote Working:100% remote working possibleSalary:£45,866 to £53,937Bonus/Benefits:Salary dependent on Location see recruitment packRole:Other jobsJob type:TemporaryDuration:2 YearsWork hours:Full TimeJob Description MEAM now has confirmed funding for the next two years leading to an exciting opportunity to join our team as Head of Systems Practice. The MEAM coalition has worked for twelve years across more than 50 local areas in England, supporting local partnerships to tackle the structural and systemic issues that cause and sustain multiple disadvantage. The Head of Systems Practice will sit on the MEAM Leadership Team and help oversee the coalition’s work and strategic direction. They will also lead our team of System Practice Managers, helping the team to promote and model systems leadership in their work and to develop and shape their systems practice. A natural and empathetic leader, you will understand how power imbalances in systems impact people facing multiple disadvantage, and will understand and model working in a trauma informed way. You will be competent in leading a remote, dispersed team, ensuring the team have the right level of support to enable them to be effective in their roles.MEAM values and prioritises different perspectives and all lived experience and as such we encourage applications from all under-represented groups. Specifically, we are seeking to increase representation in our team of people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage and people from racially minoritised groups. We believe in equity over equality and encourage you to contact us if there are barriers to you applying for this position, this can include but is not limited to, child care/carer responsibilities and access requirements. For full details of the role and how to apply please download our Recruitment Pack belowClosing date: 25th April 2022 @ 9.00 am
Head of Systems Practice, Location Flexible – to be agreed – Homeless Link
Entropy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics | David L. Hawk | ST-ON 2021-03-14 – Coevolving Innovations
Entropy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics | David L. Hawk | ST-ON 2021-03-14 April 18, 2022 daviding 0 CommentsFor espoused systems thinkers who are predisposed towards towards finding an equilibrium (or maybe one amongst multiple equilibria), a discussion about entropy can raise discomfort. In the systems sciences, the second law of thermodynamics — as an entropic process — is often cited by the learned as a universal law applicable across physics, chemistry, biology … as well as social systems.In economics, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen drew attention to the inconvenience that “perpetual motion of the third kind is impossible“. Thus, “a closed system that does work forever at a steady rate” violates the second law of thermodynamics. Towards unpacking the implications of this universal law, we drew on David L. Hawk for expertise.
Entropy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics | David L. Hawk | ST-ON 2021-03-14 – Coevolving Innovations
Vinnova and Viable Cities in design phase for system demonstrators – Viable Cities
Vinnova and Viable Cities in design phase for system demonstrators
Vinnova and Viable Cities in design phase for system demonstrators – Viable Cities
Does the global upheaval make systems thinking futile? – 5 Reasons Why Not – IT Insider
Does the global upheaval make systems thinking futile? – 5 reasons why notA business or operator that systematically understands its operations is at the forefront in the midst of even major changes, writes our columnist Aini Räisänen.Aini Räisänen13.4.
Does the global upheaval make systems thinking futile? – 5 Reasons Why Not – IT Insider
In Finnish (but worth translating – most web browsers will do it), and one of many of these links supplied courtesy of Mikael Seppälä of Systems Change Finland.
Service Ecosystem Design: Propositions, Process Model, and Future Research Agenda – Josina Vink, Kaisa Koskela-Huotari, Bård Tronvoll, Bo Edvardsson, Katarina Wetter-Edman, 2021
Service Ecosystem Design: Propositions, Process Model, and Future Research AgendaShow all authorsJosina Vink, Kaisa Koskela-Huotari, Bård Tronvoll, …First Published September 2, 2020 Research Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1177/1094670520952537
Service Ecosystem Design: Propositions, Process Model, and Future Research Agenda – Josina Vink, Kaisa Koskela-Huotari, Bård Tronvoll, Bo Edvardsson, Katarina Wetter-Edman, 2021
Aligning the concept of ‘Decentralized Autonomous Organization’ to Precedents in Cybernetics | by Kelsie Nabben | BlockScience | Apr, 2022 | Medium
Aligning the concept of ‘Decentralized Autonomous Organization’ to Precedents in CyberneticsA research paper…Kelsie Nabben, providing a brief introduction to:Zargham, Michael and Nabben, Kelsie, Aligning ‘Decentralized Autonomous Organization’ to Precedents in Cybernetics (April 4, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4077358April, 2022.
Aligning the concept of ‘Decentralized Autonomous Organization’ to Precedents in Cybernetics | by Kelsie Nabben | BlockScience | Apr, 2022 | Medium
Paper:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4077358
System: Mapping the Systemic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Mapping the Systemic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of UkrainePatrick Wedlock4.8.2022
System: Mapping the Systemic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
ABC&D: Creating a Regenerative Circular Economy for All – YouTube
A short presentation from Ken Webster and Craig Johnson about their new book ‘ABC&D: Creating a Regenerative Circular Economy for All’. Edited from a webinar held 23rd February 2022, hosted by the International Society for the Circular Economy (facilitated by Emma Fromberg, Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership)SHOW LESS
ABC&D: Creating a Regenerative Circular Economy for All – YouTube
The Dimensional Model
Brendan Graham DempseyApr 79 min readThe Dimensional ModelTowards a Common Nomenclature
The Dimensional Model
Systems Community of Inquiry 
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