Do any of my followers know where I can find free resources/examples of how to develop a theory of change that acknowledges and highlights systems/complexity whilst being simple and easy to understand? Is it even possible? #EvalTwitter
(1) Catherine Grace Kelly on Twitter: “Do any of my followers know where I can find free resources/examples of how to develop a theory of change that acknowledges and highlights systems/complexity whilst being simple and easy to understand? Is it even possible? #EvalTwitter” / Twitter
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Pumas Ruled an Argentinean Park, Until a Disease Arrived – The Atlantic
What Can One Disease Do to a Landscape?After the vicuñas in Argentina’s San Guillermo National Park caught mange from domesticated llamas, the world around them changed. By Ed Yong
Pumas Ruled an Argentinean Park, Until a Disease Arrived – The Atlantic
Systems in Quotes vs. Systems Without Quotes:
Humberto Maturana is one of my favorite authors who has helped me further my learning of cybernetics. Sadly, he passed away recently. In today’s post, I am inspired by Maturana’s ideas. One of Maturana’s famous ideas is “autopoiesis.” I have written about this here. A closely related idea from Maturana is the difference between objectivity without parentheses and objectivity in parentheses. He explains this as follows:
There are two distinct attitudes, two paths of thinking and explaining. The first path I call objectivity without parentheses It takes for granted the observer-independent existence of objects that – it is claimed – can be known; it believes in the possibility of an external validation of statements. Such a validation would lend authority and unconditional legitimacy to what is claimed and would, therefore, aim at subjection. It entails the negation of all those who are not prepared to agree with the “objective”…
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Jay W. Forrester System Dynamics Courses – System Dynamics Society
Learn System Dynamics Concepts from Jay W. Forrester. The founder of the field.The Jay Forrester Seminar Series has been revamped and improved, and is now available as a more accessible, on-demand, online course! The original consists of seminar series conducted by Professor Jay Forrester in the fall of 1999 for his Ph.D. students in System Dynamics at MIT Sloan School of Management.Decades later, the System Dynamics Society has transformed the series into a course, making it more structured and more suitable for evaluation-based learning. This course will be self-led and self-paced without guidance from an instructor. Enjoy this course as you learn from the founder of the field, Jay Forrester, and some of the brightest minds in the field!
Jay W. Forrester System Dynamics Courses – System Dynamics Society
neuron-like electrical activity in fungi (preprint)
neuron-like electrical activity in fungi…
Wendy Hasenkamp on Twitter: “@evantthompson @birchlse Related, this preprint claims neuron-like electrical activity in fungi… https://t.co/5kRWCOpTPD” / Twitter
Replying to Evan Thompson:
“My paper, “Could all life be sentient?” is now out in a special issue of Journal of Consciousness Studies on “Animal Consciousness” edited by Jonathan Birch”
Investors in Change – training from the School of System Change
How can funders drive innovation and impact to address complex challenges such as the climate crisis? 🌍To explore this question, funders in philanthropy, impact investment, and the public sector are invited to join our 5-week ‘Funding in a complex world’ module, starting in June.Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dBsQpARThis online module is the first in a series from Investors in Change, equipping funders with a better understanding about how to work with complexity and uncertainty to impact change. Further modules will be offered later in the year.The Investors in Change program is co-initiated by partners Ashoka, Catalyst 2030, The Lankellychase Foundation, and the School of System Change
https://www.forumforthefuture.org/investors-in-change
Normal Accidents, High Reliability, Wicked Messes (ST-ON 2021-08-09) – Coevolving Innovations
Normal Accidents, High Reliability, Wicked Messes (ST-ON 2021-08-09) April 4, 2022 daviding 0 CommentsChoosing topics for a Systems Thinking Ontario session, it seems as though the term “Normal Accidents” was not one familiar to many, particularly those who were not old enough to recall popularization coinciding with the 1979 movie The China Syndrome. The interest then on High Reliability Organizations would also be news to most of our usual attendees. Thus, a session based on readings was announced ….Have we learned from brushes with disaster, or have we become complacent about complexities in everyday life
Normal Accidents, High Reliability, Wicked Messes (ST-ON 2021-08-09) – Coevolving Innovations
Fundraiser by Ellen Lewis : Help Juanita finish her PhD
Help Juanita finish her PhD
Fundraiser by Ellen Lewis : Help Juanita finish her PhD
Shared on behalf of Prof Gerald Midgley, who says:
Juanita Bernal Alvarado is a Colombian PhD student who is doing exceptional systems research to support conflict resolution, mediation and a culture of peace in Colombia after a 50-year civil war. She has capabilities beyond her years, working with leaders from across the political spectrum, as well as mediators and communities in regions of the country where a formal justice system doesn’t exist.
Juanita’s PhD program requires her to spend a semester overseas working with someone who can mentor her in systems thinking. I have volunteered to be that someone, as I have been working with her supervisor in Colombia for over 25 years to support peace-building.
However, Juanita does not come from a wealthy family, and cannot afford the £5,000 that a semester in the UK will cost. Please help me bring her to the UK so we can work together on systems thinking for peace in Colombia, and then she can return to her home country and continue to make a strong contribution after she graduates.
I very rarely ask friends to donate money, but this is a special case that I really need your help for. If 250 people are willing to donate £20 each (which should surely be possible), we will reach our target. I especially want to reach out to my friends in the systems thinking community – please lend your support.
If you want to read Juanita’s own words about what she is doing, click on the link below, and then click again on “read more”.
Luke Craven on Twitter: “Really excited to announce that I’m hiring two new roles in my Systems Change team at @collabforimpact. 1. Systems change practitioner 2. Learning and evaluation associate”
Really excited to announce that I’m hiring two new roles in my Systems Change team at @collabforimpact. 1. Systems change practitioner https://tinyurl.com/2p9bex7z2. Learning and evaluation associate https://tinyurl.com/25zvzf3x
Luke Craven on Twitter: “Really excited to announce that I’m hiring two new roles in my Systems Change team at @collabforimpact. 1. Systems change practitioner https://t.co/LlOlfVc0i3 2. Learning and evaluation associate https://t.co/rHcQammFjl” / Twitter
Really excited to announce that I’m hiring two new roles in my Systems Change team at
@collabforimpact. 1. Systems change practitioner https://tinyurl.com/2p9bex7z 2. Learning and evaluation associate https://tinyurl.com/25zvzf3x
CIA Document Claims Soviet Union Was Developing Cybernetic Telepathy
CIA Document Claims Soviet Union Was Developing Cybernetic TelepathyNewly released CIA documents ask the important question: Is ESP compatible with Marxism?By Matthew Gault28.3.22
CIA Document Claims Soviet Union Was Developing Cybernetic Telepathy
System Dynamics Conference | July 18-22, 2022 Frankfurt & online
2022 INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM DYNAMICS CONFERENCE
Frankfurt & Online | July 18-22, 2022
Submissions open until March 18, 2022
ISDC2022 registration includes online access from June 15 to September 30, 2022
System Dynamics Conference | System Dynamics Society
How to Make Things Evolve by Hiroki Sayama
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The idea of creating artifacts that evolve by themselves has been at the heart of the Artificial Life research, dating back to the early motives of John von Neumann’s monumental work on self-reproducing automata in the 1940’s. This vein of research is unique and fundamentally different from other more widely studied evolutionary computation research, because basic processes of evolution (heredity, variation, selection) are not given a priori as built-in mechanisms but they need to emerge as a result of interactions among microscopic components. In this talk, I will provide a brief review of how this problem has been approached in ALife using various kinds of methodologies, including classic frameworks (e.g., cellular automata, evolving programs) and more modern ones (e.g., artificial chemistry, AI/ML). I aim to highlight several key ingredients in order for complex systems to show spontaneous evolutionary behaviors by themselves and, in particular, to exhibit open-ended exploration of…
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The New Cybernetics: Systems Thinking for the 21st Century | ANU School of Cybernetics
The New Cybernetics: Systems Thinking for the 21st CenturyOur director Genevieve Bell spoke with the Coller Venture Review about the new cybernetics.28 Mar 2022
The New Cybernetics: Systems Thinking for the 21st Century | ANU School of Cybernetics
At Any Given Moment in a Process – by Dorian Taylor
At Any Given Moment in a Process…we have a certain partially evolved state of a structure. This state is described by the wholeness: the system of centers, and their relative nesting and degrees of life.Dorian Taylor
At Any Given Moment in a Process – by Dorian Taylor
Disruptions, systems and individual agents—Exploring the intersections – Mackay, Pepper, Munoz (2022)
Disruptions, systems and individual agents—Exploring the intersectionsJonathon Mackay,Matthew Pepper,Albert MunozFirst published: 03 March 2022
Disruptions, systems and individual agents—Exploring the intersections – Mackay – – Systems Research and Behavioral Science – Wiley Online Library
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