What happens when we bring together two great thinkers of Systems Theory and Deep Ecology in emergent conversation?Join us on Saturday, March 5at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT
for Systems View of Life. Fritjof Capra, author of many books including The Systems View of Life and Jeremy Lent, author of The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning and The Web of Meaning will discuss three of the foundations of WTR – patterns, systems and deep ecology – and how we can use these theories to support our practices as activists, facilitators and change-makers. Together we will explore how evolutionary biology, history and spirituality interact and provide answers to the challenges we now face.
March 5: Systems View of Life with Fritjof Capra and Jeremy Lent
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The Grammar of Systems: From Order to Chaos & Back – Hoverstadt
very exciting that this is now out!
The Grammar of Systems: From Order to Chaos & Back: Amazon.co.uk: Hoverstadt, Patrick: 9798414307754: Books
You can also see Patrick talking about this at the SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting – March 2022
Monday 21 March, 18:30UK time
https://systemspractice.org/events/scio-uk-virtual-open-meeting-march-2022
(along with Roger Duck and Jane Searles talking about Designing Freedom Together: https://stream.syscoi.com/2022/02/08/discussion-designing-freedom-together-duck-and-searles-2021/)
The Grammar of Systems: From Order to Chaos & Back Paperback – 22 Feb. 2022
by Patrick Hoverstadt (Author)
The Grammar of Systems
If you feel as though the world has become more complex, you are not alone. There is a growing realisation of the need to deal with the complexity, uncertainty and speed of change of our world. These systemic factors increase the challenge for all of us and expose some traditional approaches which are unable to handle those challenges. This book sets out the fundamentals of Systems Thinking, a discipline developed specifically to grapple with complexity and uncertainty. It builds a compelling and useable guide to change the way you think about the world around you, for those wanting to understand or change systems, managers, policy makers and systems specialists alike.
Part One illustrates the nine thinking patterns involved in thinking like a systems thinker, which collectively form the core of Systems Thinking. Each pattern is contrasted with conventional thinking and shows the power of thinking differently, alongside practical ways to develop these patterns in yourself and your organisation. If you want a different way to be able to think about the world, the thought patterns in this book will give you that.
Part Two describes 33 Systems Laws and Principles on which Systems Thinking as a discipline was founded. These Systems laws show how both order and chaos are created in systems and the dynamic between them. The Laws and Principles provide the insight on how, when and why systems remain stable and change at the same time, and what happens when they don’t, instead collapsing into new forms or disintegrating. These powerful insights are vital for anyone designing a change or transformation.
The Grammar of Systems presents a very clear, coherent guide to the discipline of Systems Thinking.
Patrick Hoverstadt is a veteran systems practitioner, and chairs the professional body for Systems Practitioners.
UKSS Online workshop – Christine Welch March 16 at 4pm UK – Soft Systems Methodology – what it is and is not (and trailer for the UKSS conference!)
Online workshop with Dr Christine Welch – 16th March at 4.00 pm
Soft Systems Methodology – what it is and is not
UKSS Online workshop – March 16th
 Online workshop with Dr Christine Welch – 16th March at 4.00 pmSoft Systems Methodology – what it is and is not Please book a free place here. |
| See our Online workshop event flyer for details of future events! |
| Next conferenceUKSS Conference 2022 – will be 20th/21st June at Lancaster University. The theme is ‘Systems thinking and the energy transition’Please download the advance flyer: |
Australia National University – School of Cybernetics February Newsletter
contains e.g.
We know ‘the system’ has long failed Aboriginal people – so why not cyberpunk it?
Communities are systems: What can systems thinking teach us when it comes to communities?
School of Cybernetics February Newsletter
Understanding Complexity & Organisations – Mark Eddleston
Understanding Complexity & OrganisationsMark Eddleston
Understanding Complexity & Organisations
Designing self-organising enterprises and viable systems / Patrick Hoverstadt | Intersection16 – YouTube
Designing self-organising enterprises and viable systems / Patrick Hoverstadt / Intersection16
Designing self-organising enterprises and viable systems / Patrick Hoverstadt / Intersection16 – YouTube
Women in Systems Thinking – Speaker Series | System of Systems Thinkers – Systems Thinking Marin
A Discussion SeriesThis series of events celebrates and acknowledges the important contribution of women in systems thinking. It is formulated in the spirit of facilitating a greater level of coordination among systems thinkers, as well as recognizing the crucial contributions of those whose work is more about “being” and “doing” as of equal value to “thinking.”
System of Systems Thinkers – Systems Thinking Marin
Resisting or embracing meta-rationality | David Chapman
Resisting or embracing meta-rationality
Resisting or embracing meta-rationality | Meta-rationality
How do you change the system three steps at a time? | by noelito | Feb, 2022 | Medium
https://noelito.medium.com/how-do-you-change-the-system-three-steps-at-a-time-60a5f62fe5f1
Governance & System Convening webinar – Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 2pm GMT
Governance & System Convening
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About this event
We are excited to convene an initial conversation on systems convening and governance.
The conversation is an outgrowth of the launch of Bev and Etienne Wenger-Trayner book on Systems Convening, when a number of us expressed interest in exploring the practice of systems convening in the governance space.
Date and time
Fri, March 4, 2022
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM GMT
Five worlds practices for systems transformation with Benjamin P Taylor – YouTube and links – sensemaking.rs
Five worlds practices for systems transformation with Benjamin P Taylor
Five worlds practices for systems transformation with Benjamin P Taylor – YouTube
Slides and other materials via the Meetup:
Learning As You Scale – Social Innovation | Launch Registration Feb 28, 2022 12:00 PM in Dublin
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Learning as You Scale Launch
One of the most important and challenging aspects of social innovation is scaling. Often innovations which have the potential to transform the lives of people across countries remain confined to small demonstration sites and pilots.
We are inviting you to the launch of Learning as You Scale: A Practical Guide to Navigate Scaling and Complex Systems Change written by a team of European experts. The guide explores how the power of the voices of those involved on the frontline of social challenges can best be harnessed to inform and accelerate change. Valuable guidance for practitioners is included which is rooted in practice, moves beyond simplistic, linear evaluation approaches and addresses the real challenges involved in scaling social innovation, especially within complex systems.
Feb 28, 2022 12:00 PM in Dublin
LinkedIn post:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6902292012968865792-rNp3
Webinar | Thinking Like a System and Leading with Humility – Margaret Wheatley and Mayor Lisa Helps of Victoria, BC, 1pm EST March 2, 2022
Thinking Like a System and Leading with HumilityDate: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 | 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (ET)Speakers: Margaret Wheatley and Mayor Lisa Helps
Webinar | Thinking Like a System and Leading with Humility
CONFERENCE WORKBOOK for “TEXTS IN CYBERNETIC THEORY” An In-Depth Exploration of the Thought of HUMBERTO R. MATURANA WILLIAM T. POWERS ERNST VON GLASERSFELD A Conference of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CYBERNETICS October 18-23, 1988 Felton, California
https://asc-cybernetics.org/publications/Texts_in_Cybernetic_Theory.pdf
pdf dug up by @Kihbernetics who says:
Found this really interesting document from 1988 with texts from #Powers, #Maturana, and #Glasersfeld, but it is missing two pages (30 and 31) in the “outline of control theory” from Powers. If someone has the full text it would be very much appreciated. https://asc-cybernetics.org/publications/Texts_in_Cybernetic_Theory.pdf
Systems convening across boundaries – hosted by Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner, Wed 2 Mar 2022 at 16:00 UK time – Collective Leadership Scotland
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Hosted by Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner
About this event
Hosting new types of conversations across complex landscapes requires a certain kind of leadership, which is described as systems convening. A systems convener or systems convening team sets up spaces for new types of conversations between people who often live on different sides of a boundary. For example, a geographic, cultural, disciplinary, political, class, social boundary. They spot opportunities for creating new learning spaces and partnership that will bring different and often unlikely people together, and use their legitimacy to convene people to engage in learning across boundaries.
You may be doing this kind of work without any label, unrecognized, or are not not aware that they are doing it, or perhaps you are interested in learning more…
Join Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner in conversation with Janet Whitley and Joan O’Donnell about their recent book on systems convening, where they interviewed 40 systems conveners from around the world, working on diverse issues ranging from improving government transparency to enhancing cancer care.
You can download the book for free here: https://wenger-trayner.com/systems-convening/
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This event is part of Illuminating Leadership 2022 – a global festival exploring the light and shade of collective leadership. To learn more about this festival and see all other events, have a look here.
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Wed, 2 March 2022
16:00 – 16:55 GMT
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