antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 6:16 am on August 16, 2021

09 Normal Accidents, High Reliability, Wicked Messes | Coevolving Innovations

2021/08/09 Normal Accidents, High Reliability, Wicked Messes | Coevolving Innovations

2021/08/09 Normal Accidents, High Reliability, Wicked Messes

Submitted by daviding on Tue, 08/10/2021 – 01:55

Discussion Leader

David Ing

Session Description

The original announcement is at https://wiki.st-on.org/2021-08-09.

Have we learned from brushes with disaster, or have we become complacent about complexities in everyday life?

On March 28, 1979, an accident with a nuclear reactor occurred at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania. Twelve days earlier, an Academy Awards winning film The China Syndrome had opened with a story fictionalized from a 1975 fire at a nuclear plant in Brown’s Ferry, Alabama, raising public awareness of an issue. For a Presidential Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, sociologist Charles Perrow contributed organizational analysis report. On a sabbatical to the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 1981-1982, that report expanded to include other high-risk systems, becoming the Normal Accidents book, published in 1984.

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antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 6:15 am on August 16, 2021

Integral Ecology, and the Laudato Si’ Action Platform – Systems Changes – Open Learning Commons

Integral Ecology, and the Laudato Si’ Action Platform – Systems Changes – Open Learning Commons

Integral Ecology, and the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

Systems Changes ecological spirituality

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Integral Ecology is a term originating from the papal encyclical issued in 2015 under the title Laudato Sí , by Pope Francis. Marina Fischer-Kowalski wrote a short review of an invitation to a June 2019 convention at the Vatican.

Fischer-Kowalski, Marina. “Integral Ecology: An unexpected support for Ecological Economics by Pope Francis.” Ecology, Economy and Society-the INSEE Journal 3, no. 2354-2020-1082 (2020): 5-10. https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v3i1.85 , alternate search at https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=1092797060812804685

Integral Ecology has been picked up in the USA, with “Pope Francis promotes integral ecology to combat ‘culture of waste’” | September 2019 | America (The Jesuit Review) at Pope Francis promotes integral ecology to combat ‘culture of waste’ | America Magazine

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antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 12:08 am on August 16, 2021

The Cybernetics of Complexity:

Brilliant from Harish.

Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.

In today’s post, I am looking the second order view of complexity. While I was thinking of a good title for this post, I went from “A constructivist walks into a Complexity bar” to “The Chernobyl model of Complexity”. Finally, I settled with “The Cybernetics of Complexity.” What I am looking at is not new by any means. I am inspired by the ideas of Ross Ashby, Stafford Beer, Heinz von Foerster, Haridimos Tsoukas, Mary Jo Hatch and Ralph Stacey.

I start from the basic premise that complexity is a description rather than a property of a phenomenon. This would indicate that the complexity is dependent on the one doing the describing, i.e., the observer. Complexity is a description, which means it needs someone describing it. This is the observer. The same thing can be perceived as complex and complicated by two different people. Tsoukas and Hatch explain this further:

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antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 11:43 am on August 14, 2021

CECAN Webinar – Developing Systems Approaches in the Water Sector Tuesday 21 September 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 BST

CECAN Webinar – Developing Systems Approaches in the Water Sector
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CECAN Webinar:

Developing Systems Approaches in the Water Sector Tuesday 21st September 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 BST

Presenter: Brendan Bromwich, Principal Engineer, Asset Management and Investment Planning, Mott MacDonald

You are warmly invited to join us for the following CECAN Webinar…Webinar Overview: There is a consistent appeal for a systems approach to be applied to water and environmental problems in new and emerging policy in England and Wales. Mott MacDonald and CECAN have a fruitful collaboration developing practical responses to this appeal. Systemic approaches that bridge engineering systems, such as infrastructure, with social-ecological systems, such as catchments or landscapes, create particular challenges for systems management. These challenges can be addressed by recognising and accommodating different implicit assumptions around risk, system boundaries, control and optimisation of systems that different organisations may hold. The webinar will review the application of Participatory Systems Mapping and Plural Rationality in practical system challenges in water and environment. We will draw on project experience including Water Resources South East’s Regional Resilience Plan and Defra’s Systems Analysis for Water Resources. We will conclude by looking at emerging challenges in the water sector including nested operation of catchment, regional and national water resource management systems. Presenter Biography: Brendan Bromwich is principal engineer with Mott MacDonald’s Asset Management and Investment Planning group. His work bridges infrastructure, environment and social dimensions of water and environmental problems with a focus on management and governance arrangements for systems. Currently, he mainly works on resilience in the water sector, investment appraisal and regional planning. Previously, he led the UN’s response to the environmental dimension of the Darfur crisis, developing an interdisciplinary approach to environmental peacebuilding and reconstruction, which he subsequently analysed as a PhD thesis. He is co-editor of the Oxford handbook of food water and society and co-author of the Hydraulic design of side weirs and author of a number of publications relating to social aspects of environmental change.
How to Join: This talk will take place via a Zoom Webinar – please click here to register for a place. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. In case you are unable to attend, a recording of the webinar will be uploaded to our website following the event.REGISTER FOR CECAN WEBINAR

antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 9:44 am on August 14, 2021

Finally – I’m seen! | Wenger-Trayner

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Finally – I’m seen!

by Bev Wenger-Trayner | Jun 7, 2020 | All entries, Systems convening | 0 comments Seen - systems conveners

Systems conveners: essential workers long term

In 2014, we wrote a chapter on what we called “systems conveners,” people who work to increase learning capability across a whole social landscape that includes many practices, institutions, and stakeholders. It’s not just about big acts of leadership or leadership on a large scale. It is also about taking leadership to bring a broader perspective into local efforts to make a difference.

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antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 3:00 am on August 14, 2021

Introduction to Collaborative Innovation – paid course for Systems Change with CoCreative

I have found CoCreative to be very practical and grounded in the systems change space, combining deep theoretical understanding with a lot of experience, so I expect this will be good.

Introduction to Collaborative Innovation (September, 2021, $475)
Registration Is Underway!

Introduction to Collaborative Innovation (September, 2021, $475)

This course is designed for changemakers, leaders, facilitators, collective impact backbone staff, and consultants who are working on vexing problems that can only be addressed using a collaborative approach. In 3, 3-hour sessions we’ll help build your capacity to lead multi-stakeholder collaboration to help groups Connect, Align, Learn, and Make what they need to effect systemic change.
One recent participant noted:
“It was so joyful to connect with people from around the world, tackling similar challenges. I loved the practical approaches to working through complex issues with diverse groups.”

SESSION ONE
COURSE SCHEDULESeptember 14, 16 & 21, 2021Pacific US: 6:00 am – 9:00 am
Eastern US: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
CEST: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pmSign me up!SESSION TWO
COURSE SCHEDULESeptember 14, 16, & 21, 2021
Pacific US: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Eastern US: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

September 15, 17, & 22, 2021
NZDT: 9:00 am – 12:00 pmSign me up!

antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 3:32 am on August 13, 2021

Intelligence as information processing: brains, swarms, and computers

Complexity Digest

Carlos Gershenson
There is no agreed definition of intelligence, so it is problematic to simply ask whether brains, swarms, computers, or other systems are intelligent or not. To compare the potential intelligence exhibited by different cognitive systems, I use the common approach used by artificial intelligence and artificial life: Instead of studying the substrate of systems, let us focus on their organization. This organization can be measured with information. Thus, I apply an informationist epistemology to describe cognitive systems, including brains and computers. This allows me to frame the usefulness and limitations of the brain-computer analogy in different contexts. I also use this perspective to discuss the evolution and ecology of intelligence.

Read the full article at: arxiv.org

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antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 1:04 pm on August 12, 2021

Unlocking The Sustainability Potential Of Circular Processes By Applying Systems Thinking

Unlocking The Sustainability Potential Of Circular Processes By Applying Systems Thinking
Unlocking The Sustainability Potential Of Circular Processes By Applying Systems Thinking

antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 8:01 am on August 12, 2021

The System Work of Social Change – Book Launch

The System Work of Social Change – Book Launch
Webinar Registration – Zoom

Full newsletter for Catalyst 2020:

Attend the launch

We asked. You answered. How can we do better?For the first time in the one and a half year existence of the Catalyst 2030 network, a Midterm Strategy Review was conducted as part of an ongoing monitoring, evaluation and learning framework. We wanted to assess how working together can accelerate change and how the collective “we” can do better.
Click here to read more about what the survey revealed

C2030 MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Celebrating successDream a Dream, a C2030 member based in India, is determined to empower children and young people from vulnerable backgrounds to overcome adversity and thrive in a fast-changing world. And with the nationwide impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, they have stepped in and worked relentlessly to support young people and communities.

Click here for an update of what Dream a Dream, has been up to the past few months

Empowering young global citizensWhat is the role of entrepreneurship in impacting the youth ecosystem? How can education help the youth adapt to post-pandemic realities?

Kenneth Kwok, founder of KIDsforSDGs, a Catalyst 2030 member, uses the 6Ps Approach to advocate for youth leadership and entrepreneurship as ways to empower young global citizens.
Read more here

Building food securityNigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is projected to become the third most populous country in the world by 2050, after China and India. The ability to consistently meet the food demands of the growing population is crucial to food security. That is why the work of social entrepreneur and Catalyst 2030 member, Uche Daniel Jumbo, is critical.

Uche is the CEO of GoodFood Agric Enterprises, a business that grows easily affordable staple foods such as plantain, banana, vegetables and meat. GoodFood is also involved in the production, processing and packaging of food products.

The business is addressing SDG 1: No Poverty through the provision of employment and training for the young and vulnerable. It is also addressing SDG 2: Zero Hunger through the provision of quality, healthy and affordable staple food for Nigerians. Eventually, it hopes to achieve inclusive food systems that can sustainably benefit Nigerians as a whole and the world at large.

Click here to find out more, or to collaborate, you can contact Uche at +234 802 911 8429 or Email: goodfood2019giz@gmail.com

News from the Secretariat
NEWS FROM THE WORKING GROUPSWorking Group 7 – Engaging the Private Sector: report launched ‘How & Why Corporates & Social Enterprises Should Partner to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals’. Working Group 11 – Next Economies: report ‘An Investigation into Financing Transformation’ launching on July 15, please contact Steve Waddell

Working Group 13 – Systems Change Learning: Recognising the gap in practical and actionable tools for SE who undergo systems change efforts. Proposing solutions here! Please email Debbi Brock or Brendon Johnson to build these learning opportunities!

COLLABORATION CORNERReferral Toolkit: Members can bring in collaborators aligned to our values & vision, e.g. to help with group/chapter activities. Please invite collaborators in your network to our community!Our next Conversation Cafe is coming up next week, on Wednesday August 18th at 4pm CEST. It is a great place to meet your fellow C2030 members and to find synergies and collaboration opportunities.
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89228448032
Looking forward to seeing you there!

antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 11:03 am on August 11, 2021

Single, Double, and Triple Loop Organizational Learning

Viewpoints which Matter

Single, Double, and Triple Loop Organizational Learning

Key Terms

Learning
Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
David Schon
Peter Senge
Single Loop Learning
Double Loop Learning
Triple Loop Learning
Quadruple Loop Learning
Error Correction
Feedback Loop
Gregory Bateson
Action Learning
Cybernetic Loop
Reflexivity
Reflection and Learning
Systems Thinking
Cause and Effects
Organizational Adaptability
Organizational Culture
Theory In Use Models I and II
Action Science
Ed Schein
Levels of Learning
Planning as Learning
Cybernetics
Second Order Cybernetics
Third Order Cybernetics
Perceptual Flaws
Cognitive Learning
Hierarchical Planning
Management Control Systems
Management Planning and Control Systems
Planning and Control Systems
Manufacturing Planing and Control Systems
Advanced Planning Systems (APS)
Balanced Scorecards
Strategic Management
Social Learning
Learning to Plan, Planning to learn
Deutero Learning
Meta Learning
Explicit Knowledge
Tacit Knowledge

Single and Double Loop Learning

Source: Deradicalization through Double-Loop Learning? How the Egyptian Gamaa Islamiya Renounced Violence

Argyris and Schon thereby start with the assumption that“all…

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antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 10:08 am on August 11, 2021

System Innovation in the Wake of #IPCC6 – Systems Change Finland event 31 August 2021 3-:4:30pm BST

System Innovation in the Wake of #IPCC6
LINK: LinkedIn

System Innovation in the Wake of #IPCC6

Event by Systems Change Finland

Online

Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (UK)

Join here https://laurea.zoom.us/j/65900307310 Pekka Enroth and 5 other attendees

About

The Sensemaking meetup is Systems Change Finland’s monthly meetup where we explore topics related to applied Systems Thinking and Complexity with interesting speakers. Instead of being one-sided lectures, our meetups are spaces where participants can also make sense about the topics with each other.

In August’s meetup on Tuesday 31.8.2021 17:00-18:30 EEST UTC+3 the discussion will be ignited by İdil Gaziulusoy, Professor of Sustainable Design at the Aalto University who will be speaking about Systems Innovation in the Wake of the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in early August. (https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/).

Speaker

İdil Gaziulusoy is Professor of Sustainable Design at Aalto University and leader of NODUS Sustainable Design Research Group (https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-design/nodus-sustainable-design-research-group). İdil is a sustainability scientist and a design researcher, developing a teaching and research portfolio for imagining sustainable, equitable and resilient future systems through various approaches in design research and developing interventions to achieve these proposals. Her work is concerned with socio-technical and socio-ecological systems with a particular focus on production-consumption systems and cities. She’s a global pioneer in the emerging area of design for sustainability transitions, developing theories and methods/tools for design practice dealing with sustainability transitions. Her PhD (completed in 2010) focused on system innovation in companies to align innovation strategies with the needed and unfolding, long-term, structural sustainability transitions.

She has worked as a researcher, lecturer and consultant in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey before moving to Helsinki. The open access book Design for Sustainability: A Multi-level Framework from Products to Socio-technical Systems İdil has co-authored can be downloaded through this link: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429456510.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/idil-gaziulusoy-0077624/
https://twitter.com/idilgaziulusoy
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Idil_Gaziulusoy2

antlerboy - Benjamin P Taylor 10:04 am on August 11, 2021

A novel definition of life and its implications to cybernetic systems

A novel definition of life and its implications to cybernetic systems
A novel definition of life and its implications to cybernetic systems

AUGUST 9, 2021

A novel definition of life and its implications to cybernetic systems

by Planetary Science Institute

Perhaps the most fundamental puzzle in biology—”What is life?”—is addressed in a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Oleg Abramov.

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