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 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

Vinnova and Viable Cities in design phase for system demonstrators – Viable Cities

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 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 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

Mapping the Systemic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of UkrainePatrick Wedlock4.8.2022

System: Mapping the Systemic Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

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

Brendan Graham DempseyApr 79 min readThe Dimensional ModelTowards a Common Nomenclature

The Dimensional Model

EXPERIMENTING TOWARDS LIBERATED GOVERNANCEBy NATALIE BAMDAD, MARK LEACH  05 Apr 2022

Experimenting Towards Liberated Governance – NetworkWeaver

Wicked Problems in Public PolicyUnderstanding and Responding to Complex ChallengesAuthors (view affiliations)Brian W. HeadFirst comprehensive overview of the ‘wicked problems’ fieldWritten by perhaps the best-placed researcher in the field, globallyAppeals to academics researching this hot topic, but also to policy practitioners and those advocating solutionsThis book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

Wicked Problems in Public Policy | SpringerLink

Nora Wilhelm and Emilie Romon·Blog·14. March 2022·7 min read·0Acce­le­ra­ting funding for systems changeA Swiss experience

Accelerating funding for systems change – THE PHILANTHROPIST

Design Journeys – A Systemic Design Tourbook PETER JONES FEBRUARY 2, 2022 SERVICE DESIGN, SOCIAL SYSTEMS DESIGN, SYSTEMIC DESIGNKristel Van Ael and I completed a year-long project for this special book, designing the first practitioner handbook for systemic design practice. BIS Publishers is listing the book, and it will be in print by May.We summarize the value proposition as follows:This book presents important new developments in systemic design, guided into practitioner pathways that teach the power of using visual tools in collaborative dialogue to make sense of complexity. As the 21st century becomes ever-more complicated, leaders and changemakers are forced to deal with highly complex issues on a daily basis, with decisions that may have impacts far into the future. 

Design Journeys – A Systemic Design Tourbook – Design Dialogues

Worldviews – From Sustainability to RegenerationTo deal with sets of environmental and social crises, we need a cultural and mental transformation. This MOOC is the first part of an interconnected series of four MOOCS which bring together science, design and transformative praxis as a fluid, intervention-based and synergistic process for addressing complex challenges. This is explored through broadening worldviews, reframing complexity, designing as nature, activating our minds through physical movement, and connecting with new communities.Estimated 3 weeks2–4 hours per weekInstructor-pacedInstructor-led on a course scheduleFreeOptional upgrade availableThere is one session available:After a course session ends, it will be archivedOpens in a new tab.Starts May 9Ends May 27

Worldviews – From Sustainability to Regeneration | edX

Supporting System Changers: The role of system thinking, leadership and wellbeing  Together with +20 ecosystem partners, academics, Fellows, and intermediaries, we share our global Ashoka Fellowship Program experience on how we support social innovators to change social structures, co-create cross-sector collaborations, and anchor wellbeing at the center of work.

Supporting System Changers: The role of system thinking, leadership and wellbeing | Ashoka Europe Fellowship Program