A Compendium of Managing Complex Systems

This picture is used by a Complexity advocate to conjecture that complex systems cannot be managed. This is not correct, as many of the claims made by self-proclaimed complexity experts. I've seen this scene of flocking birds first hand. It is mesmerizing to watch.Turns out these birds can be modeled with Boids, Flock Simulation of Birds, The Convergence of Bird Flocking, Flocking algorithm for autonomous flying robots, and numerous others.

Glen Alleman - see https://herdingcats.typepad.com/my_weblog/2020/03/a-compendium-of-managing-compelx-systyems.html

Systems Thinking for Tackling Wicked Problems

Gerald Midgley, Professor of Systems Thinking, University of Hull.
 
On 4 March, Gerald Midgely will be giving a zoom seminar An Introduction to Systems Thinking for Tackling Wicked Problems.
 
The presentation is jointly hosted by the Centre for Systems Studies, Hull  and the Systems Community of Inquiry, Linnaeus University, Sweden.
 
The URL below advertises the seminar (giving an abstract and biography), includes the zoom link and an ics file to add to your calendar at the correct local time.

https://lnkd.in/dnYdaSj
 

Applying Systems Thinking to Managing Projects: A Viable Governance Model based on Stafford Beer’s Work

 

Prof. Shankar Shankaran

Online presentation and discussion

Wednesday 10th February 19:00 AEST

Zoom presentation -  https://utsmeet.zoom.us/j/84018555928

New ebook: From Modularity to Emergence - Short Review

Dr Chih-Chun Chen and Dr Nathan Crilly of the Cambridge University Engineering Design Centre Design Practice Group have released a free, downloadable book, From Modularity to Emergence: A Primer on the Design and Science of Complex Systems.

Video: Keith Grint on Wicked Problems & Leadership

Here is Professor Keith Grint on Wicked Problems and Leadership

New book: 'Small Arcs of Larger Circles; by Nora Bateson

In her new book 'Small Arcs of Larger Circles', Nora Bateson invites us to weave together the rigor of systems thinking and complexity thinking with the expansiveness of our embodied, aesthetic experience - and introduces us to a new language and vocabulary of contextual, mutual learning.

Systems Resources from IIED

IIED is a policy and action research organisation in sustainable development. Based in London IIEDworks in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in decision-making arenas that affect them.

MITs Free Software for Planning Large Cities of the Future

MIT has just released its open source Urban Network Analysis software for analysing interdependent aspects of urban development at city level.

Resources: Systemic Thinking for Planners and Designers

Gary Metcalf a visiting member of faculty at Aalto university in Finland has collated a useful list of Systems liiterature resources under broad topic headings.

Co-creation without systems thinking can be dangerous

Gerald Midgely asks 'Why does the theory and practice of co-creation need to be informed by systems thinking?' Co-creation without a thorough understanding of systems thinking can be deeply problematic. Essentially, we need a theory and practice of systemic co-creation.

To read in full this interesting blog article by Gerald at www.i2insights.org go to here.

Soft systems methodology cartoon

Here is  soft systems methodology via cartoon:

  1. WCSA 2017 in Brazil more details
  2. Peter Checkland on the origins of SSM
  3. SSM - Rich Pictures in Evaluation
  4. New Book! A Guide to Systems Research
  5. Stafford Beer VSM origins (video)
  6. Call for abstracts ISSS 2016 India and USA
  7. New Book Think Crime!
  8. Systems Map of Obesity Factors
  9. Bio: Alvaro J. Romera
  10. System Thinking World Webinars