Types of learning, with panarchical change as (i) incremental, (ii) lurching,...
In order to appreciate the influence of resilience science and panarchy on ongoing research into systems changes, revisiting foundational works sometimes resurfaces insights. In the 2002 Panarchy...
View ArticleFour system traps, in undesirable regimes
While the adaptive cycle and panarchical connections reflect the possiblity of movement from one stable state to another, it’s possible to get “stuck” in a disfavoured trap. Social ecological systems...
View ArticleKnowing Better via Systems Thinking | U. Barcelona 2022-10-10
Just before starting a trip to Spain, I received an invitation from Ryan C. Armstrong at the Universitat de Barcelona Business School to give some lectures. The students in the bachelor’s programme in...
View ArticleReifying Systems Thinking towards Changes | ST-ON 2022-10-17
The October online meeting of Systems Thinking Ontario presented an opportunity for an update on progress made by the Systems Changes Learning Circle by 2022. A slide deck had been prepared an...
View ArticleWorld Hypotheses, Contextualism, Systems Methods
The first Systems Thinking Ontario session for 2023 is scheduled for January 9, on “Root Metaphors and World Hypotheses”. This is philosophical content, for which a guided tour and discussion will be...
View ArticleRoot Metaphors and World Hypotheses | ST-ON 2023-01-09
Researching the philosophical foundations of systems theory to understand the meanings of “causal texture, contextualism, contextural” from the Tavistock legacy led to philosopher Stephen C. Pepper....
View ArticleSensemaking and Theory-Building | Gary S. Metcalf | ST-ON 2023-02-13
The theme for the February online meeting of Systems Thinking Ontario was sparked from the discussion from the January session on Root Metaphor and World Hypotheses. What does it mean to have a...
View ArticleAppreciating Systems Changes via Multiparadigm Inquiry | ISSS 2022 Proceedings
In the ISSS 2022 Plenary talk, the first 25 minutes were a blast through (a) the rising interest in system(s) change(s); (b) appreciative systems (Vickers); (c1) the philosophy of architectural design;...
View ArticleSystems Changes Learning: Recasting and reifying rhythmic shifts for doing,...
A special issue on “Sustainable, Smart and Systemic Design Post-Anthropocene: Through a Transdisciplinary Lens” in the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics edited by Marie Davidová, Susu...
View ArticleEcological Limits to Development: Living with the SDGs | ST-ON | 2023-03-13
The book Ecological Limits to Development: Living with the Sustainable Development Goals, published in 2002 by Routledge, was released as open access in 2023 by Taylor-Francis for readers who don’t...
View ArticleSystems Thinking, 1969 | David L. Hawk, John Pourdehnad | Systems Thinking...
The 1969 publication of Systems Thinking: Selected Readings, edited by Fred E. Emery as a Penguin Modern Management paperback, can be regarded as a milestone. The articles date from the 1940s to the...
View ArticleC. West Churchman on the I Ching
A luminary in the systems movement, C. West Churchman, showed some respect for Chinese philosophy, with the I Ching (Yi Jing) in particular. Deborah Hammond was encouraged by West Churchman into...
View ArticleNonrelativistic pragmatism and systems thinking
The ties between systems thinking and pragmatism are apparently strong, but the breadth in the philosophy of pragmatism can be confusing. Within the tradition, one of the threads is called...
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Sciencing and Philosophizing on Threads in Systems Thinking | Gary S. Metcalf...
Digging into philosophies underlying the systems sciences, pragmatism seems to have been a strong historical foundation for some research streams. In ongoing discussions, Gary Metcalf and I have been...
View ArticleSustainable Technology and the Entropy Argument | Mohammed Badrah, Kelly...
In a return to original Systems Thinking Ontario format, we reviewed an (old) systems thinking paper from 1998. Mohammed Badrah served as reviewer. Kelly Okamura was the discussant. The author, David...
View ArticleAppreciating systems changes via multiparadigm inquiry (SRBS)
An article related to the ISSS plenary talk of July 2022 has now passed the peer review process, and is published in early view for Systems Research and Behavioral Science. It should shortly be...
View ArticleAnticipatory Systems, Evolution, and Extinction Cascades | Judith Rosen |...
Judith Rosen agreed to give an online presentation for the Systems Thinking Ontario meeting in October 2023, after we converted her in-person meeting at OCADU in August into a discussion circle....
View ArticleExplaining Systems Changes Learning | RSD12 | 2023-10-14
For the Relating Systems and Design RSD12 symposium on October 14, 2023, members of the Explainers subgroup of the Systems Changes Learning Circle conducted an in-person workshop on “Explaining Systems...
View ArticleThe Sweep-In Process of Systems Science (Churchman)
It the systems sciences are an open system, then learning more and more about systems of interest are foundational. This was called a sweep-in process by C. West Churchman, in the heritage of Edgar A....
View ArticleWhat Systems Thinkers Can Learn From Historical Synthesis | Dr. Michael...
For the November 2023 Systems Thinking Ontario session, historian and policy advisor Dr. Michael Bonner was invited for an interview by Zaid Khan. In organizing the sessions, we’re trying to avoid the...
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