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SCIO-NL monthly meeting May 2025 (live in Woerden and in Dutch)

Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, May 1st, 2026
12:30 - 16:00  CET+1
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SCIO-NL monthly meeting May 2025 (live in Woerden and in Dutch)

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SCIO-NL komt elke 1e of 2e vrijdag van de maand live bijeen, meestal in Woerden (Pelmolenlaan 2). Er staan niet altijd vaste onderwerpen op de agenda (daarvoor organiseren we specifieke andere meetings), maar de ervaring leert dat er altijd wel een interessant......
Woerden, Netherlands
Fri, May 1st, 2026
12:30 - 16:00  CET+1
SCiO NL
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Roots and Routes: Connecting Around Relational Public Services in Ireland

Dublin, Ireland
Wed, May 13th, 2026
10:30 - 13:30  GMT+1
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Roots and Routes: Connecting Around Relational Public Services in Ireland

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This event is a fantastic opportunity to grow our emergent network face-to-face, build relationships and discover the am...
Reframing Public Services in Ireland as a Relational Practice - Joan O'Donnell - Toby Lowe - Gabriel Eichsteller - Adele O’Neill
Dublin, Ireland
Wed, May 13th, 2026
10:30 - 13:30  GMT+1
SCiO Ireland
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SCiO UK

SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting - May 2026

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Mon, May 18th, 2026
18:30 - 21:00  GMT+1
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SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting - May 2026

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Virtual Open Meeting: A series of presentations of general interest to Systems and Complexity in Organisation's members ...
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Mon, May 18th, 2026
18:30 - 21:00  GMT+1
SCiO UK
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Werkingsjaarafsluiting: Verken de grenzen van je systemisch denken aan de hand van provocatieve vrag...

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In deze laatste activiteit verkennen we hoe we vastgeroeste denkpatronen kunnen doorbreken en nieuwe perspectieven kunnen creëren. Door middel van provocatieve vragen onderzoeken deelnemers de grenzen van hun eigen systemische benadering verkennen en......
Mechelen, Belgium
Tue, May 19th, 2026
19:00 - 21:00  CET+1
SCiO Belgium
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£95 (x£190x) pre-recorded Kim Warren
Kim Warren's new course ' How to build a system dynamics model - the Agile way' – demonstrates a fast and reliable method to get to a working quantified systems dynamics model. Learn how to match a model to what is happening in the real world, how to play out likely futures, and how to use simple scenarios to achieve better outcomes. 3 hours of video explain the principles of 4 rigorous steps that
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core (xtra) Build a system dynamics model - the agile way

Kim Warren's new course ' How to build a system dynamics model - the Agile way' – demonstrates a fast and reliable method to get to a working quantified systems dynamics model. Learn how to match a model to what is happening in the real world, how to play out likely futures, and how to use simple scenarios to achieve better outcomes. 3 hours of video explain the principles of 4 rigorous steps that...
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1. Orientation to System Working: What are systems (and where do they come from)?

This pre-recorded course of 30 minutes plus exercises originally took a 2-3h session to work through in a group. This is the first session of a pair that could sensibly be taken together, and they are part of a ten-session Foundations of Applied Systems Thinking course. This session covers three main topics: What is a system (and why does it matter)? What shapes our system? Where do systems come...
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This pre-recorded course of 2h 24 minutes is longer than that delivered in the 3h webinar and may take 4h or more to work through. Systems interventions can be a source of profound insight and discovery for those who conduct them, but without the ability to convey these discoveries to stakeholders in a meaningful and engaging way, nothing much is likely to change. How do you share insights with
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Influencing stakeholders

Communicating your Systems Interventions

This pre-recorded course of 2h 24 minutes is longer than that delivered in the 3h webinar and may take 4h or more to work through. Systems interventions can be a source of profound insight and discovery for those who conduct them, but without the ability to convey these discoveries to stakeholders in a meaningful and engaging way, nothing much is likely to change. How do you share insights with...
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This pre-recorded course of 1h 58 minutes originally took a 6h day to work through. The Systems Laws & Principles courses are about two things: how to think like a systems thinker and the systems Laws and Principles that underpin the better known Systems approaches. The interactive courses will take you through both 9 thinking disciplines essential to being a Systems Thinker and 33 Systems Laws
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Systems Laws & Principles

part 3 - SLP3

This pre-recorded course of 1h 58 minutes originally took a 6h day to work through. The Systems Laws & Principles courses are about two things: how to think like a systems thinker and the systems Laws and Principles that underpin the better known Systems approaches. The interactive courses will take you through both 9 thinking disciplines essential to being a Systems Thinker and 33 Systems Laws...
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Why Practice Systems Thinking?

The world around us is full of complexity, from the environment, to our workplaces to our own bodies. Systems thinking equips you with a framework to understand these complexities and navigate them more effectively. 

Systems thinking helps you tackle complex problematic situations: Many situations we face have interconnected causes and effects. By seeing the bigger picture and the relationships within a situation, you can identify patterns, causal mechanisms, structures, power, and dynamics. This allows you to design changes that address the system as a whole, rather than just treating symptoms.

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The Fractal Organisation Manual: How to diagnose & design organisations using the Viable System Model

RRP: £12.99; Paperback: ‎ 192 pp; Publisher: ‎ SCiO; ISBN 979-8250847018 In a world of increasing turbulence, the need has never been greater for knowing how to build systems capable of maintaining their viability when all around them is change. This is a follow up to the Fractal Organization published by Wiley almost twenty years ago. It provides practical guidance on ways to use the Viable...
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The Fractal Organisation Manual: How to diagnose & design organisations using the Viable System Model

RRP: £12.99; Paperback: ‎ 192 pp; Publisher: ‎ SCiO; ISBN 979-8250847018 In a world of increasing turbulence, the need has never been greater for knowing how to build systems capable of maintaining their viability when all around them is change. This is a follow up to the Fractal Organization published by Wiley almost twenty years ago. It provides practical guidance on ways to use the Viable...
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Understanding and Achieving Systemic Governance: Lessons from Finland

We stand at a critical juncture in human history. The climate emergency, biodiversity collapse, and mounting social inequalities demand governance capable of navigating complexity and uncertainty. Yet most governments still operate with hierarchical, control based systems designed for a simpler world that no longer exists. Between December 2024 and May 2025, we conducted a systemic co-inquiry in...
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Understanding and Achieving Systemic Governance: Lessons from Finland

We stand at a critical juncture in human history. The climate emergency, biodiversity collapse, and mounting social inequalities demand governance capable of navigating complexity and uncertainty. Yet most governments still operate with hierarchical, control based systems designed for a simpler world that no longer exists. Between December 2024 and May 2025, we conducted a systemic co-inquiry in...
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15pp

Reframing Public Services in Ireland as a Relational Practice

This paper makes the case for reframing public services in Ireland as Relational Public Services (RPS) that take a Human Learning Systems Approach (HLS), which describes a way of organising viable services built around relationships and collective learning, as distinct from transactions, targets and standardised processes. The approach centres on developing an understanding of complexity, raising...
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Reframing Public Services in Ireland as a Relational Practice

This paper makes the case for reframing public services in Ireland as Relational Public Services (RPS) that take a Human Learning Systems Approach (HLS), which describes a way of organising viable services built around relationships and collective learning, as distinct from transactions, targets and standardised processes. The approach centres on developing an understanding of complexity, raising...
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Methods for Systems Thinking: 65+ Practical Approaches for Exploring Systems, Perspectives, and Complexity

RRP: £28.85; Paperback: ‎ 270 pp; Publisher: ‎ Routledge; ISBN 978-1041111719 Methods for Systems Thinking is a practical workbook with more than 65 methods you can apply right away. It helps you explore complex systems, involve the right people, and respond effectively to change. The QuickStart Guide shows you where to begin. You can start with the short theory section, use the 5M Methods Matrix...
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Methods for Systems Thinking: 65+ Practical Approaches for Exploring Systems, Perspectives, and Complexity

RRP: £28.85; Paperback: ‎ 270 pp; Publisher: ‎ Routledge; ISBN 978-1041111719 Methods for Systems Thinking is a practical workbook with more than 65 methods you can apply right away. It helps you explore complex systems, involve the right people, and respond effectively to change. The QuickStart Guide shows you where to begin. You can start with the short theory section, use the 5M Methods Matrix...