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SysPrac26 conference

Cranfield, United Kingdom
Mon, Sep 21st, 2026 - Tue, Sep 22nd, 2026
09:00 - 18:30  GMT
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SysPrac26 conference

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𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 – #𝗦𝘆𝘀𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 Building on the energy, insights and connections created at SysPrac25 and the Systems Thinking, Systems Practice Conference at the University of Hull, we are delighted to announce the next step in our journey to......
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Mon, Sep 21st, 2026 - Tue, Sep 22nd, 2026
09:00 - 18:30  GMT
SCiO
tba
English
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SCiO UK

SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting - November 2026

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Mon, Nov 16th, 2026
18:30 - 21:00  GMT
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SCiO UK Virtual Open Meeting - November 2026

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Virtual Open Meeting: A series of presentations of general interest to Systems and Complexity in Organisation's members and others. About this Event SCiO organises Open Meetings to provide opportunities for practitioners to learn and develop new practice, to......
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Mon, Nov 16th, 2026
18:30 - 21:00  GMT
SCiO UK
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Kybernetik-Stammtisch - Jahresabschluss - offene Beiträge

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Thu, Dec 17th, 2026
19:00 - 20:30  CET
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Kybernetik-Wichtel

Kybernetik-Stammtisch - Jahresabschluss - offene Beiträge

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Online-Jahresabschlussfeier für alle Mitglieder. Es besteht die Möglichkeit kurz zusammengefasste Ergebnisse der eigenen Forschung/Arbeit im Bereich Systems Practice des vergangenen Jahres den übrigen Mitgliedern vorzustellen....
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Thu, Dec 17th, 2026
19:00 - 20:30  CET
SCiO DACH
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This pre-recorded course of 2h 6minutes plus exercises originally took a 6h day to work through. This is an introductory training course, designed for those relatively new to systems thinking and provides basic training in modelling organisational or institutional situations using SSM. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a practical, participative approach for tackling complex, messy, human-centred
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Soft Systems Methodology

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This pre-recorded course of 2h 6minutes plus exercises originally took a 6h day to work through. This is an introductory training course, designed for those relatively new to systems thinking and provides basic training in modelling organisational or institutional situations using SSM. Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) is a practical, participative approach for tackling complex, messy, human-centred...
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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 (1 & 2) 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...
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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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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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Cross-institutional Community of Practice of Communities of Practice (CoP of CoPs)

How might Communities of Practice extend their learning beyond organisational boundaries? This session builds on a long-lived systemic inquiry within The Open University’s Systems Thinking in Practice (STiP) Community of Practice, reflecting on a year of collaboratively developing systemic capability. Drawing on recent insights, it explores an emerging direction: towards a cross-institutional...
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Health & Safety, the derogatory term used to describe everything associated with preventing work from being done. Why is this so? Because the clipboard wielding, hi-viz wearing workplace safety inspectors with limited emotional intelligence (or actual capabilities to do a real job) have been trained in the application of systematic rules and procedures. Unfortunately, this focus on compliance to...
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Is safety breaking the Laws?

Health & Safety, the derogatory term used to describe everything associated with preventing work from being done. Why is this so? Because the clipboard wielding, hi-viz wearing workplace safety inspectors with limited emotional intelligence (or actual capabilities to do a real job) have been trained in the application of systematic rules and procedures. Unfortunately, this focus on compliance to...
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The Fractal Organisation Manual: How to diagnose & design organisations using the Viable System Model

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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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