An Opportunity for Systemic Design
When systems are changing everywhere the opportunities to direct some of that change to design the world we want has
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Cynefin Framework
Unprecedented: Living Complexity
‘Unprecedented’ is a term that is changing how we understand complexity and foresight. One thing that often makes complex situations
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Systems Thinking About Time and Motion
In changing times its important to recognize both the words change and time if we want to understand systems. On
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Systems Thinking About Action: Complexity
The global pandemic situation has provided us with a lesson in complexity by giving us much to see, learn, and
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Complexity in Practice
The global retail phenomenon called ‘Black Friday’ demonstrates true complexity. How what and where we buy shapes how we live.
Read moreHealing, by design
The concept of healing plays an integral part of healthy human development in many cultures, yet is largely unknown or misunderstood in
Read moreStanding Out / Outstanding: The Standards Problem
Human service providers live in paradox by stressing best practices while wishing for some recognition of the unique qualities that they bring. Can being unique be the standard we need?
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Spectrum Thinking and Complex Systems
Systems thinking requires spectrum thinking. People must be able to see things on a gradient, rather than in absolute compartments. Students can’t be faulted too much for having a hard time with this when they are graded based on letters where a B+ is a 79 and an A- is one percentage point higher, yet the mere presence of a B (anything) on a transcript can mean the difference between an award, admission, or a job and not.
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