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Why (Intervene in) Systems Changes?

February 15, 2020 daviding

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With a focus on “ecological systems”, the second of four lectures planned for the Systemic Design course in the Master’s program in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCAD University proceeded as a timeboxed presentation: targeting 40 minutes of content (skipping slides to stay within time constraints), followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Since the slides are rich with content and links to sources, students were directed to pay attention to what I was saying, over trying to read the slides projected behind me.

The agenda was in four sections:

[preamble] Errors, Attention and Traps (Ecological Understanding)
- Systems Changes Learning Circle (Bateson, Gibson, Ingold)
- (Resistances to) Changing as primary system of interest
A. Socio-Ecological Systems Perspective
- Tavistock Institute (Emery, Trist)
- Organization as primary system of interest
B. (Social-) Ecological Systems + Panarchy
- Stockholm Resilience Centre (Holling, Walker, Peterson)
- Ecology as primary system of interest
C. The Ecosystem Approach
- Resilience Alliance (Waltner-Toews, Kay)
- Sustainable development project as primary system of interest

Online, the video is available on Youtube for streaming.

Viewers who prefer to watch video on a disconnected device can download a video file.

Video	H.264 MP4	WebM
January 31 (1h18m)	[20200129_OCADU_Ing HD m4v] (HD 2666kbps 1.2GB) [20200129_OCADU_Ing nHD m4v] (nHD 1352kps 637MB)	[20200129_OCADU_Ing HD webm] (HD VP8 425kbps 292MB) [20200129_OCADU_Ing nHD webm] (nHD VP8 224kbps 156MB)

Readers who want to follow through on web link references may want to review the slides directly.… Read more (in a new tab)

The agenda was in four sections:

[preamble] Errors, Attention and Traps (Ecological Understanding)
- Systems Changes Learning Circle (Bateson, Gibson, Ingold)
- (Resistances to) Changing as primary system of interest
A. Socio-Ecological Systems Perspective
- Tavistock Institute (Emery, Trist)
- Organization as primary system of interest
B. (Social-) Ecological Systems + Panarchy
- Stockholm Resilience Centre (Holling, Walker, Peterson)
- Ecology as primary system of interest
C. The Ecosystem Approach
- Resilience Alliance (Waltner-Toews, Kay)
- Sustainable development project as primary system of interest

Online, the video is available on Youtube for streaming.

Viewers who prefer to watch video on a disconnected device can download a video file.

Video	H.264 MP4	WebM
January 31 (1h18m)	[20200129_OCADU_Ing HD m4v] (HD 2666kbps 1.2GB) [20200129_OCADU_Ing nHD m4v] (nHD 1352kps 637MB)	[20200129_OCADU_Ing HD webm] (HD VP8 425kbps 292MB) [20200129_OCADU_Ing nHD webm] (nHD VP8 224kbps 156MB)

Readers who want to follow through on web link references may want to review the slides directly.… Read more (in a new tab)

Digests on Resilience 2011, March 12-16, 2011, Arizona State University

August 7, 2011 daviding

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I’m not an ecologist. However, my interests in the systems sciences has connected me to the research originating with the Resilience Alliance. I decided to make time to educate myself in the current research presented at Resilience 2011: The Second International Science and Policy Conference, at Arizona State University in Tempe.

The conference program is available online — including video, slides, and abstracts.

As an additional contribution to learning, I’ve posted digests of the talks that I’ve attended on the Coevolving Commons. I habitually type notes into my laptop during meetings. Some people find these digests helpful, to gain a high-level appreciation of content before committing more time to watching a video, or reading an article. (On the digest pages for plenary talks, I’ve provided links back to speakers’ videos and slides).

Attending a 5-day meeting in person enables a rich immersion of ideas in a domain. I got to see, up close, some people whose work is worth knowing about, including …

Buzz Holling, in a panel with Kathleen Sutcliffe and Andrew King on “Resilience in Business“;
Brian Walker, increasing scientific rigour, introducing “Resilience Propositions on Trial” (in advance of a later panel);
Garry Peterson, leading a panel on “Social Ecological Regime Shifts and Transformation“;
Martin Scheffer, providing background history as “Resilience Revisited“;
Joe Tainter, framing complexity in human societies in “Resources and Societies: Past and Futures“; and
Elinor Ostrom — a Nobel prize laureate in economics — on “Thinking about the Future: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Sustainability“

… plus many other talks over the four days. … Read more (in a new tab)

The conference program is available online — including video, slides, and abstracts.

Attending a 5-day meeting in person enables a rich immersion of ideas in a domain. I got to see, up close, some people whose work is worth knowing about, including …

Buzz Holling, in a panel with Kathleen Sutcliffe and Andrew King on “Resilience in Business“;
Brian Walker, increasing scientific rigour, introducing “Resilience Propositions on Trial” (in advance of a later panel);
Garry Peterson, leading a panel on “Social Ecological Regime Shifts and Transformation“;
Martin Scheffer, providing background history as “Resilience Revisited“;
Joe Tainter, framing complexity in human societies in “Resources and Societies: Past and Futures“; and
Elinor Ostrom — a Nobel prize laureate in economics — on “Thinking about the Future: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Sustainability“

… plus many other talks over the four days. … Read more (in a new tab)

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daviding: “From the debate between Michael Quinn Patton and Michael C. …” March 10, 2023
From the debate between Michael Quinn Patton and Michael C. Jackson OBE on "Systems Concepts in Evaluation" on 2023-02-27, I've digested into text the few minutes with the largest contention. https://ingbrief.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/concerns-with-the-way-systems-thinking-is-used-in-evaluation-michael-c-jackson-obe-2023-02-27/ #SystemsThinking #evaluation
daviding: “Peer-reviewed article on #SystemsChanges Learning 2019-2022 …” March 9, 2023
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Concerns with the way systems thinking is used in evaluation | Michael C. Jackson, OBE | 2023-02-27
In a recording of the debate between Michael Quinn Patton and Michael C. Jackson on “Systems Concepts in Evaluation”, Patton referenced four concepts published in the “Principles for effective use of systems thinking in evaluation” (2018) by the Systems in Evaluation Topical Interest Group (SETIG) of the American Evaluation Society. The four concepts are: (i) […]
Quality Criteria for Action Research | Herr, Anderson (2015)
How might the quality of an action research initiative be evaluated? — begin paste — We have linked our five validity criteria (outcome, process, democratic, catalytic, and dialogic) to the goals of action research. Most traditions of action research agree on the following goals: (a) the generation of new knowledge, (b) the achievement of action-oriented […]
Western Union and the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
After 90 minutes on phone and online chat with WesternUnion, the existence of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland is denied, so I can’t send money from Canada. TicinoTurismo should be unhappy. The IT developers at Western Union should be dissatisfied that customer support agents aren’t sending them legitimate bug reports I initially tried the […]
Aesthetics | Encyclopaedia Britannica | 15 edition
Stephen C. Pepper was a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, on the entry for Aesthetics.
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An online version of a special issue of Paunch (1980) on "Root Metaphor: The Live Thought of Stephen C. Pepper" has been preserved on the internet Archive
Stephen Pepper’s “World Hypotheses” | TOK-SOCIETY-L@LISTSERV.JMU.EDU | 2018
A rich discussion on "Stephen Pepper's World Hypotheses" was begun in January 2018 on the Theory Of Knowledge listserv

2023/02 Moments February 2023
Recovery from bike collision with automobile hit-and-run reduced exercise, while continuing social activities.
2023/01 Moments January 2023
Family time for solar new year and lunar year, otherwise at home writing a journal manuscript for a deadline, and focused on improving wellness.
2022/12 Moments December 2022
December was full of birthday, wedding, seasonal holiday events, and then family congregated in town to share time together.
2022/11 Moments November 2022
Days getting shorter, less encouragement for bicycling
2022/10 Moments October 2022
Madrid long walks and museums, Barcelona beach and lectures, recovery from jet lag back in Toronto
2022/09 Moments September 2022
A month with much activity, starting in NYC for a weekend, returning to Toronto to care for my father in the hospital, and ending the month in Madrid, Spain.

2021/02/02 To Understand This Era, You Need to Think in Systems | Zeynep Tufekci with Ezra Klein | New York Times
In conversation, @zeynep with @ezraklein reveal authentic #SystemsThinking in (i) appreciating that “science” is constructed by human collectives, (ii) the west orients towards individual outcomes rather than population levels; and (iii) there’s an over-emphasis on problems of the moment, and…Read more ›
2019/04/09 Art as a discipline of inquiry | Tim Ingold (web video)
In the question-answer period after the lecture, #TimIngold proposes art as a discipline of inquiry, rather than ethnography. This refers to his thinking On Human Correspondence. — begin paste — [75m26s question] I am curious to know what art, or…Read more ›
2019/10/16 | “Bubbles, Golden Ages, and Tech Revolutions” | Carlota Perez
How might our society show value for the long term, over the short term? Could we think about taxation over time, asks @carlotaprzperez in an interview: 92% for 1 day; 80% within 1 month; 50%-60% tax for 1 year; zero tax for 10 years.Read more ›
2020/07/13 “Making Growing Thinking” |Tim Ingold (web video)
For the @ArchFoundation, #TimIngold distinguishes outcome-oriented making from process-oriented growing, revisiting #MartinHeidegger “Building Dwelling Thinking”. Organisms are made; artefacts grow. The distinction seems obvious, until you stop to ask what assumptions it contains, about the inside and outside of things…Read more ›
2020/04/09 “Can Ecological Economics Shape a Shock-Resistant Planet” | Herman Daly (web video)
In web conference, #HermanDaly says #EcologicalEconomics used to get attacked from the right, now it's from the left. Panel @revkin @jon_d_erickson @ktkish @sophiesanniti #TimCrowshaw #KatieHorner livestreamed #sustainwhat .Read more ›
2018/11/19 Niall Ferguson | “Networks and Power” |Long Now (web video + audio)
Complementing the idea of a @longnow , @nfergus provokes the challenge of a #shortthen as the online social media platforms distract the larger perspectives on history.Read more ›

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