The Systems Changes Learning Circle has met at least every 3 weeks over the past year. As part of an hour+ lecture to introduce systems thinking, students in the Systemic Design course in the Master’s program in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCAD University were immersed in questions where we’ve focused our attention, complemented by background into traditional foundational materials. An audio recording has now been matched up with presentation slides, so that learners outside the classroom can partially share in the experience.
This lecture begins with the rising interest in “systems change”, that is related to “theory of change” from funders of social innovation programs. From there, the lecture aims to recast (speak in a different way) and reify (make some specified ideas more prominent) an understanding of systems thinking.
The presentation was overprepared — we can’t predict how engaged students will be on the ideas, before their brains are full. Of 55 slides, we stopped on slide 37. For streaming, the video is accessible on Youtube. (with a 6-minute excerpt on the Luoyang Bay abalone farms from the documentary Watermark, by Edward Burtynsky, removed).
Viewers who prefer to watch video on a disconnected device can download a video file.
| Video | H.264 MP4 | WebM |
| January 17 (1h18m) |
[20200117_OCADU_Ing HD m4v] (HD 2814kbps 1.7GB) [20200117_OCADU_Ing nHD m4v] (nHD 210kkps 179MB) |
[20200117_OCADU_Ing HD webm] (HD 470kbps 392MB) [20200117_OCADU_Ing nHD webm] (nHD VP8 114kbps 184MB) |
Readers interested in the full set of 55 slides are welcomed to view them online or download them.… Read more (in a new tab)
The Systems Changes Learning Circle has met at least every 3 weeks over the past year. As part of an hour+ lecture to introduce systems thinking, students in the Systemic Design course in the Master’s program in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCAD University were immersed in questions where we’ve focused our attention, complemented by background into traditional foundational materials. An audio recording has now been matched up with presentation slides, so that learners outside the classroom can partially share in the experience.
This lecture begins with the rising interest in “systems change”, that is related to “theory of change” from funders of social innovation programs. From there, the lecture aims to recast (speak in a different way) and reify (make some specified ideas more prominent) an understanding of systems thinking.
The presentation was overprepared — we can’t predict how engaged students will be on the ideas, before their brains are full. Of 55 slides, we stopped on slide 37. For streaming, the video is accessible on Youtube. (with a 6-minute excerpt on the Luoyang Bay abalone farms from the documentary Watermark, by Edward Burtynsky, removed).
Viewers who prefer to watch video on a disconnected device can download a video file.
| Video | H.264 MP4 | WebM |
| January 17 (1h18m) |
[20200117_OCADU_Ing HD m4v] (HD 2814kbps 1.7GB) [20200117_OCADU_Ing nHD m4v] (nHD 210kkps 179MB) |
[20200117_OCADU_Ing HD webm] (HD 470kbps 392MB) [20200117_OCADU_Ing nHD webm] (nHD VP8 114kbps 184MB) |
Readers interested in the full set of 55 slides are welcomed to view them online or download them.… Read more (in a new tab)
