From the Systems Innovation website:
Systems Innovation is a networked organization of some 2-3K members, 30-40 organizations and 10-15 partners that contribute to creating content, organizing events, running the website etc.
The topic “systems innovation” is a new approach to innovation that tries to tackle complex problems through the use of systems science and new technologies. It is a kind of innovation that aims to change the underlying structure of a system rather than just any of its individual parts.
We build an eLearning and collaborative platform that empowers our users to do systems-level innovation. We help you think in systems, better understand complexity, to better manage and design complex systems towards realizing sustainable outcomes.
The world is changing in profound ways as we go from disconnected to connected, transforming boxes and silos into networks. This creates both challenges and opportunities in the face of which traditional ways of thinking based upon reductionist simplification are failing and new networked approaches are now needed to better meet the social, economic and environmental challenges of today – to start to change whole systems rather than just parts.
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Joss is a founder of Systems Innovation.
From Joss Colchester’s LinkedIn profile:
I am interested in how to use new ways of thinking (systems and complexity theory) and new ways of organizing (networks) combined with new technologies (decentralized web) to enable systems-level change (systems innovation).
In general, I help people and organizations to understand and use the ideas from complexity theory and systems thinking to better model, analyze and design complex systems towards enabling systems-level change.
In 2014 I started an eLearning website for systems thinking and spent the next 4 years mass-producing video courses that have been watched millions of times and used daily by universities and enterprises small and large around the world.
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Recent Content
Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):
Si Courses
Published on: 26 Nov 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation Learning Labs
Published on: 27 Sep 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Futures & Foresight Course Intro
Published on: 20 Aug 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Hub Guide Overview
Published on: 8 Jul 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Courses Learning Journey
Published on: 15 Jun 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Thinking for Sustainability Course Intro
Published on: 8 Jun 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Mapping Course Overview
Published on: 27 May 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Design Key Principles – Course Intro
Published on: 12 Apr 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Do you know why ostriches put their head’s in the sand?
Published on: 23 Mar 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Canvas Explained
Published on: 15 Mar 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation for Cities Event Series
Published on: 26 Feb 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Business, Innovation, and Sustainability: A Conversation with Dr. Tima Bansal
Published on: 16 Feb 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Conference Teaser
Published on: 14 Feb 22 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Challenges Explained
Published on: 21 Dec 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Circular Economy Challenge – Finding Leverage Points
Published on: 16 Dec 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Banglore Hub Launch Event
Published on: 13 Dec 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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How Systems Thinking Equips Our Children for a Complex World A Discussion
Published on: 30 Nov 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Relational Systems Thinking: A Conversation with Melanie Goodchild
Published on: 23 Nov 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation Network Intro
Published on: 8 Nov 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Collaborative System Dynamics for Community Challenges
Published on: 28 Oct 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Facilitating for Emergence: A Conversation with Adam Kahane
Published on: 7 Oct 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation Overview Guide
Published on: 5 Oct 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Introduction to Systems Change Methods and Tools – Seminar
Published on: 10 Sep 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Design Seminar Teaser
Published on: 2 Sep 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation for Circular Economies Toolkit
Published on: 10 Aug 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Mobility Systems Innovation
Published on: 15 Jul 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Mental Health & Resilience in a Turbulent World – A CoCreation
Published on: 13 Jul 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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How Systems Thinking Equips Students for a Complex World
Published on: 30 Jun 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Toolkit Walk-through
Published on: 29 Jun 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Mapping the Transition Towards a new Consumption Paradigm – CoCreation
Published on: 7 Jun 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Mapping the Transition Towards a New Financial Paradigm Event
Published on: 11 May 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si London Hub Launch
Published on: 10 May 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Thinking – A Discussion
Published on: 27 Apr 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si London Hub Explained
Published on: 27 Mar 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Amsterdam Hub Launch
Published on: 23 Mar 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Mumbai Hub Launch Event
Published on: 5 Mar 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Introducing the Si Community Platform
Published on: 1 Mar 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Exploring System Change for a Post-Covid World
Published on: 8 Feb 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation Guides Course Intro
Published on: 15 Jan 21 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Food Network
Published on: 31 Dec 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation In Practice
Published on: 9 Dec 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Designing Platform Ecosystems for a Changing World: Live Discussion with Boundaryless
Published on: 8 Dec 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Systems Innovation Hubs Introduction
Published on: 26 Nov 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Si Video Production Process Screencast
Published on: 27 Oct 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Circular Design Lab: Systems Innovation Case Study
Published on: 19 Oct 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Complexity and Eastern Philosophy in a Changing World: Live Discussion (+ Recorded Intro)
Published on: 1 Oct 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Complexity and Eastern Philosophy in a Changing World
Published on: 17 Sep 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Change Narratives
Published on: 5 Sep 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Decentralized Organizations: Presentation
Published on: 30 Aug 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Warm Data
Published on: 15 Aug 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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This account will be closing soon, please join us on one of our other channels: Community Site: https://www.systemsinnovation.network/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11012674 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sys_innovation We’re an online collaborative platform for systems thinking and systems change. We work to empower a diversity of individuals and organization in learning and applying systems innovation ideas and methods towards tackling complex challenges. Not sure what systems
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For anyone who wants to grasp the basics of what systems innovation is our London Hub will be running a 90-min introductory seminar on Dec 8th: https://bit.ly/2ZuXjio
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Interesting article on “Using Emergence to Take Social Innovation to Scale” https://bit.ly/2XQ0kcy We will be talking on this topic of scaling systems change in next week’s event: https://bit.ly/3Gq2ukK How does scaling work when it comes to systems change? How do we get from some small initiative to affecting larger systems is a key consideration in any systems change undertaking? This
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We are live now with Saras Chung talking “Collaborative System Dynamics for Community Challenges” join the conversation: https://bit.ly/3FLl7PU
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Next Wed, Nov 3rd our London Hub will be talking “Scaling Systems Innovations” with Lennart Woltering https://bit.ly/3Gq2ukK Here’s a paper he co-authored “Scaling – from ‘reaching many’ to sustainable systems change at scale: A critical shift in mindset” https://bit.ly/3Cgc7jo How does scaling work when it comes to systems change? How do we get from some small initiative to affecting larger
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The Multi-level perspective canvas, a template for thinking about “long-term, multi-dimensional and fundamental transformation processes through which established socio-technical systems shift to more sustainable modes of production and consumption.” https://bit.ly/3yL13JX
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Coming up tomorrow Wed, 27th our Si New York Hub will be hosting a conversation with Saras Chung on “Collaborative System Dynamics for Community Challenges”: https://bit.ly/3FLl7PU 1pm East Coast Time (NYC), 6pm UK From the school-to-prison pipeline to neighborhood gun violence, social issues are complex and systemic. To solve these social challenges using Systems Thinking, it’s critical to include the
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System-Shifting Design: An Evolving Practice Explored https://bit.ly/3CbENtH Design practice – and the system that governs it – must evolve if we are to transition to a more regenerative and just world, according to a report launched today by Design Council and The Point People.
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Peter Senge
This paper may be useful https://bit.ly/3pz3ZXJ “The dynamic nature of complex adaptive systems requires an ability to continually sense and learn from the system and adapting accordingly. This requires an ongoing process of iterative inquiry…”
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This seems to capture the essence of systems thinking in one paragraph. In tackling complex issues, so much of our efforts are focused on optimizing parts to create improvements, but the real magic, the potential for transformation, is in how those parts are put together
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The next online London Hub Learning Session is now available for reservation, in this one you can learn the basics of Systems Mapping: https://bit.ly/30K4KTB Happening Nov 10th 5:30pm Uk Systems mapping is a type of modeling that is designed to reveal the underlying interrelationships and structure of a complex system. System maps are powerful visualization tools that can help chan…
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This guide explains the idea of leverage points as places within a complex system where a “small shift in one thing can produce big changes in everything.” https://bit.ly/2PKA8M9
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Coming up tomorrow Tues 19th our next learning session, this time we will be looking at the model of a system, unpacking how it works and doing a short workshop to gain experience using it: https://bit.ly/3DWAtzj
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Holism and reductionism represent two paradigms or worldviews that provide very different accounts as how to best view, interpret and reason about the world around us. This video explains: https://bit.ly/3FT5TrZ
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Some great new Si Hubs starting soon, like our first one in Africa, Si Cape Town, for those on the continent you may like to tune in for the launch event on Nov 24th: https://bit.ly/3BQ7bSc
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Top ten toolkits for futures – Ready-made resources to help you apply foresight methods From Nesta: https://bit.ly/3j2iSO4
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In case you haven’t found it yet, our community 3k+ systems innovators is live online here: https://bit.ly/3DCcWmY You are welcome to join, to learn, connect and co-create. We’re an online collaborative platform for systems thinking and systems change. We work to empower a diversity of individuals and organization in learning and applying systems innovation ideas and methods towards tackling complex
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The updated version of our Three Horizons Canvas is available here: https://bit.ly/3B8mWmw We will be taking it for a spin in this afternoon’s seminar on Systems Change Methods, still some places left: https://bit.ly/3p06XUW
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Is this the problem with agile? Does it get stuck? Can it ever really transform the whole of an organization? This video discusses “Expanding Agile with Systems Thinking An Introduction” https://bit.ly/3DpSzsU
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Interesting, a fieldbook version of the Fifth Discipline The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization https://amzn.to/3AwZf6I The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
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This Wednesday our London hub is running a seminar “Introduction to Systems Change Methods and Tools” where we will be exploring what systems change is while also getting an overview to the key methods and tools – https://bit.ly/2XaeFQg
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What would the Iceberg model look like in Education? You can access our education systems toolkit here: https://bit.ly/3CVTxAc Join the Si Education hub here: https://bit.ly/3cPau4D Talk to us. Follow the Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA #education #SystemsInnovation
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Have just recently updated our “Eco-system Thinking Canvas”. Very useful this one for workshops to get people thinking about the broader system they are part of, take a look: https://bit.ly/3NFKfuM
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Want to understand better “systems design”? These videos explain the key principles behind a systems approach to design: https://bit.ly/SDPrinciples
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You can start learning systems thinking and systems innovation with our video courses here: https://bit.ly/SiCourses https://youtu.be/X2JW7P1W5oc
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Let’s talk about #systemschange. Here are some common key insights for the #changemakers who want to make a positive and lasting effect on #complex challenges. 📚Find the Si Course on Systems Change here: https://bit.ly/3F2fT3C 🌐Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Why is systems mapping so important? And why is actor mapping a great feature of it? That’s what this graphic is about. Can you spot any other essential features of Actor Mapping? Comment below! 👉Resource: https://bit.ly/3F0QAQ7 🌐Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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In this very interesting article written by James Clear, author of the book “Atomic Habits”, says: “If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead” (source: https://jamesclear.com/goals-systems) Learn more in the Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Starting soon! 12pm UK time today, last min RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/e8tnhm-k Hosted by our new Si Food Hub: https://bit.ly/3Di6swE
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This powerful quote by @Luis Klein addresses the topic of systems change and the importance of context. 📚 Learn more about systems change here: https://bit.ly/3CH9bzv 🌐 Find more ideas and content about systems change in the Si Network here: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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We’ve just been working on updating our “Ecosystem Ideation Canvas” the new version is simpler – to help you ideate on the most important aspects to developing an innovation ecosystem: https://bit.ly/3UMz734
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How about creating a #platform? These are great ways for connecting and automating basic coordination among diverse actors. Create your own today. Find more about systems building here: https://bit.ly/3OuJI08 🌐 Join the SI Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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This graphic illustrates the habits of a systems thinking from the Waters Center for Systems Thinking https://bit.ly/3UUwIDg
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We’re working on updating our subscriptions to offer an amazing set of services when you become a subscriber at Si. For example, we have just started doing explainer videos for how to use our canvases: https://bit.ly/SiCourses
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If you’ve ever questioned yourself about the difference between complex systems and simple ones, this useful graphic can help you to start understanding more about this difference. 📚 More resources: https://bit.ly/3UYHJnB 🌐 Be part of Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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How do you grow your #ecosystem? Do you know how to get to the next level of maturity in the community’s development? This is what this graphic is all about! 👉 Find this resource here: https://bit.ly/3G7KQ5F Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Are you an #entrepreneur? Have you heard about #systems #entrepreneurship? This graphic shows the difference in understanding this activity in a systemic approach. More about systemic perspective to #innovation and #entrepreneurship with the Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Many of the systems we rely on are out of step with what’s needed for a just and sustainable future. How can we make that shift? Join this 5 days festival of highly interactive event with 50 of the boldest innovators from across the world to learn more: https://bit.ly/3tDz3Xd
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Interconnectedness. This very important concept is essential to understand how #systems work and to further grasp concepts such as #emergence, #chaos and much more. 🌐 Be part of the Si Community and find like-minded #people, resources and much more: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Do you want to help us translate Si content? That is great #news because we need your help! This Si decentralized translations project is an open opportunity for you to translate our materials. Are you ready? Access it here: https://bit.ly/3WYfaaV #translations #opportunity
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Three of our most popular courses Systems Innovation: https://bit.ly/SystemsInnovationCourse Systems Change: https://bit.ly/SystemsChangeCourse Systems Thinking: https://bit.ly/Systemsthinkingcourse
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The Ecosystem of Wicked Problems by Christian Sarkar is a great graphics to visually understand how seemingly separate social issues are interconnected and interdependent. Source: https://bit.ly/3WUfVBH Join the Si Network today: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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The beautiful artwork by @Justin Timmer summarises the idea behind the Two Loops Model: the emergence of the new system after the collapse of the old regime. 🎨 Justin’s work: https://bit.ly/3WIdzpp 📚 Two Loops model: https://bit.ly/3DHfD8s Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Entrepreneurship could be defined as the act of developing, organizing, managing a business along with the risks involved. What the systems approach to entrepreneurship could look like? More resources: https://bit.ly/3Ga0qj2 Join the Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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What is your approach to management? Are you just fixing problems or are you willing to create the context for the betterment of people around you? 📚 Read more about the “SystemsGardening” approach right here: https://bit.ly/3AblEt1 🌐 Si Network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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