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.
People
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 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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Future Studies: Live Discussion
Published on: 6 Aug 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Collaborating Across Differences to Transform Whole Systems
Published on: 10 Jul 20 in Systems Innovation – YouTube
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Sensemaking in a Complex World: Live Discussion
Published on: 3 Jul 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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How you navigate through that context tells a lot about its nature. Can you tell some differences between #simple and #complex situations? Follow Si Network for more interesting resources on complexity: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Interested in understanding more about #systemsthinking? “Thinking is Systems: a Primer” by Donella Meadows is an insightful and concise resource. Read this book further here: http://amzn.to/3emTuB4 Check Si Network for more insights on systems thinking: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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How to create a team of trust? Do you want your members to trust each other? This simple yet powerful graphic can be a starting point to practice that in your organization. Come and learn even more with us. Stay in tune: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA Credit: Tanmay Vora/Matt Whiat
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Get started learning the basics of how to build system maps with this intro course: https://bit.ly/SystemsMappingCourse +25 video course on all things systems & innovation: https://bit.ly/SiCourses #learning #innovation #systemsthinking
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Since finance is part of almost every endeavor in the modern world, in this article, we trace the past, present and future of the financial system. Interested? Read this insightful paper here: https://bit.ly/3Pd5y6K Connect to the Si Community here: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Coming up soon! Our next learning session on systemic investing and assessment https://bit.ly/3uKO36p
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What is the future of our #economic system? The outcome is yet to be determined… Read our guide to understand more about the decentralized economy here: https://bit.ly/3BJJv4K Got interested in this topic? Talk to us for more information: https://bit.ly/3byYgNe
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If you work on complex problems in fields of social change, this is for you! The book has been created and developed in collaboration with teams across The Omidyar Group. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/2Yy6F90. More ideas on complex problems here: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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In this article, @Daniel Wahl guides us through the history of complexity science in a compelling and insightful way. Read Wahl’s article here: https://bit.ly/3BtigeA. Join our community to learn more about complex systems: http://bit.ly/silondonhub
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RT @TheFinanceLab: Thinking about signing up to the @ClimateLending Fellowship? Read @LydiaHascott’s blog about the next cohort’s theme: “a credible climate transition in banks”. How can finance professionals grow the credibility of their bank’s transition from the inside? https://bit.ly/3vGG76C
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This short but comprehensive book has been designed to blend theoretical, conceptual exposure with hands-on engagement and collective building of systems models in groups. Find more about this book here: https://bit.ly/3xCebkG Join us at Si network: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Leverage Points are places to intervene in a system. Intervene in mindset & paradigms as well as constant parameters & numbers when tackling #systemschange. credit: @UNDP/@Carlotta Cataldi Join Si Network to understand more about systems thinking: https://lnkd.in/dt3ezSA
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Great article written by Fenna Blomsma and colleagues. If you’re passionate about circular economy, regeneration, and complexity, this article is a very interesting resource to understand transitions and systems change. Read this article here: https://bit.ly/3p3fm97.
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In this second version of @Nesta’s Landscape of innovation approaches, you can find several methods and approaches to innovation practices. Which approaches best resonate with your work? Source: https://bit.ly/3Sd323k
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“The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision” is a great resource to understand the systems view of life and its application in different fields such as health care, management, and global ecology. You can find more about this book here: http://amzn.to/3raftPi
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To weather a crisis, build a network of teams https://bit.ly/3ccPm82
RT @MagHanna: Gotta say I really like the approach these people take to systems thinking. The future will be much more complex and this is a way to make more sense of it. https://twitter.com/Sys_innovation/status/1553326923094294528
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3 days free trial for access to hundreds of video lessons, eBooks and more on all things relating to systems thinking, complexity and systems change: https://bit.ly/SiCourses #complexity #innovation #systemsthinking
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Have you been in a situation where you didn’t know how to act or to deal with uncertain scenarios? We’ve all been there. That’s why recognizing the aspects we might be able to influence and the ones we won’t is essential for future decision-making. source: https://bit.ly/3OAI8bp
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The book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman is a great resource to understand how you think and make better decisions. Read more about this book here: https://bit.ly/3odUyuZ
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That’s what happens when you focus on the output or on the outcome. What you focus on can be understood by the patterns of your own behaviors. Great graphics by: http://businessillustrator.com
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Complexity is everywhere. In this book, complex systems scientist Melanie Mitchell explains how “large-scale complex, organized, and adaptive behavior can emerge from simple interactions among myriad individuals” Find more about the book here: https://bit.ly/3OrsEGI
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Shifting from innovation to purposeful innovation – Beyond Net Zero a Systemic Design Approach by the Design Council https://bit.ly/3zEFiy2
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This paper is a good primer on systems change ideas and methods: The art of systems change – Eight principles of creating systems change https://bit.ly/3aOUKO8
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