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Nafeez Ahmed – Taking a Step Back to Move Forward in Times of Transition
Nafeez Ahmed – Taking a Step Back to Move Forward in Times of Transition Systems journalist Nafeez Ahmed joins us to discuss why it is so important to draw on systems thinking to understand global politics. Nafeez Ahmed guides us through the intricacies of systems thinking from within and outside the IR Academy, throwing light […]
Qualitative systems thinking as a reflexive futures practice
Qualitative systems thinking as a reflexive futures practice Advanced praise for Anthony Hodgson’s forthcoming new book I have the pleasure and the privilege to count Tony as a friend, a mentor and a colleague for more than a decade now. We connected over a UNITAR sustainability workshop in Scotland that I co-organized and facilitated which his wife […]
Systems Thinking and How It Can Help Build a Sustainable World: A Beginning Conversation
Systems Thinking and How It Can Help Build a Sustainable World: A Beginning Conversation In Brief Humanity stands at a precipice. Overpopulation, resource scarcities, degraded ecosystem functioning from pollution and biodiversity loss, and anthropogenic climate change are damaging the life-supporting capacity of the planet. Diminishing returns on fossil fuel energy investments, combined with their dwindling […]
An Introduction to Patterning
AN INTRODUCTION TO PATTERNING Our world is organised according to linear thinking, moving from A to B, from beginning to end, from Monday to Sunday. However, within the complex systems that make up our world, linear thinking limits our ability to understand the world and effectively interact with it. When we begin to understand the […]
The Paradox of Risk: Central Planning Is Linear, Reality Is Non-Linear
The Paradox of Risk: Central Planning Is Linear, Reality Is Non-Linear You thought it was safe to drive 90 miles an hour on a rain-slicked narrow road while you were tipsy because the airbag would save you, but it still hurts when you crash. I first discussed the Paradox of Risk in August, 2008, just before the […]
Why is it So Hard for the West to See Everything is Connected?
Why is it So Hard for the West to See Everything is Connected? QUESTION: Marty, you have written many times how everything is connected and how in Asian culture that is the foundation of all understanding. Why is it so hard in the West to comprehend this fundamental concept? All the best GD ANSWER: I think it […]
Collapse, Part 1: Greece
Collapse, Part 1: Greece When systems are broke and broken, collapse is the only way forward. The theme this week is collapse. It’s a big, complex topic because there are as many types of collapse as there are systems. Some systems appear stable on the surface but collapse suddenly; others visibly decay for decades before finally […]
The systems view of life – a unifying vision (part 2)
The systems view of life – a unifying vision (part 2) In this episode I have the great honor of connecting with scientist, educator, activist, and author Fritjof CapraP.hd. He was born in Vienna, and studied physics and systems theory, and became well known for his first book,The Tao of Physics (1975). In this book, and in […]
The Infinite Toddler Regress–The Krugman Function Part 3 – Transition Milwaukee
The Infinite Toddler Regress–The Krugman Function Part 3 – Transition Milwaukee. In this installment I’m going to talk about Paul Krugman’s resistance to whole-system thinking, and I’m going to do it by way of a comparison to a very different intellectual dispensation: namely the one demonstrated by my three year old twin sons. Lest this […]
The Krugman Function Part 2–Whole System Thinking – Transition Milwaukee
The Krugman Function Part 2–Whole System Thinking – Transition Milwaukee. Whole System Thinking Anyone who has spent much time thinking about ecology, peak oil and the economy, or global carbon emissions with any degree of complexity understands the importance of whole-system thinking. Whole-system thinking reminds us that our economy cannot be intelligently assessed without an […]
