Systems Thinking

Criticising a system seems naive without suggesting a better one. This podcast series is about how to design useful human systems, including enterprises, communities, commercial businesses, government policy and your own life. It explains and applies the Pragmatists stream of Systems Thinking to assist with this design work. So, it critiques proposed systems using explicit classic concepts like consequences, anti fragile, evolution and contradiction.

God as Progress

Designing a system using the concept of progress over that of supremacy beings. How are you helping in the progress of the world?

08-12
22:44

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT EXPERIMENTATION

ASSIGNMENT: Design an experiemnt you can conduct at work, who or what would oppose it?

08-08
26:27

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

ASSIGNMENT: WHEN RESPONDING TO AN AWKWARD SOCIAL SITUATION, WHOM DO YOU IMITATE?

02-26
44:45

SYSEMS THINKING ABOUT POSTMODERNISM (EVIDENCE)

ASIGNMENT: WHO IS EXCLUDED FROM GIVING EVIDENCE IN YOUR DECISION MAKING.

02-19
38:23

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT DECISION MAKING

ASSIGNMENT: WHO DO YOU OR YOUR ORGANISATION IMITATE WHEN MAKING DECISIONS.

02-13
33:43

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT PURPOSE

ASSIGNMENT: DRAFT A STSTEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR ORGANISATION, WHAT ARE YOUR OR ITS FIVE CORE CONCEPTS THAT PROVIDE PURPOSE?

02-12
28:02

SYSTEMS THINING ABOUT CAPITALISM

ASSIGNMNET: ARE YOU AND YOUR ORGANISATION CONTINUALLY INCREASING YOUR FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL CAPITAL, HOW MIGHT THIS IMPROVE.

02-08
49:32

NETWORKS AS PROBLEM SOLVING SYSTEMS

ASSIGNMENT: THINK OF A PROBLEM YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN RECENTLY IDENTIFY THE SOURCES USED TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS

02-03
49:26

SYSTEMS AS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ASSIGNMENT: DESCRIBE YOUR ORGANISATION, OR SELF, AS A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT. WHAT ARE THE HISTORIC AND FUTURE CASHFLOWS INTO AND OUT OF THIS SYSTEM?

01-31
31:15

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT NEGOTIATION

ASSIGNMENT: THINK OF A RECENT NEGOTIATION IN YOUR ORGANISATION OR IN YOUR OWN LIFE. WHAT WERE THE CONCEPTS IN TENSION, WAS IT CREATIVE, WAS THERE COOPERATION, COULD YOU GO BACK AND RE NEGOTIATE WITH THE SAME PEOPLE WITH NO RESIDUE BAD FEELINGS. HOW MIGHT THINGS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED.

01-20
25:01

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT SENSEMAKING

ASSIGNMENT: HOW DOES YOUR ORGANISATION MAKE SENSE OF ITSELF AND THE WORLD, WHAT CRITERIA DOES IT ASSUME TO UNDERTAKE THAT INTERPRETATION.

01-18
28:49

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT PROSPERITY

ASSIGNMENT: USE NIALL FERGUSONS SIX APPS TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS HOW YOUR ORGANISATION COULD BECOME MORE PROSPEROUS BY IMPROVING ITS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

01-16
31:37

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT FORECASTING

ASSIGNMENT: FORECAST THE FUTURE DEMAND FOR SOMETHING CORE TO THE FUTURE SUCCESS OF YOUR ORGANISATION.

01-12
38:50

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT CONSEQUENCES

ASSIGNMENT:USE A RECENT EVENT THAT OCCURED TO YOUR ORGANISATION, AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT WHERE THE POSSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT EVENT, PERHAPS GRAPH THEM, REFLECT OFF THE SET OF CONCEPTS OR ORGANISING PRINCIPLES YOU WERE US8NG TO DIRECT YOUR DECISION MAKING.

01-07
24:16

SYSTEMS THINKING: LEADERSHIP

ASSIGNMENT: HOW WOULD YOU GET YOUR IMMEDIATE GROUP To AGREE A SET OF CONCEPTS OR ORGANISING PRINCIPLES TO COORDINATE THEIR DECISION MAKING.

01-03
32:12

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT THE LINGUISTIC TURN

ASSIGNMENT: USE THE FOLLOWING WORDS TO THINK ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION, JUSTICE, ANTIFRAGILE, FUTURE, USEFULNESS, AND AGILITY? WHAT WORD BEST DESCRIBES YOUR ORGANISATION.

12-18
32:42

SYSTEMS THING ABOUT PLANNING

ASSIGNMENT: WHAT IS YOUR ORGANISATIONS PLAN, CAN IT DEALTH WITH THE UNEXPECTED, CAN MOST STAFF EXPLAIN IT, DOES IT ALTER MUCH?

12-17
39:47

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT ENTREPRENEURS EDUCATION

ASSIGNMENT: WHAT EDUCATION OR TRAINING WOULD BENEFIT THOSE THAT WORK WITH YOUR ORGANISATION, INCLUDING YOURSELF?

12-13
32:44

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT CREATIVE IMITATION

ASSIGNMENT: WHO DO YOU OR COULD YOUR ORGANISATION IMITATE, YOUR ROLE MODEL, BENCHMARK OR HEROES? WHAT DO THEY DO THAT YOU COULD DO?

12-11
26:39

SYSTEMS THINKING ABOUT CONSEQUENCES

ASSIGNMENT: WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ORGANISATION, OR PROJECT EXISTING? WHAT USE IS IT, WHAT USES COULD IT BE PUT TO. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

12-11
06:01

Rangaraju R

யிலுள்ள அயத

02-06 Reply

Recommend Channels