2013-08-15

August 15 is the eighth meeting for Systems Thinking Ontario. The registration is listed at https://st-on-201308.eventbrite.com/ .

Theme: Systems Thinking in the First World and Third World

The focus question for the evening is: Does systems thinking have the same meaning for the third world and the first world?

Suggested pre-reading: 

As a trigger point, articles on the ISSS Hai Phong 2013 meeting in the Vietnamese press can serve as a shared context.

• July 18, 2013 "ISSS Haiphong 2013 – an opportunity to apply systems sciences to life" at http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=8482&ContentID=44344 .

• July 24, 2013 "57th ISSS Annual World Conference: Enhancing Haiphong position in the region and the world" at http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=8482&ContentID=44660 .

• July 24, 2013 "The 57th ISSS World Conference closes" at http://haiphong.gov.vn/Portal/Detail.aspx?Organization=UBNDTP_En&MenuID=8482&ContentID=44664 .

Participants should not feel limited to this suggested pre-reading, but should recognize that other attendees may have not read, or are reading differently, that article.

Agenda

Post-meeting artifacts

Bloogers are encouraged to write about their learning and experiences at the meeting. Links will be added to this page.