2016-08-17
August 17 is the thirty-ninth meeting for Systems Thinking Ontario. The registration will be on Eventbrite.
International Society for the Systems Sciences at Systems Thinking Ontario
Attended the conference? Come and tell us about it!
Didn't attend? Come hear about and discuss it!
David Ing, Peter Jones and Allenna Leonard, will start us off with their observations and experiences of the recent ISSS Conference.
The theme of this year’s conference: Realizing Sustainable Futures in Socio-Ecological Systems.
This was the 60th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences and highlighted insights, opportunities and solutions under such themes as:
Frameworks for Systemic Sustainability: “When are Complex Systems Sustainable?”
Global Science and Ecosystem Assessments: “From Problem to Solution Orientation.”
Cultural, Ethical, and Economic Wisdom: “Reuniting Nature and Humanity”
Engineering and Systemic Synthesis: “Creating Sustainable Systems”
Education, Communication, and Capacity: “Making it Whole”
A detailed schedule is posted at: https://isss2016.sched.org/.
David Ing posted brief outlines of sessions he attended: https://ingbrief.wordpress.com/tag/isss2016/
David Ing is former President of ISSS (2011).
Peter Jones is a founding faculty member of the Masters of Design in Strategic Foresight & Innovation (SFI) program at OCAD University.
Allenna Leonard is a former President of ISSS (2009), former President (2002 – 2004) of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) and winner of the 2014 Warren McCulloch Award for outstanding and profound lifelong contributions to the nurturing of cybernetics.
Venue:
(Click on the topics to read abstracts)
Agenda
Post-meeting artifacts
Bloggers are encouraged to write about their learning and experiences at the meeting. Links will be added to this page.