October 21 (the third Monday of the month, dodging Canadian Thanksgiving) is the 125th meeting for Systems Thinking Ontario.
This special session will be co-integrated with RSD13, the Relating Systems Thinking and Design symposium's final day of online systemic design sessions. In addition to the ST-ON session dedicated to systems convening, held at our regular time, check out the full line-up of five one-hour sessions we’ve clustered around systems thinking and the ST-ON session. All tickets are pay-what-you-can (courtesy of hosts, the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and the Systemic Design Association), and you will find many colleagues and familiar names presenting.
This session of Systems Thinking Ontario (ST-ON) is an opportunity to consider the story of ST-ON from the perspective of learnings on continuous systems convening. ST-ON organizers speak to the long history of the ST-ON monthly meetup, its format, unique features, and personal highlights and learnings. Long-time participants also share their reflections on the value that ST-ON has provided them.
The session format is a roundtable on new trajectories in response to two trends: (i) the insular approach to discussing systems thinking via “systems thinkers,” and (ii) the ease and reach of online meetups and the value of in-person discussions in shared contexts.
Please use the RSD13-RSDX series pay-what-you-can ticket (starts at 10 NOK, less than $1). The pass gives you access to a five-day online festival of systemic design from October 12 to 21. Register via Eventbrite.
This session will be hosted online via RSD's Zoom event, consistent with the symposium's global audiences
14:00 to 15:00 (EST) An Undisciplined Look at Systemic Designing, a talk by Harold Nelson
15:00 to 14:00 (EST) Systems Mediation as a Competency for Just Transitions, a panel by Transition Bridges project
16:30 to 17:30 (EST) Imaginal Discs & Planetary Health: Fieldnotes from nine years of Nourish, a talk by Hayley Lapalme
Bloggers are encouraged to write about their learning and experiences at the meeting. Links will be added to this page.