2026-08-10

August 10 (the second Monday of the month) is the 142nd meeting for Systems Thinking Ontario. This will be a hybrid session. The registration will be at https://guild.host/events/synthesis-systems-map-kc0qxv

Synthesis & Systems Map Showcase (session 2 of 2)

As part of a Systems Thinking Ontario tradition, in the summer months we host students from OCADU's Strategic Foresight & Innovation (SFI) program to share recently-completed synthesis maps. 

This session will feature two system reports from the recent Map the System competiton that SFI students took part in.

Presentation #1 [system map & report] Fragmented Care

Title: Fragmented Care: Mapping the disconnect across Canada’s health and social service systems

Authors: Alba Au, Alison Clarke, Aileen Nandy, Irena Pozgaj-Jones, Lesley Jeannotte

For Map the System, we looked at how the myth of optimization drives fragmentation within our health and social services, undermining their effectiveness by drawing focus to short-term, measurable KPIs and driving the politicization of funding. 

Presentation #2 [system map & report]: Nourishing the North

Title: Nourishing the North

Authors: Kylie Copeland, Kate Snack, Jackie Zsabo

Food insecurity among Inuit children is not the result of isolated failures, but the outcome of a system structured around the wrong centre of gravity. Despite significant financial investment, the current food system in Northern Canada continues to reproduce scarcity rather than alleviate it. At its core, the system prioritizes distribution efficiency and southern-defined priorities over child wellbeing, cultural continuity, and community control.

Registration (& Virtual Link)

• Monday, August 10, 2026 6:30pm to 8:15pm.

• Registration is available at: https://guild.host/events/synthesis-systems-map-kc0qxv

• For those attending or presenting virtually*, you will receive a Microsoft Teams invite/virtual link before the session.

Suggested pre-readings / audio / video

• Au, A., Clarke, A., Jeannotte, L., Nandy, A., & Pozgaj-Jones, I. (2026). Fragmented care: Mapping the disconnect across Canada's health and social service systems. OCAD University Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Prepared for Map the System, Skoll Centre, Oxford University. [Link]

• Szabo, J., Snack, K., & Copeland, K. (2026). Nourishing the North. OCAD University. Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Prepared for Map the System, Skoll Centre, Oxford University. [link coming soon]

Agenda

Post-meeting artifacts

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