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We unpack 5 approaches to navigating systems change to help drive meaningful impact across systems change projects. 
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Here are the basic steps to doing a cluster map:
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We like to meet initiatives with the same ambitions as ourselves - this one, Fito Networks , is a “network of networks” project from South Africa, who believes that “convening the systems” is one way to find optimism in a world seemingly dominated by traditional blocs and sovereignty. They draw
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Ximena Dávila Yáñez and Humberto Maturana Romesín Adaptive Behavior 31(5) More than 20 years ago, Humberto Maturana and Ximena Dávila initiated a research program on the nature of human coexistence within the framework of molecular-autopoietic systems and the understanding of the organism-niche ecological dynamic unit (UDEON). In this article, we focus on the potential of conversation and reflection of living beings as transformative and liberating practices in the configuration of intimate feelings that define at every moment their emotional-relational operation as a totality in the understanding of the worlds they generate. We refer to the main contributions of cultural-biology which invite us to a journey through the nature of knowing, of human pain and suffering, of languaging, conversation, and reflection as cultural-biology beings. Read the full article at: journals.sagepub.com Via Complexity Digest
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A rigorous experimentation approach (experiment-to-learn) will most likely outperform planning-based approaches (analyse-to-predict) where the challenge is dynamic and ever changing (i.e. any complex social and environmental challenge). This post explores how to do experimentation for change.
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Vijay Balasubramanian University of Pennsylvania, SFI The human brain consists of a 100 billion neurons connected by a 100 trillion synapses. In its computational function, each neuron is a simple electrical device. In this sense it is no different, in its conceptual essence, from a transistor or a diode in a silicon microchip, converting input signals into ephemeral voltage pulses that transmit to other neurons. And yet, the collective effect of these tiny electrical flutterings creates the intelligent mind, with its astonishing capacity for perception and action, memory and imagination, affection and indifference. In the words of Ramon y Cajal (1854-1932), a founding figure of neuroscience, neurons are "the mysterious butterflies of the soul, whose beating of wings may one day reveal to us the secrets of the mind." In this talk, Vijay Balasubramanian will explore current ideas about how this transmutation occurs. Watch at: www.youtube.com Via Complexity Digest
Alessandro Cerboni's curator insight,
September 7, 2023 3:45 AM
Il cervello umano è costituito da 100 miliardi di neuroni collegati da una sinapsi di 100 trilioni. Nella sua funzione computazionale, ogni neurone è un semplice dispositivo elettrico. In questo senso non è diverso, nella sua essenza concettuale, da un transistor o un diodo in un microchip al silicio, convertendo i segnali di ingresso in impulsi di tensione effimeri che trasmettono ad altri neuroni. Eppure, l'effetto collettivo di questi piccoli svolazzi elettrici crea la mente intelligente, con la sua sorprendente capacità di percezione e azione, memoria e immaginazione, affetto e indifferenza. Nelle parole di Ramon y Cajal (1854-1932), una figura fondante della neuroscienza, i neuroni sono "le misteriose farfalle dell'anima, il cui battito delle ali potrebbe un giorno rivelarci i segreti della mente."In questo discorso, Vijay Balasubramanian esplorerà le idee attuali su come avviene questa trasmutazione.
Alessandro Cerboni's curator insight,
December 5, 2023 6:58 AM
Il cervello umano è costituito da 100 miliardi di neuroni collegati da 100 trilioni di sinapsi. Nella sua funzione computazionale, ogni neurone è un semplice dispositivo elettrico. In questo senso non è diverso, nella sua essenza concettuale, da un transistor o un diodo in un microchip di silicio, che converte i segnali di ingresso in impulsi di tensione effimeri che trasmettono ad altri neuroni. Eppure, l'effetto collettivo di questi minuscoli sbalzi elettrici crea la mente intelligente, con la sua sorprendente capacità di percezione e azione, memoria e immaginazione, affetto e indifferenza. Secondo Ramon y Cajal (1854-1932), figura fondatrice delle neuroscienze, i neuroni sono "le misteriose farfalle dell'anima, il cui battito d'ali potrebbe un giorno rivelarci i segreti della mente". In questo discorso, Vijay Balasubramanian esplorerà le idee attuali su come avviene questa trasmutazione.
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Michael Batty Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science Volume 50, Issue 7 A basic canon of the systems approach applicable to any field is the notion that a system is separable and distinct from its wider environment. In short, to formally study such a system, it must have a well-defined boundary beyond which it has no substantial impact on its wider context, while its wider context is usually composed of similar systems which have minimal impact on the system in question. The implication is that the environment defined by its boundary ‘excludes’ any significant actions or interactions essential for the functioning of the system itself. This is, in some respects, equivalent to the notion that we are defining a closed system which we can study in isolation from any extraneous or exogenous factors that might affect its operation. It is the definition used by Karl Popper (1959) to justify the use of the classical scientific method as fashioned in experimental science where the laboratory must be closed from the outside environment for robust theories to be tested and validated. In the case of cities, historically or at least from the middle of the last century, such boundaries are typically defined to minimise the overall interactions between the system and its environment. The implication is that insofar as there are many distinct systems, to minimise the interactions between one another, they are often arranged as a hierarchy. To minimise the exchange of energies between the system and all the systems within its environment, a good working definition of a system is that it contains the most significant interactions within the system itself (Simon, 1969). This question of course turns on what is regarded as ‘significant’. Read the full article at: journals.sagepub.com Via Complexity Digest
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Dense community networks bring resilience, equality and agency to our places: how we’re mapping and exploring social capital to test and develop these hypotheses An Understory map of community acti…
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In brief On the 23rd November 2022, 80 relationship-centred practitioners came together at Northumbria University to unpack the how, what and why of relationship-centred practice. Relationships Pro…
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Bridging Borders, Building Impact: Amplifying Social Impact through Collaborative Connections – Zoom, Tue Sep 19, 2023 - This session is aimed to explore the strategies, challenges and successes of different impact networks and how collaboration and innovation play a pivotal role in amplifying social impact. In this session, we will learn from other network leaders - The Power o
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On this segment of Reality Roundtable, Nate is joined by William Rees, Nora Bateson, and Rex Weyler to discuss the purpose of ecology and what it might look like to have a civilization centered around it. Despite our tendency to think of ourselves as separate from the biosphere, humans are a part of it, just like any other animal. What sets us apart now is our outsized impact on the world around us, as we and our societies take up more space and resources, degrading the ecosystems that support ourselves, our descendants, and other species. How can an understanding of systems and relationships help us rethink how we interact with the planet? Could ecologically literate governments and citizens create wider boundaries across time and space in which decisions are made? What might the parameters be for a civilization centered around ecology, and how can we navigate there through declining energy and resource availability? Most of all, how can we as individuals and communities root ourselves into a deep(er) ecological knowledge and way of being?
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From the astonishing evolutionary advances of the Cambrian explosion to our present-day computing revolution, the trend of dramatic growth after periods of stability can be explained through the theory of the "adjacent possible," says theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman. Tracing the arc of human history through the tools and technologies we’ve invented, he explains the impact human ingenuity has had on the planet -- and calls for a shift towards more protection for all life on Earth.
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David Sloan Wilson, Guru Madhavan, Michele J. Gelfand, Steven C. Hayes, Paul W. B. Atkins, and Rita R. Colwell PNAS 120 (16) e2218222120 Evolutionary science has led to many practical applications of genetic evolution but few practical uses of cultural evolution. This is because the entire study of evolution was gene centric for most of the 20th century, relegating the study and application of human cultural change to other disciplines. The formal study of human cultural evolution began in the 1970s and has matured to the point of deriving practical applications. We provide an overview of these developments and examples for the topic areas of complex systems science and engineering, economics and business, mental health and well-being, and global change efforts. Read the full article at: www.pnas.org Via Complexity Digest
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Sarah Darcie, Policy & Stakeholder Youth Fellow, explains how the Climate Champions are working to elevate the needs of Indigenous Peoples, highlighting their solutions and helping change the narrative of climate finance.
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The healing of injustices and the restoration of aki, of the earth—including all of the creatures who depend on her and on whom she depends—requires restoring indigeneity—that is a deep connection to place, to its sacredness and interdependencies, to cultural sensibilities that are shaped by these.2 This is an individual, collective, and planetary necessity. The restoration of indigeneity requires reconnecting to indigenous practices, whether those practices are indigenous to the Americas, Africa, Asia, or Europe. For those who are not connected or actively reconnecting, this then is your task—and yes, it can be complicated, painful, and messy. It is an extension of inner work, of cultivating the ability to be present to what is and was and then draw on this ability to help create what will be.
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Michael L. Wong , et al. PNAS 120 (43) e2310223120 The universe is replete with complex evolving systems, but the existing macroscopic physical laws do not seem to adequately describe these systems. Recognizing that the identification of conceptual equivalencies among disparate phenomena were foundational to developing previous laws of nature, we approach a potential “missing law” by looking for equivalencies among evolving systems. We suggest that all evolving systems—including but not limited to life—are composed of diverse components that can combine into configurational states that are then selected for or against based on function. We then identify the fundamental sources of selection—static persistence, dynamic persistence, and novelty generation—and propose a time-asymmetric law that states that the functional information of a system will increase over time when subjected to selection for function(s). Read the full article at: www.pnas.org Via Complexity Digest
Marcelo Errera's curator insight,
November 6, 2023 4:27 PM
Another very interesting take on how configurations evolve. It seems a wide consensus that It lacks a fundamental principle. Perhaps such a principle is the Constructal Law. One inevitably asks why it was not even addressed in this work.
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If you have an equity commitment, revisit it often, if not during every significant meeting that happens. Integration is key. If you have not developed a commitment, consider it. You might ask your team, “Why are we committed to advancing equitable wellbeing and belonging in and through our work? What does this mean to us? What is in it for us? What happens if we don’t live into this commitment?”
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Frances presented her paper ‘Pathways to Scale’ where she identified various strategic interventions to shift systems. She invited the audience to join a table that would discuss each pathway. Each one represented strategies that related scaling up (influencing policy) and scaling out (spreading new models).I listened as she read out the list, and then asked myself which one fit how we were working?
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Binghamton Center of Complex Systems (CoCo) Seminar September 27, 2023 Cliff Joslyn (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory / Systems Science and Industrial Engineering,… Watch at: vimeo.com Via Hiroki Sayama, Complexity Digest
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Eleni Nisioti, Colby Clark, Kaushik Kunal Das, Ekkehard Ernst, Nicholas A. Friedenberg, Emily Gates, Maryl Lambros, Anita Lazurko, Nataša Puzović, Ilvanna Salas Front. Complex Syst., 25 September 2023 The term “resilience” has risen in popularity following a series of natural disasters, the impacts of climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic. However, different disciplines use the term in widely different ways, resulting in confusion regarding how the term is used and difficulties operationalising the underlying concept. Drawing on an overview of eleven disciplines, our paper offers a guiding framework to navigate this ambiguity by suggesting a novel typology of resilience using an information-theoretic approach. Specifically, we define resilience by borrowing an existing definition of individuals as sub-systems within multi-scale systems that exhibit temporal integrity amidst interactions with the environment. We quantify resilience as the ability of individuals to maintain fitness in the face of endogenous and exogenous disturbances. In particular, we distinguish between four different types of resilience: (i) preservation of structure and function, which we call “strong robustness”; (ii) preservation of function but change in structure (“weak robustness”); (iii) change in both structure and function (“strong adaptability”); and (iv) change in function but preservation in structure (“weak adaptability”). Our typology offers an approach for navigating these different types and demonstrates how resilience can be operationalised across disciplines. Read the full article at: www.frontiersin.org Via Complexity Digest
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And then comes the time to let go ... To close a (once) thriving network can be a delicate process. It’s different from closing a business or start-up because of its unique network structures which comes with its own challenges: who has the right to decide it’s time to close? How can we care for everyone’s feelings?
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In brief On the 23rd November 2022, 80 relationship-centred practitioners came together at Northumbria University to unpack the how, what and why of relationship-centred practice. Relationships Pro…
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With balanced, intentional power also increases freedom and choice on all levels. A world beyond power-over and its twin power-under is possible but it requires prosocial structures.
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We are living through a pivotal moment in human history. We are in the throes of disruption as the systems we have come to rely upon seem to collapse, forcing us into constant firefighting mode. Th…
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John Meluso and Laurent Hébert-Dufresne PNAS 120 (34) e2303568120 Like chefs at a fast-moving restaurant or engineers in a multidisciplinary project, team members often complete separate, interrelated subsets of larger tasks with limited insight into the work of others. These contexts make it difficult for individuals to assess the value of their own contribution to the collective work. Our work shows that despite this obstacle, individuals can still learn from their neighbors when neighbors’ actions influence collective outcomes. Though the effects are modest, we found that teams with more interactions between members perform better when refining their work while teams with fewer interactions perform better when innovating. We also found that across 34 tasks with diverse qualities, teams that decentralize coordination responsibilities outperform those that do not. Read the full article at: www.pnas.org Via Complexity Digest
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