Transduction - leading transformation - Issue #34

Harish Jose tweeted “Organizations do not learn. Organizations are not humans. #Stacey #Complexity(?)” And this generated an interesting set of responses, and a blog from Richard Veryard.

I later shared on social media:

Systems don’t exist.

Organisations don’t exist.

Does culture exist?

are all meaningless questions - category errors

And this kicked off a fascinating series of conversations which were more illustrative (to me) in that people were responding directly to their understanding of the words and message….

Originally posted on Systems Community of Inquiry: In my talks about ‘commissioning’, ‘leadership’, ‘transformation’, and ‘systems thinking’, I often show people a picture of a bridge and a river – to start a conversation about how we are dealing with living systems rather than mechanistic ones. And to get people to think about the dangers…

The arrogant superstar suddenly brought low? The ardent Trade Unionist promoted to manager? The contract manager for the contact centre was at breaking point. ‘Those bastards! We told them about this change three weeks ago. They haven’t trained, they haven’t resourced, they’re blaming the service, and I know they’re going to use this as an excuse … Continue reading When have you seen someone change their position — and suddenly change their perspective? →

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Any recommended source/write-up that explains second-order thinking? and how it is different from first

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Good regulator Good regulator – Wikipedia EVERY GOOD REGULATOR OF A SYSTEM MUST BE A MODELOF THAT SYSTEM – Conant and Ashby, 1970

source: (PDF) Learning from Experience: Toward Consciousness Learning from Experience: Toward Consciousness January 1972 William Torbert Abstract This book addresses the question of how people learn from experience. The topic is unusually slippery and easily eludes one’s grasp just when one feels one has it defined and placed. For example, scientific investigation seeks objective knowledge, […]

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source: Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition | Heinz Von Foerster | download Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition Heinz Von Foerster0 / 0 0 comments In these essays Heinz von Foerster discusses some of the fundamental principles that govern how we know the world and how we process the information from which we derive that knowledge. […]

source Introduction to Systems Theory | Wiley Introduction to Systems Theory Niklas Luhmann, Peter Gilgen (Translated by) ISBN: 978-0-745-64571-1 December 2012 Polity 300 Pages PRINTStarting at just $28.00  Paperback$28.00 HardcoverPrint on Demand$78.00 DESCRIPTION Niklas Luhmann ranks as one of the most important sociologists and social theorists of the twentieth century. Through his many books he developed a highly original form of systems […]

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source: The beginning of heaven and Earth has no name : seven days with second-order cybernetics | Heinz von Foerster & Albert Muller & Karl H. Muller & Elinor Rooks & Michael Kasenbacher | download The beginning of heaven and Earth has no name : seven days with second-order cybernetics Heinz von Foerster & Albert […]

source: Observing Systems | Heinz von Foerster | download Observing Systems Heinz von Foerster0 / 0 0 comments Considered as a whole, the work of Heinz von Foerster can be taken as a framework for the understanding of cognition. This framework is not so much a fully completed edifice, but rather a clearly shaped space, where the major building […]

Source Sense-making from visualising the field of systems change — Illuminate Systems Sense-making from visualising the field of systems change Introduction Illuminate is a collaborative network designed to connect people committed to cultivating the field and practice of systems change towards a just, equitable and regenerative future for all. We know that to achieve systems […]

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25 things I’ve learned about leadership and systems Oliver Standing Aug 19, 2021·3 min read As part of my system’s change Basecamp course with School of System Change at Forum for the Future I promised myself I’d capture in a journal insights about leadership and systems that struck me whilst staring out of the window […]

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