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Encountering unknowns and knowns - TB871 Block 1 (People)
Systems, Systems Thinking, Learning Alex Makes 21/05/2025 Systems, Systems Thinking, Learning Alex Makes 21/05/2025

Encountering unknowns and knowns - TB871 Block 1 (People)

Getting familiar with the inevitability of unknowns in complex and messy situations within which we practice systemically.

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Systems and Strategies - TB871 Block 1 (Tools)
Systems Thinking, Systems, Learning Alex Makes 21/05/2025 Systems Thinking, Systems, Learning Alex Makes 21/05/2025

Systems and Strategies - TB871 Block 1 (Tools)

Exploring how systems and strategies are related, and some of the different approaches and perspectives that bring them together.

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Learning Systems    for Improvement of Inclusive Practice
Ethics, Graphic Design, Project Updates, Systems Thinking, Systems Alex Makes 10/05/2025 Ethics, Graphic Design, Project Updates, Systems Thinking, Systems Alex Makes 10/05/2025

Learning Systems for Improvement of Inclusive Practice

I designed a learning system as part of my process of learning systems.

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Systemic Approaches to Social Learning - TB872 Part 03 Week 15-17
Systems, Systems Thinking Alex Makes 09/03/2025 Systems, Systems Thinking Alex Makes 09/03/2025

Systemic Approaches to Social Learning - TB872 Part 03 Week 15-17

Choosing a systemic approach for social learning in order to design systems for (systemically desirable and culturally feasible) change.

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Not managing change: My misbehaving brain - TB872 Part 03 Week 15-17
Alex Updates, Graphic Design, Mental Health, Systems, Systems Thinking Alex Makes 01/03/2025 Alex Updates, Graphic Design, Mental Health, Systems, Systems Thinking Alex Makes 01/03/2025

Not managing change: My misbehaving brain - TB872 Part 03 Week 15-17

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Systemic Inquiry towards a Learning System of Interest - TB872 Part 02 Week 13
Systems, Systems Thinking 01/02/2025 Systems, Systems Thinking 01/02/2025

Systemic Inquiry towards a Learning System of Interest - TB872 Part 02 Week 13

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Framing in Systemic Inquiries with the Juggler - TB872 Part 02 Week 11-12
Systems, Systems Thinking 24/01/2025 Systems, Systems Thinking 24/01/2025

Framing in Systemic Inquiries with the Juggler - TB872 Part 02 Week 11-12

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Systems Practice: Being, Engaging, Contextualising, Managing - TB872 Part 2 Week 10
Systems, Systems Thinking 10/01/2025 Systems, Systems Thinking 10/01/2025

Systems Practice: Being, Engaging, Contextualising, Managing - TB872 Part 2 Week 10

Exploring the BECM heuristic and the Juggler isophor for understanding my past and present practice with Systems Thinking.

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Relational Dynamics, Values and Worldview Clashes - Exploring Systems Practice - TB872 Part 2 Week 8-9
Alex Updates, Project Updates, Systems, Systems Thinking 04/01/2025 Alex Updates, Project Updates, Systems, Systems Thinking 04/01/2025

Relational Dynamics, Values and Worldview Clashes - Exploring Systems Practice - TB872 Part 2 Week 8-9

...The transition from ‘being’ systemic to ‘doing’ Systems encompasses all the ‘balls’ juggled by an aware systems practitioner—Being, Engaging, Contextualising, Managing.

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Setting up a systemic inquiry for a situation of concern - TB872 Part 02 Week 07
planning, Systems, Systems Thinking 20/12/2024 planning, Systems, Systems Thinking 20/12/2024

Setting up a systemic inquiry for a situation of concern - TB872 Part 02 Week 07

Planning my systemic inquiries for developing my Systems Thinking in Practice (STiP) capabilities and the process of managing change in a situation of concern.

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Stories and Systemic Inquiries - TB872 Part 02 Week 06
Systems, Systems Thinking 13/12/2024 Systems, Systems Thinking 13/12/2024

Stories and Systemic Inquiries - TB872 Part 02 Week 06

Looking for situations in which I could see myself taking purposeful action to manage change using STiP...

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Exploring Social Learning Systems - TB872 Part 01 Week 04
Systems, Systems Thinking 29/11/2024 Systems, Systems Thinking 29/11/2024

Exploring Social Learning Systems - TB872 Part 01 Week 04

Thinking about how to manage change in systems with multiple stakeholders...

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Thinking about Systems for Inclusivity - TB872 Part 01 Week 03
Ethics, Systems, Systems Thinking 22/11/2024 Ethics, Systems, Systems Thinking 22/11/2024

Thinking about Systems for Inclusivity - TB872 Part 01 Week 03

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TB872 Part 01 Week 02 Review
Systems, Systems Thinking 15/11/2024 Systems, Systems Thinking 15/11/2024

TB872 Part 01 Week 02 Review

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Analysing Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows — Book Summary & Review
Systems, Systems Thinking 13/11/2024 Systems, Systems Thinking 13/11/2024

Analysing Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows — Book Summary & Review

This was the first book I read on the topic of systems thinking, and it served as a great introduction to the basics of systems analysis from the viewpoint of a renowned and respected system dynamics practitioner.

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Managing Change with Systems Thinking in Practice - TB872 Part 01 Week 01
Systems, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized 10/11/2024 Systems, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized 10/11/2024

Managing Change with Systems Thinking in Practice - TB872 Part 01 Week 01

My first week of study with the TB872 Managing Change with STiP module involved quite a lot of self-reflection as we considered our roles in systems practice.

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Introduction to Systems Thinking in Practice
Alex Updates, Cool Stuff, Systems, Systems Thinking 07/10/2024 Alex Updates, Cool Stuff, Systems, Systems Thinking 07/10/2024

Introduction to Systems Thinking in Practice

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