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A searchable calendar of events in the systemic communities, including webinars, training courses, competitions, and other live or virtual gatherings. Please let us know if we are missing something important!
Join the Conversation! Teacher Cheating: Scandal or Scapegoating? http://bit.ly/1Frc55N
Teacher cheating on standardized tests is a recurring theme in recent national headlines. Both school communities and the media have been responding to these stories with shock and outrage, often vilifying individual teachers and administrators. The TNST article examines the factors that contribute…
"The more things change, the more they stay the same."- Jean-Baptise Alphonse Karr 1849 http://bit.ly/1JVOahZ from
Why do business initiatives fail? Barriers to organizational change? Organizational culture is the most common barriers
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
People know what they do; they frequently know why they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.- M. Foucault
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
We have been busy adding content to our site. See what's new this week: http://bit.ly/1cyNW2B
We have been busy adding new resources to our website. These include books, videos, articles, and more. Click here to see what is new this week.
Join the Conversation! Can provide creative solutions to the ISIS problem? http://bit.ly/1FrcANh
Given the media attention to the terrorist activities in the Middle East, I suspect you may share my growing uneasiness about the situation, particularly with regard to ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and in Syria). So what might systems thinkers make of the situation as it has been developing? Is there any wisdom we can offer? In a recent article in The New Systems Thinker, we explored this topic.
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
Looking for an workshop? Check out upcoming community events: http://bit.ly/1F5YkIk
A searchable calendar of events in the systemic communities, including webinars, training courses, competitions, and other live or virtual gatherings. Please let us know if we are missing something important!
Leverage Points: Learning from Video Games of Dubious Merit http://bit.ly/1KnMzCN
The other day, I was faced with my 12 year old son’s excitement about a video game. Once again, he wanted me to learn how to play it. And once again, I questioned my parental culpability for letting my son spend far too much time on video games (yes, I am one of those moms who believes that which we forbid becomes more desirable). Was preparation for some future battle, a la Ender’s Game, sufficient to justify my lax parenting?
The strength of the systems approach lies in its capacity to integrate variables that otherwise would be isolated from each other.-T. Hamid
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
When we become an integrated whole, we look through the same eyes and see a whole different world together.-Azizah Al Hibri
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
We have been busy adding content to our site. See what's new this week: http://bit.ly/1cyNW2B
We have been busy adding new resources to our website. These include books, videos, articles, and more. Click here to see what is new this week.
Join the Conversation! What is driving he**in addiction dynamics? http://bit.ly/1KnNumD
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
Looking for an workshop? Check out upcoming community events: http://bit.ly/1F5YkIk
A searchable calendar of events in the systemic communities, including webinars, training courses, competitions, and other live or virtual gatherings. Please let us know if we are missing something important!
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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.- Hannah Arendt
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
No action is without its side effects.- Barry Commoner
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
We have been busy adding content to our site. See what's new this week: http://bit.ly/1cyNW2B
We have been busy adding new resources to our website. These include books, videos, articles, and more. Click here to see what is new this week.
Join the Conversation! Teacher Cheating: Scandal or Scapegoating? http://bit.ly/1Frc55N
Teacher cheating on standardized tests is a recurring theme in recent national headlines. Both school communities and the media have been responding to these stories with shock and outrage, often vilifying individual teachers and administrators. The TNST article examines the factors that contribute…
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
Looking for an workshop? Check out upcoming community events: http://bit.ly/1F5YkIk
A searchable calendar of events in the systemic communities, including webinars, training courses, competitions, and other live or virtual gatherings. Please let us know if we are missing something important!
Join the Conversation! Can provide creative solutions to the ISIS problem? http://bit.ly/1FrcANh
Given the media attention to the terrorist activities in the Middle East, I suspect you may share my growing uneasiness about the situation, particularly with regard to ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and in Syria). So what might systems thinkers make of the situation as it has been developing? Is there any wisdom we can offer? In a recent article in The New Systems Thinker, we explored this topic.
It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.- Eugene Ionesco Decouvertes
Live Conference: The 15th Annual In2: InThinking Network Forum June 8, 2016 http://bit.ly/1MTuah7
The vision of an annual “west coast” Forum dates back to the summer of 2000. We had ideas to share and saw the role of a conference to help us expand a localized southern California thinking network into something much larger – an international thinking network. In envisioning the Forum, we borrowed ideas from conferences we had attended and integrated them into the design of our event. For example, we took the concept of a forum from the annual “Deming” conference in Cincinnati, the Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum, also known as OQPF. Similarly, we borrowed the idea of a weekend event from the annual W. Edwards Deming Institute (WEDI) conference. We also borrowed the idea of a low-cost event from the WEDI conference, and settled in on $250 as the registration fee for our first Forum in 2002. To this Weekend Conference activity, we added two days (Thursday and Friday) of Pre-Conference seminars and workshops and defined the entire 4-day event, Pre-Conference plus conference, as our annual Forum. The Weekend Conference activities begin at 4pm on a Friday and end at noon on the following Sunday. - See more at: https://www.leveragenetworks.com/events/15th-annual-in2-inthinking-network-forum#sthash.o1tqUeLG.dpuf
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