2018-2019

Below is the schedule of presentations and discussions for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Fall 2018

Date  Speaker  Topic
September 17
Funger Hall, Rm 520,
10 a.m. – noon
Morris Bosin Governance Strategies at the Boundary (Slides)
October 23
Funger Hall, Rm 320,
10 a.m. – noon
William E. Smith Understanding Lightness and Darkness (Video)
October 30
Funger Hall, Rm 320,
10 a.m. – noon

Peter Tuddenham

The Need for Systems Literacy (Further Information)
November 8
Funger Hall, Rm 520,
10 a.m. – noon
Faisal L. Kadri The Cybernetics of Humor

 

Spring 2019

Date  Speaker  Topic
February 13
Funger Hall, Rm 420
10 a.m. – noon
Ulrich Koch Reflexivity without Systems? Philosophical Notes on Reflection (Slides) (Video)
February 27
Funger Hall, Rm 320
10 a.m. – noon
Elias Carayannis The Ecosystem as Helix
March 22
Duques Hall, Rm 520
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Mingran Wu and Yasmine Iqbal How Technology Drives Corporate Innovation

Organizational Intelligence, Culture, Leadership Authenticity and Mindfulness (Abstract)

March 25
Funger Hall, Rm 620
10 a.m. – noon
Bruno Clarke How I Found Gaia: Systems Theory and the Development of Gaia Discourse (Paper)

Earth Rise Event: April 23, 2019 (Flyer)

March 28
Funger Hall, Rm 520
10 a.m. – noon
Lowell Christy Frontiers of Cybernetics: The Second American Revolution of Mind 1786-1791
April 18
Funger Hall, Rm 320
10 a.m. – noon
Deeanna Burleson and Tikajit Rai Change Management and the Field of Systems Science