http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/ A global network of systems thinkers Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:26:48 GMT Steve Freeman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/64 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/64 A Memorial Service for Dr. Russell Ackoff will be held on February 12, 2010, which would have been Dr. Ackoff's 91st birthday. The details are not yet set. The Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:45:48 GMT Steve Freeman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/63 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/63 Dear Friends, Helen would like to have a small get-together on Sunday from 2 - 4pm at her and Russ' old home (Benson House, 930 Montgomery Ave, Apt 101, Bryn Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:09:48 GMT Steve Freeman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/62 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/62 From: Larry Starr [mailto:lstarr@...] Sent: 29 October 2009 23:46 Colleagues, Russ Ackoff died today of a blood clot following hip replacement Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:20:22 GMT jaime.jimenez09 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/61 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/61 Dear group members, A new book on Third World development has been just released. Its title: PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO. How to involve people in Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:54:52 GMT kennarwing@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/60 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/60 FYI Institute of Medicine _Workshop: the Application of Systems Thinking to the Development and Use of Evidence in Obesity Prevention Decision Making - ._ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:21:29 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/59 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/59 Kent: What I have begun to increasingly realize in my own work over the past 30 years or so, as is the case with many other people that I work with, is that Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:01:52 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/58 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/58 Frank Voehl writes: "The U.S. National Science Foundation adopted in 1997 a policy -- as part of a strategic plan developed in 1995 --that research proposals Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:38:48 GMT daviding_coevolving http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/57 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/57 In today's Globe & Mail, there's an interesting perspective on the "Is Japan's 'lost decade' a window to the future?" by Marcus Gee, at Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:41:14 GMT kennarwing@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/56 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/56 "Every social revolution is preceded by, or brings with it, a change in the perception of the world or a change in the perception of the possible or both. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:14:59 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/55 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/55 Review of: Rafael Ramirez, John W. Selsky, Kees van der Heijden, Business Planning for Turbulent Times: New Methods for Applying Scenarios, Earthscan, 2008. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:39:59 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/54 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/54 Tom Cuddy writes: The Greenspan quote has intrigued me since he made it, and I find the phenomenon an interesting one to ponder and to plumb for social causes Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:59:43 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/53 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/53 Position Announcement The position is based at ESR (a government research institute in New Zealand), working with my team. We are looking for a systems thinker Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:41:22 GMT Midgley, Gerald http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/52 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/52 Hi. Please would you mind circulating this job opportunity (see attached) to people on your mailing list who might be interested. The position is based at ESR Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:57:26 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/51 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/51 Two responses to this Po: "The people's understanding of our collective global situation is already far ahead of current institutions, their leaders, and Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:14:48 GMT Kent Myers http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/50 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SystemsThinkers/message/50 Frank Voehl suggests "conflicting practices" as an improvement over "misguided practices." That's better, but I don't think it escapes Ken's criticism. A