News and Events

16th Annual Conference Aug 2012 

Global Crises: Systems Perspectives

At Oxford University on the 30th - 31st Aug, 2012
We will issue a call for papers soon.

Conference 2011 

The Future of Systems Learning

At Oxford University on the 1st - 2nd September 2011
Keynote contributors were:
Professor John Naughton
Dr Martin Reynolds

Conference 2010

Perception of Systems: The Nature of Management, Communication and Creativity

At Oxford University on the 31st Aug - 2nd September 2010
Keynote contributors were:
Professor Peter Checkland
Prof. Linda Macauley, Manchester Business School
Prof. Michael C. Jackson, Hull Business School
John Seddon, Vanguard
Dr Joanne Tippett, University of Manchester

Conference 2009

Systems Research: Lessons from the Past - Progress for the Future

At Oxford University on the 1st - 2nd September 2009
Keynote speaker:
Professor Peter Checkland

Conference 2008

Building Resilience: Responding to a Turbulent World

At Oxford University on the 1st -3rd September 2008
Keynote speakers were:
Professor Ralph Stacey, Professor of Management at the Business School, University of Hertfordshire, author of numerous books on complexity.
Dr. Tony Kendle, Foundation Director at the Eden Project.
Mark Lynas, Journalist and author of three books on climate change.
Sarb Sembhi, Director of Metis-For, is a world expert on networked surveillance, IT security and cybercrime.
Professor Bernard Lietaer, co-designed the convergence mechanism to single European currency system, Visiting Prof. At Naropa University in Boulder, CO.

Conference 2007

Joined up thinking for a joined up world.

Oxford University on the 3rd - 5th September 2007
Our keynote speakers were:
Geoff Mulgan, Director of the Young Foundation
Prof. Raul Espejo, Syncho Ltd.
Prof. Kees van der Heijden, Emeritus Prof. of General and Strategic Management at Strathclyde University, Glasgow
& Associate Fellow at Templeton College, Oxford
Prof. Peter Checkland, Lancaster University Management School
Christopher Tchen, Partner at Carbon Limiting Technologies
Dr. Joanne Tippett, School of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester
 

Conference 2006

Effective Change - The Contributions of Systems Thinking and Practice.

Oxford University on the 11-13th September 2006
Our keynote speakers were:

• Ian Mitroff - Gold Medal Award 2006
• Ranulph Glanville
• John Ward
• Peter Checkland 

Conference 2005

Managing Complexity - The Contributions of Systems Thinking and Practice

At Oxford University on the 5-7th September 2005.
Our keynote speaker was Fritjof Capra, author of "Hidden Connections" and "The Web of Life".
Public discussion: Fritjof Capra and Peter Reason held a public discussion on the first day.

Conference 2004

Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge Age - The Contribution of Systems Thinking and Practice

Humberto Maturana and Pille Bunnell were the keynote speakers.