BCSSS Board member Ray Ison publishes new book on the hidden power of systems thinking
In times of great societal changes and challenges such as climate change, the need for new ways of thinking and acting have become urgent. Together with campaigner and writer Ed Straw, BCSSS board member and IFSR president Ray Ison has published a new book to uncover “The Hidden Power of…
BCSSS Programme Manager Angelika Schanda elected as board member at ISSS
In July 2019, confirmation votes were cast for the new board of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS), making Angelika Schanda the new VP for Membership and PR. She has taken on this new role as part of her ongoing efforts to promote systems societies as well as…
Groundbreaking new apprenticeship program promotes systems science principles in practice
Building on a 2017 initiative by Ray Ison, BCSSS board member, IFSR president and professor at the Open University UK, in convening a meeting of employers from which emerged an employer-led Trailblazer Committee, the UK the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education has recently approved a new Master’s level apprenticeship…
Bridging the fields of Systems Science and Cybernetics in North America
During a tour of six weeks and visiting six cities, Angelika Schanda attended three major conferences on Systems Science and Cybernetics. As Program Manager at the BCSSS, Schanda made it her mission to connect the often dispersed communities and groups related to these fields. Toward that end, she traveled across…
The ISSS Conference 2019 – A buzzing hub for the BCSSS and scientists throughout the systems sciences
After both deep conversations and playful workshops at the American Society for Cybernetics Conference, Ray Ison (BCSSS Board member) and Angelika Schanda (BCSSS Program Manager) traveled south, from Vancouver, British Columbia to Corvallis, Oregon to attend the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS). This…
Playful discovery of the American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) Meeting in Vancouver
The 2019 American Society for Cybernetics (ASC) Conference from 24-26 June 2019 in Vancouver, Canada, strongly contrasted the focus of the other two systems conferences on Angelika Schanda’s North America Tour. Its theme ‘Acting Cybernetically’ invited participants to open up to formats that completely differ from the usual academic paper…
Stefan Blachfellner appointed as Secretary General of the IFSR
BCSSS Managing Director, Stefan Blachfellner, was appointed as the new Secretary General of the International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR) on April 13th, 2018, after serving as Vice President before, from 2012-2016. Stefan assumed the function from Gerhard Chroust and will take office on May 1st, 2018. IFSR is a non-profit,…
The General Assembly of the BCSSS has elected a new Board of Directors, a virtuous composition of diverse expertise for the BCSSS
We are pleased to announce the newly elected Board of Directors of the BCSSS. In the General Assembly of members, on April 13th, 2018 a promising composition of high level scientists was appointed as the new Managing Board. We are proud to report Alexander Laszlo as our newly elected President…
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