Systems Community of Inquiry

Hi sorry if i have missed some of the earlier threads. one great question which Ackoff would have asked is – what AVIC wants to be… the question here seems to have jumped the gun as what AVIC wants to be seems more fundamental that what it ought to have NOW. the latter is so [...]

Below is an email exchage I had with an interested AVIC designer – Bill fisher. I believe this is the most appropriate place to account for his ideas… Bill Fisher to wdennis show details Aug 3 (5 days ago) Hello Dennis, I think this is a great idea. Would you please provide me with information [...]

Guys, I’ve been reading you here, but my responses on the topic have been over at LinkedIn. Before we quit this week’s topic of ‘why’, could each of you say what you might actually participate in? If nothing, that’s a good answer. I’m just not picking up what that would be. To have a systems [...]

You’ve explained why I decided not to go after a master’s degree. I figured I could learn more (though not get credentialed more) on my own dime. Besides, I could never satisfy the criteria universities insisted upon to be ‘qualified.’ Primarily, that means have the money to enroll. Thanks! david

David Ha! you are not alone in feeling that other could be uncomfortable with the way you think. i and many like us must have the same experience. i can make some so called brilliant leaders look pretty ordinary but i try to do so with restrain. in school we are taught what to think. [...]

Henry: I’m smiling after reading your post. I think you’ve touched an important element of systems thinking. The distinction that systems thinking is different doesn’t seem to gain anyone much traction. As someone who long touted my own perspectives as different, one client confided to me that he loved the way I think, but he [...]

Gene I visited this link http://syscoi.com/commons/2010/06/honoring-and-transcending-russ-ackoff-washington-dc-april-24-2010/. It is interesting what I shared with you privately on the need to go beyond Ackoff is discussed here as well. But listening to the discussion I can’t help but feel everyone seems to be in the system. They are not looking…[Read more]