Overview Outline

Here is the outline for my overview paper:

Carla Colmenarez
KA-Systems Thinking and Intervention
Overview Paper-Outline

1) What is systems thinking: describe the paradigm shift we are in. from historical perspective.
o Paradigms: Kuhn/Bohm-process and structure
o From what to what
o Newtonian/Quantum
o Aristotle
o Open/closed-parts to connectedness

2) What is the landscape of theories. How are they similar/different (Science, Human, Ed.)
a) Science
i) Cybernetics/macy conferences
ii) General systems-across scientific disciplines
iii) dissipative structures,
iv) Complexity-non-linearity, attractors
v) Chaos/order-Bohm, self-organization, emergence
vi) Complex Adaptive: structure (dissipative), pattern (autopoeisis), process (cognition)
vii) Living systems-ecology
b) Human
i) Design and planning
ii) Organizational development
iii) Culture, behavior
c) Cognition
i) Bateson-characteristics and learning
ii) Gardner-creativity
iii) Mind/Brain/Education

3) What is the evolution of thinking---what are they like today? Applications
a) World Café
b) Future Search
c) Networks/communities of practice


Pay attention to/Themes: what is essence of systems thinking, how change over time, variety of fields it touches,





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Immordino-Yang

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Shwartz

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