Transduction — leading transformation — Issue #23

Benjamin P. Taylor
7 min readNov 6, 2021

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The mystery of the missing issue #23 will be with us always.

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Do you want to do the work of the future, or the past?chosen-path.org
The work of the future is: · to create value for people (as they experience in their lives) · by shaping complex systems (working across organisations, perspectives, geographies, cultures) · and to capture enough of that value to continue Doing this work will be more effective with an ethical perspective including #sustainability, and with #equalityanddiversity … Continue reading Do you want to do the work of the future, or the past? →

What are you working hard to achieve in life, where the ‘working hard’ is self-defeating?chosen-path.org
Life is very simple; you are born and eventually you die, and in between, you have experiences. Bhaskar Goswami says that the quality of your life is the quality of experiences. There are people who live in mansions with physical and mental anguish, and people who have nothing — except joy and comfort. We are lucky enough … Continue reading What are you working hard to achieve in life, where the ‘working hard’ is self-defeating? →

How could social provision achieve more? Report from Triangle — PSTA

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Our friends at Triangle, who are behind the Outcomes Star, have produced a very interesting report: The Enabling Help report outlines why a rethink of the ideas that drive the service delivery system is essential for people with complex and long term needs. It provides a new set of ideas to unlock the potential in research, policymaking, […]

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Integrated Care in England — what can we Learn from a Decade of National Pilot Programmes?

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Article: Integrated Care in England — what can we Learn from a Decade of National Pilot Programmes?

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It is alarming, say researchers, that longevity was declining in the north even before the pandemic.

Social Care Funding: A conundrum?events.icaew.com
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Aphanipoiesis

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Originally posted on norabateson: Nora Bateson International Bateson Institute Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Nora Bateson, International Bateson Institute. Email: norabateson@aol.com If you would like to cite this paper prior to its upcoming publication in the International Society of Systems Sciences Journal please use the following citation: Bateson, N.,(2021).?Aphanipoiesis. In Journal…

The Joker in the Box or The Theory Form of the System | Baecker (2002)

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The Joker in the Box or The Theory Form of the System Dirk Baecker (53) (PDF) The Joker in the Box or The Theory Form of the System | Dirk Baecker — Academia.edu The Joker in the Box or The Theory Form of the System Dirk Baeckerin: Cybernetics and Human Knowing 9 (2002), pp. 39–62 ABSTRACT: […]

The Systemic Concept of Contextual Truth

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Originally posted on Complexity Digest: Andrzej Bielecki? Foundations of Science volume 26, pages807–824 (2021) In this paper the truth is studied in the frame of autonomous systems theory. The method of the truth verification is worked out in its functional aspect. The verification is based on comparison of the predicted inner state of the autonomous agent, that…

Combining Historical and Philosophical Approaches to Understand the Concept of Information in Animal Behaviour Research — YouTube

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source Systemic wisdom for and beyond systems change — A critical systems perspective convening not only indigenous traditions of wisdom — EUSG European School of Governance, position paper #108 (29.10.21) by Louis Klein Embracing indigenous wisdom traditions promises to successfully meet the challenges of the Anthropocene in the 21st century. They seem to bring what is needed […]

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Record number of UK firms officially bankrupt as Brexit trade barriers soarwww.thelondoneconomic.com
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Billionaire Seeks to Build Largely Windowless Dorm In ‘Social and Psychological Experiment’www.vice.com
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Doctor Who needs a well rounded actor to play The Doctor to fight all those who attack our earth. Count Arthur Strong the actor has a proven record of adapting his incredible talent to be able to play such an important and classic role and has already played Doctor Two with raving reviews and will have no problem in navigating the TARDIS. Count Arthur Strong for Doctor Who….

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