SCiO - systems and complexity in organisations

SCiO is a group for systems practitioners and is based in the UK, but has members internationally.Two of the features that distinguish SCiO from other systems groups are that it is focused primarily on systems practice and practitioners rather than on pure theory and that it is focused on systems practice applied to issues of organisation.

It has three main objectives:Developing practice in applying systems ideas to a range of organisational issues.Disseminating the use of systems approaches in dealing with organisational issues.Supporting practitioners in their professional practice. SCiO is a social enterprise and a not for profit organisation which is owned by its members.

Provenance and Purpose.Created initally by a network of practitioners in the North of England, SCiO acts as an extra channel for disseminating to others their experience of practical applications, education and research in complex problem solving. The name stands for 'Systems and Cybernetics in Organisation' but can also be thought of as short for the 'Science of Organisation'.

Over the last sixty years the new disciplines of ‘Systems Thinking’ and ‘Managerial Cybernetics’ have emerged. The new thinking started from the consideration of complex problems faced during the Second World War; then later in the 1970’s the same patterns of thinking emerged with the new awareness of the complexity of ecological problems. The ideas developed and spread into other areas of science and in particular into management. In the last thirty years new insights and understanding have developed in the way to approach apparently intractable problems in many areas.

At this time the terms ‘whole systems approach’ and ‘systems thinking’ seem to be appearing more frequently in published policy documents and guidance on best practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, such as in the UK National Health Service; in documents on public health, sustainable communities, in education, in considerations of the environment, and in corporate governance.

The members of SCiO believe that the use of systems thinking and managerial cybernetics can have major impacts on the well-being of our communities, and our business and social organisations.

Upcoming (0)

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Past (15)

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 23, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 17, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jul 11, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 18, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 25, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 19, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London)

Mon, Jun 15, 9:30 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (London)

Sun, Jun 14, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 20, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015 primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015

Sun, Apr 19, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking

Mon, Jan 26, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London)

Sun, Jan 25, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 23, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 17, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jul 11, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 18, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 25, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 19, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London)

Mon, Jun 15, 9:30 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (London)

Sun, Jun 14, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 20, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015 primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015

Sun, Apr 19, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking

Mon, Jan 26, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London)

Sun, Jan 25, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO is a group for systems practitioners and is based in the UK, but has members internationally.Two of the features that distinguish SCiO from other systems groups are that it is focused primarily on systems practice and practitioners rather than on pure theory and that it is focused on systems practice applied to issues of organisation.

It has three main objectives:Developing practice in applying systems ideas to a range of organisational issues.Disseminating the use of systems approaches in dealing with organisational issues.Supporting practitioners in their professional practice. SCiO is a social enterprise and a not for profit organisation which is owned by its members.

Provenance and Purpose.Created initally by a network of practitioners in the North of England, SCiO acts as an extra channel for disseminating to others their experience of practical applications, education and research in complex problem solving. The name stands for 'Systems and Cybernetics in Organisation' but can also be thought of as short for the 'Science of Organisation'.

Over the last sixty years the new disciplines of ‘Systems Thinking’ and ‘Managerial Cybernetics’ have emerged. The new thinking started from the consideration of complex problems faced during the Second World War; then later in the 1970’s the same patterns of thinking emerged with the new awareness of the complexity of ecological problems. The ideas developed and spread into other areas of science and in particular into management. In the last thirty years new insights and understanding have developed in the way to approach apparently intractable problems in many areas.

At this time the terms ‘whole systems approach’ and ‘systems thinking’ seem to be appearing more frequently in published policy documents and guidance on best practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, such as in the UK National Health Service; in documents on public health, sustainable communities, in education, in considerations of the environment, and in corporate governance.

The members of SCiO believe that the use of systems thinking and managerial cybernetics can have major impacts on the well-being of our communities, and our business and social organisations.

Events

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SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 23, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 17, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jul 11, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 18, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 25, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 19, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London)

Mon, Jun 15, 9:30 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (London)

Sun, Jun 14, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 20, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015 primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015

Sun, Apr 19, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking

Mon, Jan 26, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London)

Sun, Jan 25, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2016/17, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 23, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 17th October 2016, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 17, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Summer 2016, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jul 11, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2016, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 18, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome) primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2015/16, London (All Welcome)

Mon, Jan 25, 9:30 AM

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SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome) primary image

SCiO open meeting - Monday 19 October 2015, Manchester (all welcome)

Mon, Oct 19, 9:30 AM

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SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting - Summer 2015 (London)

Mon, Jun 15, 9:30 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (London)

Sun, Jun 14, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome) primary image

SCiO Open Meeting & AGM - Spring 2015, Manchester (all Welcome)

Mon, Apr 20, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015 primary image

SCiO members only Development Day (Manchester) - Sun Apr 19th 2015

Sun, Apr 19, 10:00 AM

Free

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking primary image

SCiO open event - Winter 2014/15, London (All Welcome) full joining instructions on booking

Mon, Jan 26, 10:00 AM

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SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London) primary image

SCiO members only event event - Development Day (London)

Sun, Jan 25, 10:00 AM

Free