Appreciating Systems Changes via Multiparadigm Inquiry:  Systems Rhythms | ISSS plenary 2022-07-08
Channel: David Ing
Date: 26/07/2022

Plenary presentation for the International Society for the Systems Sciences, 66th Annual Meeting, July 8, 2022 

Is the subject of _systems change(s)_ as a whole, distinct from a reduction into (i) systems and (ii) changes?  For practice, theory and methods to be authentically rigourous, the philosophy underlying an approach to systems changes can be explicated.  An appreciative systems framework surfaces presumptions of (i) what are and are not systems changes; (ii) when, where, and for whom, systems changes are prioritized for attention; and (iii) how systems changes should be addressed.  Philosophies of (i) architectural design; (ii) ecological anthropology, and (iii) Classical Chinese Medicine are explored through multiparadigm inquiry, and open theorizing.  The resulting influence of these three philosophies is considered, leading to a philosophy of systems rhythms more explicitly proposed as a foundation on which to approach systems changes.  

Research paper is under development for 2023 publication.  Slides available at http://coevolving.com/commons/2022-07-08-appreciating-systems-changes