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Tag: Systems Thinking

Systems Dynamics in Career Adaptability

September 25, 2024 at 11 am New York | 4 pm London | 11 pm Beijing | Time Converter 

In today’s rapidly changing job market, employees must continuously adapt to new expertise needs, both within their specific roles and across organizational boundaries. Traditional research has often failed to capture the true nature of this constant adaptation, focusing instead on linear development and isolated adaptive responses. Our webinar explores how a Systems Dynamics perspective can reveal the intricate interplay of intra-individual and social adaptation processes that sustain employability throughout a career. Lonneke Frie and Hubert Korzilius will share findings from an extensive literature review and practical insights from HR/D professionals, leaders, and career counselors, aiming to develop a comprehensive dynamic process model of adaptive expertise, or “flexpertise”.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the limitations of traditional linear approaches to expertise development and the importance of a dynamic systems perspective.
  • Explore how intra-individual and social adaptation processes are interconnected, influence the work environment, and vice versa.
  • Learn to apply the concept of “flexpertise” to personal career development and organizational Human Capital challenges. 

Target Audience:

This webinar is designed for HR professionals, organizational leaders, career counselors, change managers, and researchers interested in employee development, career adaptability, and Systems Dynamics. It is also suitable for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of how you can renew your own expertise in a rapidly changing work environment.

Presenters:

Hubert Korzilius is associate professor of Research Methodology at the Institute for Management Research of the Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is involved as a lecturer in the European Master in System Dynamics. His current research interests are: Research methodology, method development, quantitative and qualitative modeling, cross-cultural management, dynamic decision making, system dynamics, and resilience in complex systems. He has published books and book chapters and in scientific journals, among others in Applied Psychology: An International Review, European Journal of Operational Research, Food Policy, International Journal of Management Reviews, Nature Communications Earth & Environment, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Social Networks, and System Dynamics Review.

Lonneke Frie PhD is senior researcher at the Research group Sustainable Talent Development at the Hague University of Applied Sciences, and affiliated to the Institute for Management Research of Radboud University. Besides, she applies her research insights to her evidence-based consultancy practice. Her current research focusses on the role of leaders in fostering flexpertise, and how flexpertise can foster sustainability transitions.

Publications on flexpertise:

Frie, L. S., Potting, K. C. J. M., Sjoer, E., Van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., & Korzilius, H. P. L. M. (2019). How flexperts deal with changing expertise demands: A qualitative study into the processes of expertise renewal. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 30, 61-79. doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21335

Frie, L. S., Korzilius, H. P. L. M., Dobbinga, S., Van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., & Sjoer, E. (2024). Meeting new expertise needs throughout careers: A group model building approach in the field of HR/D. Human Resource Development Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21544

Frie, L., Sjoer, E., Van der Heijden, B., & Korzilius, H. (2024). Fostering career sustainability: Renewal bundles of HR/D Practices for flexpertise development. In T. S. Rocco, M. L. Morris, & R. Poell (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Human Resource Development. Sage.

Frie, L. S., Van der Heijden, B. I., Korzilius, H. P., & Sjoer, E. (2024). How workers meet new expertise needs throughout their careers: An integrative review revealing a dynamic process model of flexpertise. International Journal of Management Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12362

Marketing Roundtable: Evaluating and Evolving Our Communication Efforts

September 12 at 11 am NY | 4 pm London | 11 pm Beijing | Time Converter

We’re hosting a special roundtable discussion to evaluate and enhance the System Dynamics Society marketing and communication efforts. This interactive session is open to all members of the Society. Key objectives are:

  • Feedback on Current Marketing Efforts and Recent Branding Changes: We aim to gather your insights on how our current marketing initiatives and recent changes to our branding are perceived. Your feedback will help us understand what is working well and where improvements can be made.
  • Understanding Member Preferences: We want to learn what types of communication and content you would like to see from the Society. Your preferences are crucial in shaping our future marketing strategies.
  • Brainstorming New Ideas: This session will also serve as a platform for collecting innovative ideas and suggestions on how we can better market the field of System Dynamics. We believe that with your input, we can develop more effective ways to promote our discipline.

Why Attend?

  • Contribute to the Society’s Growth: Your participation will directly impact the strategic direction of our marketing efforts.
  • Share Your Voice: This is an opportunity to share your thoughts and preferences with fellow members and the Society’s leadership.
  • Network with Peers: Engage in meaningful discussions with other members who are passionate about advancing System Dynamics.

Hosts

This event is hosted by the System Dynamics Society office and led by Fernando Redivo, Marketing and Communications Manager and Thomas Wittig, VP of Marketing.

Decarbonization of Student Transportation via Electric School Bus Transition

June 25 at 2 pm NY | 7 pm London | 2 am (next day) Beijing | Time Converter

Combating global climate change is frequently carried out at the local level, and decarbonization of Student Transportation is one such example. Transitioning to Electric School Buses, and other transportation modes, has barriers and motivators for adoption that range across Energy, Economics, Transportation, Health, and Education This seminar solicits cross Special Interest Group (SIG) 15 minute presentations on perspectives on how System Thinking and System Dynamics can contribute to the decarbonization effort and the facets of it.Joe Londa, Environmental SIG Leader, will give a presentation on the New York State mandated transition to Electric School Buses by 2035 and the outcome from a Student based project to build a generic transition model that creates transition scenarios. In addition, he will show a Storytelling System Dynamic Model that gives the holistic perspective. Other presentations will be announced as we get committed speakers.The seminar will close with a 20 minute discussion on how System Dynamics and the Society can contribute to achieving this decarbonization.

About the presenter

After a 40 year career in technology focused on developing systems I have retired and opened a fossil fuel free EcoLodge and volunteer to assist my community and school district reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. I also act as the Environmental SIG Leader.

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MIT System Dynamics Seminar | Deep Uncertainty, Collective Action, and Coordination in the Face of Climate Change

You are invited to attend the System Dynamics Seminar being held on Friday, May 10th from 12:30-2:00pm EST in the Jay W. Forrester conference room, E62-450, or via Zoom: https://mit.zoom.us/j/94114971874 (Password: SDSP24). Our virtual guest speaker will be Elke U. Weber (Princeton University) presenting Deep Uncertainty, Collective Action, and Coordination in the Face of Climate Change: How Attention and Choice Processes Influence Choice Outcomes (see abstract and biography link below; announcement attached). Lunch will be provided to those attending in person and a reminder email will be sent out closer to the date.

Climate-change related decisions differ from simpler choices. They (i) involve an intergenerational public good, (ii) often require collective action and coordination, and (iii) typically have elements of deep uncertainty. Organized around these three choice characteristics, I will synthesize three recently published studies that examine how the nature of the physical and/or social environment influences the attentional processes and decision-modes by which such decisions are being made. Understanding the effects of decision context on choice can provide entry points for the design of choice architectures that enable more foresightful decisions, i.e., choices that will not be regretted in the long run.  

Bio Link:             https://elke-u-weber.com/en/elke-u-weber/biography

Practitioner Networking: How to Influence Public Policy Decision-Making from a Systems Perspective

In this session titled: How to Influence Public Policy Decision-Making from a Systems Perspective, Dennis Sherwood will be our presenter, and will discuss a theme of high current political interest in the UK. In April, the UK government announced that illegal asylum seekers arriving in the UK will be deported to Rwanda. This is intended as a disincentive to potential asylum seekers, and so will reduce the number of dangerous crossing of the English Channel in small boats. But will this policy work? Or is it a classic case of ‘perverse incentives’? If it might be, how can systems thinking be used, for real, in influencing high-level policies – not just in the UK –  for the better?

Dennis’s education was as a scientist, reading physics at Clare College, Cambridge, followed by taking an MPhil at the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and a PhD in biology at the University of California at San Diego. Dennis is also a Sloan Fellow, with distinction, of London Business School. Dennis’s scientific heritage has influenced his work ever since: Dennis’s approach to creativity is disciplined and highly analytical, and in no way ‘fluffy’! Dennis left academia and has worked in management and consulting for many years. In 2001, he founded an intelligent innovation consultancy, The Silver Bullet Machine.

Dennis is the author of several books, including Creativity for Scientists and Engineers: A Practical Guide, How to Be Creative, Strategic Thinking Illustrated: Strategy Made Visual Using Systems Thinking, and Missing the Mark.

This practitioner networking session is a space for people in the society who are consulting with external clients using systems thinking or system dynamics. A speaker will present on a topic they’ve been working on, some challenge they’re having, and potential solutions they’ve explored. The second half of the call will be for attendees to ask questions, offer suggestions, and provide feedback. Anyone can sign up to share!

Join us to:

  • Get to know people in the field
  • Explore different perspectives
  • Learn about System Dynamics projects
  • Share your experience
  • Build relationships

Visit the Practitioner’s page for more resources.