Dominic Furniss
Senior Human Factors Consultant
Human Reliability Associates
England - Kent Surrey SussexEngland - London (North, East and Essex)
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Annabelle Burns posted an update in the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 2 months ago
Hi All
Thanks to those who joined the Systems Thinking meet up just now (https://q.health.org.uk/event/systems-thinking-meet-up-for-students-and-practitioners/).
What an interesting and lively discussion! It definitely feels like there are a number of us out there seeking to deepen our understanding and theoretical knowledge of Systems…Read more
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lukeperryman joined the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 2 months ago
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Matthew Mezey posted an update in the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 2 months ago
*Reminder* Systems Thinking meet-up is at 1pm today.
Do come along!
Registration link/info here: https://q.health.org.uk/event/systems-thinking-meet-up-for-students-and-practitioners/ -
Matthew Mezey posted an update in the group Organisational Resilience & Safety-II 2 months ago
Are you joining Q’s Systems Thinking meet-up tomorrow? Should be fun – all welcome.
More info/register: https://q.health.org.uk/event/systems-thinking-meet-up-for-students-and-practitioners/ -
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Joriam Ramos posted an update in the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 2 months ago
Interested in Systems Convening? We’re inviting practitioners at all levels—from beginners to professionals—to join us!
📅 Sep 19th, 13:00 – Register here
Connect with fellow Systems Thinkers in a Fishbowl activity led by Q member Annabelle Burns, focusing on real-world Systems Thinking applications.
This should be a fascinating experience, bri…Read more
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Matthew Mezey posted an update in the group Complexity Approaches to support Quality Improvement 2 months, 1 week ago
We have a meet-up for people interested in applying Systems Thinking next week (Thursday 19th Sept, 1pm).
The link to book is at the bottom of this page: https://q.health.org.uk/event/systems-thinking-meet-up-for-students-and-practitioners/
Here’s the info:
__‘Systems Thinking: meet up for students and practitioners’
An opportunity to meet…Read more
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Matthew Mezey posted an update in the group Organisational Resilience & Safety-II 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Adrian Plunkett’s latest Learning from Excellence newsletter mentions an interesting Safety-II Zoom on Friday…
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Adrian Plunkett’s latest newsletter – Friday’s Zoom looks good…!
To members of the LFE community,
I hope all is well and you have managed to get some rest and sunshine over the summer. We have recently returned from a…Read more
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Thanks for hosting the session Annabelle.
Here is a paper I mentioned which is open access from the Systems Research & behavioural Science journal – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sres.3056
It has a description of Systems Thinking, which is one interpretation, but useful for anyone getting to grips with ST. Some view ST from a…Read more
Thanks, thats interesting. It shows the variety of systems thinking that is out there.
I might post something about one aspect the paper refers to, thank that is the softer systems thinking. When I work with organisations, I find that the thinking of the managers and culture of the organisation an important part of what I have to do with regard…Read more
Absolutely agree John. I liked your approach in describing what ST is not. ST described as hard systems or soft systems (given there is a methodology called soft systems methodology by Checkland) doesn’t do ST favours I find. Soft can imply ‘fluffy’ to managers or solely academic, when what they desire is something concrete. The soft side or…Read more