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Meat here? Hunting for data about the food supply chain

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Introductory Level Updated 19 Feb 2013
By Dr Tony Hirst
What does that food supply chain look like? And what sorts of data are available that allow us to explore the operation of that supply...
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Happy birthday Linux!

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 22 Aug 2011
By Andrew Smith
As the 20th anniversary of the Linux approaches, the OU's Andrew Smith looks at how the operating system has very much come of age.
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Mike Lynch on spotting transformative technology

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 15 Jul 2011
By Mike Lynch, Dr Matthew Hinton
Mike Lynch uses an example from the legal system to explain how to spot the technology that can change your business.
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Diagramming for development 2 - Exploring interrelationships

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Masters Level Duration 4 hours Updated 20 May 2013
By The Open University
This unit introduces you to the following systems diagramming techniques - Influence diagrams, Multiple Cause Diagrams and Cognitive Maps. Using a case study project based...
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Systems thinking: Understanding sustainability

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Intermediate Level Duration 15 hours Updated 20 May 2013
By The Open University
In the increasingly complex world of change and uncertainty, particularly in the context of climate change, the notion of sustainability is often raised as the...
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Diagramming for development 1 - Bounding realities

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Masters Level Duration 4 hours Updated 20 May 2013
By The Open University
This unit introduces you to the following systems diagramming techniques - Rich pictures, Spray diagrams and Systems maps. Using a case study project based in...
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