Society, Politics & Law
What makes the legal system just?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Building the first Thames sewer system
...system became a pressing need following the clean-up of London streets. But even the stench of the river overpowering the Houses of Parliament couldn't persuade the Board of Works to speed up the building process. This editorial from The Morning Chronicle of 20th July, 1859 explores why the fight against cholera had turned the river putrid, and called for faster...
Education & Development
A brief introduction to the Chinese education system
...system and the study hours expected at a Chinese school. ...This content is associated with The Open University Childhood and Youth Studies qualification. [students working at their desks in a Chinese school] Structure of the Chinese education system In China, education is divided into three categories: basic education, higher education, and adult education. By law, each...
Society, Politics & Law
What is Systems Thinking in Practice Hub about?
...Systems Thinking in Practice hub and who is it for? Find out in this hub with regular content updates in this short article...What is it? The OpenLearn Systems Thinking hub is a collection of free resources - articles, videos, audios, and courses - that explore systems thinking in practice (STiP). The hub has drawn on content already on OpenLearn, but also includes new...
Money & Business
Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers
...systems thinkers...Systems thinking should be applied to organisation design and management. Systems thinking is an approach to problem-solving that sees complex entities as a series of components with each part interacting with and influencing the rest. The approach can be applied to managing organisations: the various divisions, units and teams – the components – of...
Society, Politics & Law
Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
...Systems Thinking in Practice hub was created...How we think influences how we act. There are many ways to think about our complex and challenging world, and many traditions and cultures support these different ways. However, one way, scientific thinking, with its systematic approach to breaking down and analysing problems, has come to dominate. While it has been a...
Society, Politics & Law
Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
...systems means to her and her work on green spaces...Transcript About Wendy Wendy is a semi-retired independent consultant and volunteer coordinator at two community gardens in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Wendy was introduced to systems behaviour in 1984, through the OU: “After that, I couldn’t stop seeing systems everywhere. It became so much a part of me that I...
Society, Politics & Law
Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
...systems perspective...Transcript About Misha Misha describes herself as “proud to be a graduate of the OU with a BA(hons) in Design and Systems Thinking. This degree proved excellent training for a PhD at City, University of London using Systems Methodologies to explore value systems in performance measurement. Consequently I’ve been a user, researcher and teacher of...