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Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?
Society, Politics & Law

Why was the Systems Thinking in Practice hub created?

...changes may have unforeseen consequences. Systems thinking is an approach that complements scientific thinking by addressing these multiple perspectives, examining boundary judgements and modelling interconnections. Systems thinking in practice itself has a long history and has developed from many different disciplinary traditions and used many different techniques and...
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Irish Women’s Poetry
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry

...changed in the twenty-first century? Learn about some of the key figures in Irish women’s poetry in this collection...This collection will introduce you to a number of key contemporary Irish women poets in the twenty-first century. It will focus on Irish women’s poetry through the work of three leading poets – Eavan Boland, Sinéad Morrissey and Colette Bryce –...
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Sound Systems: Listening to music together
History & The Arts

Sound Systems: Listening to music together

...changes took place in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries thanks to fast-paced technological change. In the nineteenth century it became possible to record a musical performance and replay it again and again, and in the twentieth century, electronic technology enabled both virtually unlimited private listening via portable devices as well as amplification efficient...
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Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview
Society, Politics & Law

Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview

...change. Regime change can and repeatedly does put even the core structural principles and values of any institution in jeopardy. Institutional memory fades and anything can be sacrificed to the agenda of the realpolitik of the new crew at top table. Binney and Drake will have seen many internal organisational regime changes during their lives. They absorbed the associated...
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Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...climate, it would be hard not to notice the social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my views from a sports and physical activity...
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How might Brexit shape the Scottish economy?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit shape the Scottish economy?

...change the Scotish economy and how the fall in the value of the pound is good news for exporters, but bad news for many consumers...Transcript Mark Diffley, social researcher, Kirsty Hughes, writer and commentator, Catherine Stihler MEP and Alex Neil MSP explore how the 43% of goods and services exported to the EU might be affected post-Brexit. They talk trade deals,...
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Is personality the only factor in how we behave?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is personality the only factor in how we behave?

...doing. If they’re put in the job that requires them to be extrovert or agreeable then most of would behave in that way. We all change our behaviour between different situations. It would be very bizarre if we didn’t. So, in that situation, personality has only got a portion of explanatory power in deciding how people are going to behave in any given situation....
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World Environment Day
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day

...it. This year’s campaign highlights nature-based inspiration and real-world solutions to drive lasting change across all levels of society. Join the #BeatPlasticPollution movement! You'll find we have plenty of FREE resources on plastics, sustainable living and the environment here on OpenLearn, so we've pulled together our best courses and content for you to explore......
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