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Society, Politics & Law
Professor John Naughton On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Prof. John Naughton, the technology columnist for The Observer, speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about systems thinking.
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Society, Politics & Law
Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Martin Holt speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about the way he sees the world, and about his understanding using systems approaches.
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History & The Arts
My career goal: Creative and design
Bring out your creative flair to its full potential. Find some practical advice for advancing your career in a creative industry, whether that's using your keen visual eye, practical ingenuity, or rigorous technical skills.
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Science, Maths & Technology
My career goal: Construction
Are you driven to find out how things work, and want to know how they're made? Construction could be for you. Here's some advice on using your practical mind and hands-on skills to build bigger and better things.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
My career goal: Health and science
Whether your interest is in pharmaceuticals, disease treatment or chemical research, you can help break new discoveries and improve our scientific understanding. This page has info on career options from food science to forensics, and working for the NHS.
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Science, Maths & Technology
My career goal: Engineering
In this multi-disciplinary industry, you'll need a diverse range of technical and critical thinking skills to take on complex tasks. Here's some advice to help you get started with building tomorrow's world.
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Nature & Environment
My career goal: Environment
Interested in veterinary or agricultural work, or more industrial work like food farming and sustainable energy? Find out how you can gather skills and carry out work that will have a real impact on our relationship with the environment.
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Society, Politics & Law
Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Misha Hebel speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about emergent properties, rich pictures, environmental challenges and the pandemic from a systems perspective.
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History & The Arts
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
We turned ten in 2016 - isn't that amazing? What's even more amazing is this list of ten extraordinary people and their incredible stories...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Hidden Maths
Join us in breaking down the myths and mystery surrounding the world of Mathematics and Statistics with our FREE learning content.
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Society, Politics & Law
Wendy Gregory On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Wendy Gregory speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about what systems means to her and her work on green spaces.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Dr Matt Balme on modelling the landscape of Mars
In this three minute video, Dr Matt Balme in The Open University's Space Science research priority area, gives us a tour of his laboratory and shows how he models the landscape of Mars.