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Nature & Environment
Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Arwen Bailey speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about systems in agricultural research.
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Society, Politics & Law
Jake Chapman On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Jake Chapman speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about what a systems approach means to him and touches on the subject of active listening.
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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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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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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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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
Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Dr. Rupesh Shah, a Staff Tutor in Engineering and Innovation at The Open University, speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about what systems means to him.
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Nature & Environment
Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Paul Tucker speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about what systems thinking in regards to sustainability.
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Society, Politics & Law
Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Peter Tuddenham speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about understanding systems behaviour.
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Nature & Environment
Understanding the environment: A systems approach
There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot resolve the converging environmental, social and economic crises we now face. Understanding the environment: A systems approach, is a free course whose...
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Society, Politics & Law
Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Mo Vernon speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about using systems thinking, diagramming and rich pictures.
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Digital & Computing
Systems thinking and practice
What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in 'seeing' the world in a particular way, because how you 'see' things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This free course will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used ...