http://systemicbusiness.org/blog A salon discussing research into systemics and business Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:26:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At ISSS Madison 2008, the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry has scheduled six sessions: two conversations panels, and four paper sessions. Conversation Panel 1 will be held on Monday, July 14, 15:30 to 17:30, in the Reception Room. The topic is on globalization and ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-sessions-at-isss-madison-july-14-17-2008/ The first paper session of the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry will discuss two papers on the theme of dialogue. Gary Metcalf, "Dialogue and Ecological Engineering in Social Systems Design" A number of systems theorists and practitioners have described ways in which human systems of thought ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-session-1-on-dialogue-wednesday-july-16-2008-0930-1030/ The second paper session of the of the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry has three papers. Unfortunately, Marianne Kosits will not be present to discuss her article on "Meaningful Measurement in the Contemporary Enterprise", as she was called away for a business meeting in ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-session-2-wednesday-july-16-2008-1100-1230/ The third paper session of the of the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry has three papers. on the theme of learning and design. John Pourdehnad, "Idealized Design: An "Open Innovation" Process for Successful Business Model Creation" In industry after industry, companies with superior performance are ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-session-30-thursday-july-17-2008-1330-1500/ The fourth paper session of the of the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry has three papers on systems science bringing new perspectives to knotty issues. Allenna Leonard, "Symbiosis as a Metaphor for Sustainability Practice in Human Affairs" This concept paper is an exploration of various symbiotic ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-session-4-thursday-july-17-2008-1530-1700/ The program for ISSS Tokyo 2007 has scheduled three 90-minute sessions for the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry: Session 1 will be held on Thursday, August 9, 09:00 to 10:30; Session 2 will be on the same day, 14:30 to 16:00; and Session 3 will be held on ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-sessions-at-isss-tokyo-2007-august-9-10-2007/ In the third session of the SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Tokyo 2007, three papers are scheduled: Teresa A. Daniel "Worlds Apart: a Focus on the "Great Divide" Within the HRM Scholar- Practitioner Community", on the JournalsISSS Proceedings as Abstract and PDF versions, and on the CDROM ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-2007-session-3-august-10-2007/ In the second session of the SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Tokyo 2007, three papers are scheduled: K. C. Wang, "A Process View of SWOT Analysis", on the JournalsISSS Proceedings as Abstract and PlDF versions, and on the CDROM as paper #26; Michael G. Norton, "Japan's Eco-towns - ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-2007-session-2-august-9-2007/ In the first session of the SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Tokyo 2007, three papers are scheduled: Pamela Buckle and G. Keith Henning, "Intervening in Counterproductive Self-Organized Dynamics in the Workplace", on the JournalsISSS Proceedings with an Abstract; and on the CDROM as paper #21; Hisanori Terasawa and ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-2007-session-1-august-9-2007/ In the third session of the SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Sonoma 2006, four papers are scheduled: Pamela Buckle, "Obstacles to Consciousness in Corporations", on the JournalsISSS Proceedings as Abstract, PDF, and HTML versions, and on the CDROM as paper #268; John Pourdehnad, Bruce Warren, Maureen Wright and ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-2006-session-3-july-11-2006/ In the second session of the SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Sonoma 2006, four papers are scheduled: Kumar Venkat and Wayne Wakeland, "Is Lean Necessarily Green?", on the JournalsISSS Proceedings as Abstract, PDF, and HTML versions, and on the CDROM as paper #284; Reine Karlsson, Magnus Löf and ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-2006-session-2-july-10-2006/ In the first session of the SIG on Systems Applications in Business and Industry at Sonoma 2006, four papers are scheduled: Kuang-cheng Wang, "Corporate Change and Traditional Chinese Medicine", on the JournalsISSS Proceedings with an Abstract, PDF, and HTML versions; and on the CDROM as paper #321; Allenna Leonard, "Walking the Line: ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-2006-session-1-july-10-2006/ As described on the program for ISSS Sonoma 2006, there will be three 120-minute sessions for the Special Integration Group on Systems Applications in Business and Industry: Session 1 will be held on Monday, July 10, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and Session 2 will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the same ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/sabi-sessions-at-isss-sonoma-2006-july-10-11-2006/ On Gary Metcalf's invitiation, I attended the International Federation for Systems Research biannual event at Fuschl am See, Austria. I've written about some of features of isolation at Fuschl, but in terms of content, this meeting was different from the one I attended two years ago. Although some expectation of ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/future-of-systems-organizations-at-fuschl/ In Cancun last July, I was at an ISSS dinner hosting Jim Spohrer, whom the society was featuring as a plenary speaker. In a moment when the others (G. A. Swanson, Michael Jackson, Brian Hilton) were chatting with Jim about something else, I mentioned to Jennifer Wilby that she ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/systems-science-on-the-slow-reading-track/ The Systemic Business community had its origins on the afternoon of Thursday, July 20, 2000. Four of us were attending the World Congress on Systems Science -- Minna Takala, David Hawk, Ian Simmonds, and myself. We were sitting the cafeteria at Ryerson University, after four days of sessions. Compared ... http://systemicbusiness.org/blog/index.php/archive/origins-and-the-salon-format/