BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260629T170000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_877_bbdb127ccdac62795c6ba5e189e2148e@www.wcomc.org SUMMARY:CMCE - Systems Thinking and the Viable System Mode l (VSM) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Syste ms Thinking and the Viable System Model (VSM)< /span>

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< span style="text-decoration-thickness:auto\;">The Viable System Model (VSM) is a framework developed in th e 1970s that defines how organizations can be stru ctured to survive and adapt in complex\, changing environments.
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However\, many people who come across the mode l for the first time see academic texts and articl es that may feel impenetrable.
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In this session\, Pa uline Roberts will share several ways in which the model has been useful to her as a system s thinking consultant in a range of business organ isations. She will share hints and tips for applyi ng the ideas from the model and how to get started with it quickly in the real world. < /span>
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Pauline Roberts is an MSc qualified system thinking practitioner \, author and educator. She wrote the book\, < a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crossing-Bridge-p ractitioners-learning-Conditions/dp/B0C4X2VZ44" st yle="color:#96607d\;text-decoration:underline\;">C rossing the Bridge\, about her own learnin g journey as a systems thinking practitioner and d eveloped the Creat ing the Conditions for Change© approach\, based on her learning from applying the VSM in practice.
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We will send you and your guests the Zoom link for the event closer to its date.
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A List of Participants ca n be found here.
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Dres s code is " "Smart Casual"
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n Systems Thinking and the Viable Syste m Model (VSM)\n \n \n \n The Viable System Model ( VSM) is a framework developed in the 1970s that de fines how organizations can be structured to survi ve and adapt in complex\, changing environments.\n \n \n \n However\, many people who come across th e model for the first time see academic texts and articles that may feel impenetrable. \n \n \n \n I n this session\, Pauline Roberts will share severa l ways in which the model has been useful to her a s a systems thinking consultant in a range of busi ness organisations. She will share hints and tips for applying the ideas from the model and how to g et started with it quickly in the real world. \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pauline Roberts is an MSc qual ified system thinking practitioner\, author and ed ucator. She wrote the book\, Crossing the Bridge (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crossing-Bridge-practiti oners-learning-Conditions/dp/B0C4X2VZ44)\, about h er own learning journey as a systems thinking prac titioner and developed the Creating the Conditions for Change© approach\, based on her learning from applying the VSM in practice. \n \n \n \n We will send you and your guests the Zoom link for the ev ent closer to its date.\n \n \n \n A List of Parti cipants can be found here (/civicrm/event/particip ant?reset=1&id=877).\n \n \n \n Dress code is " "S mart Casual"\n \n CATEGORIES:Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T170000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260629T180000 LOCATION:Zoom Video Conference\n Joining Details will be se nt to Registered Participants\n URL:https://www.wcomc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=877 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR