Learning Paths
One optional
learning path will provide an opportunity for deeper investigation into
systems thinking. Another will focus on the work of the Society for
Organizational Learning (SoL).
Consider these systems thinking related sessions, as
you plan your own
conference agenda:
A special event on Monday evening from
7:30 to 9:00 PM:
Systems Thinking Climate
Change Party Tricks: Games and Demonstrations to Help Turn the Tide
with Andrew Jones and Linda Booth Sweeney
A forum:
Flexing Our Systems Thinking Muscles
with George Richardson
Concurrent sessions related to systems thinking:
Introduction to Systems Thinking I and II
with Ginny Wiley and Gregory Hennessy
Avoiding Accidents and Disasters Through Modeling, Collaboration, and Courage
with Marc Gerstein
Encompassing Multiple Perspectives Using Systems Thinking
with David Peter Stroh and Michael Goodman
A Group Learning Process for Enhancing Systems Thinking
with Gerald C. Swanson
Partnerships and Alliances: Systemic Tools for Human Synergy
with Jennifer Kemeny
Team Synergy: Setting the Stage to Learn, Share, and Practice Together
with the University of Wisconsin Extension Team
Or, consider these sessions to learn more about the work of SoL:
A Keynote:
Purpose Beyond Profit: Redefining Corporate Performance for the New Millennium
with Peter Senge, joined by other corporate thought leaders
Two Forums:
To Understand Performance, Follow the Joy
with Anne Murray Allen, Allen and Associates; Dennis Sandow, Reflexus Company;
and Nick Zeniuk, Retired Executive, Ford Motor Company
Enhancing Continuous Improvement Through Organizational Learning
with Jason Schulist of DTE Energy and George Roth of MIT Sloan School of
Management
Two Concurrent Sessions:
Courage to Lead with Heart
with Rick Brush of CIGNA HealthCare and Mary Pierce Brosmer of Consulting
for a Change
Festival in the Workplace: A Tool for Transforming Your Organization
with Roosevelt Finlayson of MDR Global Leadership and Innovation Network,
and Jeannine Comma of the University of the West Indies
