Systems Thinking in Practice - A Conversation with Prof. Ray Ison

With so much talk about 'systems thinking' in education,
sometimes it can become framework overload! Which one should I
pick? What's the difference between them anyway?! This week, it
is a huge privilege to chat to someone who has been doing this
longer than most! Professor Ray Ison has been teaching systems
practice for the Open University for the last 4 decades. He
shares his wisdom to cut through the jargon!


Ray is a cybernetician, systems scientist, and Professor of
Systems at the Open University in the UK. He is currently
President of the International Federation for Systems Research
(IFSR). He was also Professor Systems for Sustainability at
Monash University, and fellow at the Centre for Policy
Development, and President of the International Society for the
Systems Sciences in the year 2014-15. He is known for his work on
systems praxeology within rural
development,[1] sustainable management,[2] systemic
governance and the design and enactment of learning systems.


An incredibly useful and practical overview of many ofthe topics
discussed in this episode can be found in Ray's book, Systems
Practice: How to Act. In situations of uncertainty and complexity
in a climate-change world. (2017):
https://oro.open.ac.uk/51143/ 


For a full overview of Ray's life and work you can read his
Wikipedia page here:
⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Ison⁠ 


Social Links


LinkedIn: @ray-ison