Program and Format

This workshop is organised around the following questions:

(i) What are key challenges (theoretical, empirical, methodological, pragmatic) to address regarding Modes of Thinking (in) Complexity?

(i) What key questions need to be raised about thinking Modes of Thinking (in) Complexity?

(iii) How do different modes of thinking (in) complexity (and which) relate to each other? How does their relationship support the development of Complexity Studies and our capacity to understand and manage Complexity?

(iv) How can/must we think worldviews in relation to Modes of Thinking (in) Complexity and may this impact Complexity Studies?

(v) How can different modes of thinking (in) complexity be organised and coordinated in ways that afford new and enlarged possibilities for thinking and action? How can they be explored, developed, practised or applied and what are the core challenges to be addressed in this regard?

(vi) What implications of our Modes of Thinking (in) Complexity for applied or real/-world interventions and for education?

This workshop adopts a collaborative and dialogical format, based on a methodology specifically designed to support complex relational dialogues and facilitate emergence (e.g. of new ideas; new levels of understanding; solutions or approaches). Participants will be invited to make contributions to a dialogue, relating their positions to those of others, focusing on the key questions organising the event.

This workshop will build upon ideas previously presented and discussed in a workshop that took place on the 22nd of October as a Satellite Meeting to the Conference on Complex Systems 2021. A brief summary of the first meeting will be sent to all participants prior to registration. Participation in the current workshop is not dependent upon participation on the previous one.

The workshop will run fully online and will use both the platforms Zoom and Miro (It is not just another Zoom event! The event will build upon dynamic and interactive activities to stimulate deep discussions). The Miro will be used as a collaborative interactive platform where some activities will take place. A tutorial video will be sent before the meeting with basic instructions on how to operate on Miro. Because the time available for participants to know each other and interact informally will be limited, preliminary ‘warm-up’ interactive activities will take place on Miro before the event. Participants will be encouraged to participate in these activities and may access the board during the event. Nevertheless this is not mandatory or required and the activities will be facilitated and screen sharing will take place so that everyone can follow the movements on the Miro board.

Between sessions, participants will also be invited to interact in a space created in https://www.gather.town/, where different types of social, ice-breaking and more informal activities will take place to promote mutual knowledge and exchange as well as complementary and follow-up discussions related to the event.