Relating Systems Thinking and Design symposium
The Systemic Design Association's annual symposium, held in several locations at once and online, bringing together systems thinking and design practice.
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International association for people working at the meeting point of systems thinking and design. Runs the annual Relating Systems Thinking and Design symposium.
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Co-author of Service Design: From Insight to Implementation, host of the Power of Ten podcast, and a writer on design at many scales.