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SUMMARY:Conversational Confluences\, American Society for Cybernetics Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Conversational Confluences\, to be held in Ouro Preto\, Brazil\, from August 3–7\, 2026. \nFounded in 1964\, the ASC has long been a home for those exploring cybernetics as conversation — a way of understanding systems\, relations\, and acts of participation in the world. Each ASC conference offers a space for shared inquiry and experimentation\, where participants co-create formats for learning\, reflection\, and doing together. \nFor ASC 2026\, we turn our attention to the notion of confluence: how distinct perspectives can come together without losing their difference\, generating new ways of thinking and acting. We invite proposals for tracks that cultivate such encounters — spaces where ideas\, practices\, and disciplines meet\, merge\, and transform. \n  \nConversational Confluences\nConfluence\, as articulated by Brazilian thinker and activist Nego Bispo\, provides a framework for reflecting on how diverse worldviews\, practices\, and epistemologies can coexist without losing their distinct identities. Rather than assimilation or homogenization\, confluence is about mutual amplification\, where differences are not obstacles but sources of strength. Like rivers merging to become stronger\, this coming together creates new\, more resilient possibilities of coexistence. Rooted in decolonial and counter-hegemonic struggles\, the concept invites us to imagine collaborations that foster plurality and the emergence of new systems of living and knowing. \nBuilding on this understanding\, the ASC 2026 meeting seeks to explore how cybernetics can participate in such confluences — through encounters and experiments that bring it into dialogue with art\, science design\, technology\, ecology\, and situated knowledge. \nConference Structure\nDates: August 3–7\, 2026 \nLocation: Ouro Preto\, Brazil \nLanguages: English and Portuguese (simultaneous translation may be available\, but is not guaranteed for every session) \nThe five-day event will be structured as follows: \nAfternoons (Days 1–4): parallel track sessions designed and facilitated by proposers. \nMornings: shared sessions for all participants — extended breakfasts\, thematic dialogues\, and collective reflections — where ideas and experiences from the tracks can mingle and resonate. \nDay 5: collective synthesis and future-oriented conversations. \nTrack proponents will be invited to share insights and reflections from their sessions in these morning gatherings\, fostering coherence and conversation across the confluence. \n  \nFor more information see the conference website: https://asc-cybernetics.org/2026 \n 
URL:https://ifsr.org/event/conversational-confluences-american-society-for-cybernetics-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Ouro Preto\, Brazil\, Ouro Preto\, Brazil
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SUMMARY:100 Years of Stafford Beer: Celebrating his Life\, his Legacy and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Metaphorum 2026 marks the centenary of Stafford Beer with a landmark international gathering dedicated to celebrating his life\, legacy\, and continuing influence on organisational cybernetics. More than fifty years after the Viable System Model and Team Syntegrity reshaped the field\, Beer’s ideas remain urgently relevant as organisations and societies confront escalating complexity\, ecological limits\, technological disruption\, and crises of governance. This conference invites participants to explore Beer’s holistic intellectual and human legacy\, reflecting on the ethical\, creative\, and philosophical foundations that shaped his work and continue to inspire new generations. It also opens space for examining the evolving landscape of methods and tools in organisational cybernetics\, from innovations that extend the power of the VSM and Team Syntegrity to practice based insights that reveal how these principles are being adapted\, challenged\, and refined across diverse contexts. \nAt the same time\, Metaphorum 2026 looks boldly beyond Beer\, engaging with the pressing socio ecological challenges of our era. Contributors are invited to consider how cybernetic thinking can strengthen resilience\, support regeneration\, and enable democratic\, ethically grounded governance in a world marked by climate disruption\, inequality\, and systemic instability. The conference also embraces the spirit of “Barefoot Cybernetics\,” exploring how grounded\, justice centred approaches can help design organisations and communities that advance equity\, autonomy\, cohesion\, and social wellbeing. Finally\, it turns toward the future\, asking how technological acceleration\, including artificial intelligence\, might enhance\, challenge\, or transform viable systems in the decades ahead. Metaphorum 2026 is conceived as a living conversation\, honouring Beer not by fixing his ideas in time but by engaging with them as an evolving tradition shaped through dialogue\, critique\, creativity\, and practice. The programme will feature workshops\, panels\, creative exhibits\, case studies\, and collaborative sessions designed to deepen collective learning and spark new directions for research and action. Participants will also have opportunities to contribute to forthcoming special issues in Systemic Practice and Action Research\, Systems Research and Behavioural Science\, and a new Metaphorum online journal\, Organisational Systems. \nWho We Are Inviting\nWe welcome: \n\nRelatives and collaborators who knew Stafford personally and will share insights into his life and character.\nResearchers advancing his legacy by adapting his original thinking and developing innovative cybersystemic methodologies.\nConsultants and practitioners who continue to evolve his theories through creative and impactful applications.
URL:https://ifsr.org/event/100-years-of-stafford-beer-celebrating-his-life-his-legacy-and-beyond/
LOCATION:Alliance Manchester Business School\, Manchester\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:SysPrac26 – The Systems Thinking Practitioners Conference
DESCRIPTION:SysPrac26 – The Systems Thinking Practitioner Conference will take place on 21st & 22nd September 2026 in Cranfield\nAs the challenges facing organisations\, communities and society become increasingly interconnected and complex\, the need for practical systems thinking has never been greater. \nSysPrac26 takes place on 21–22 September 2026 at Cranfield University – two days of systems thinking in practice\, built around peer exchange and genuine conversation. Not performances for an audience. Not talking down from a stage. Just practitioners working together as equals on real-world complexity and leaving with ideas they can actually use. Sessions include themed streams\, community panels and interactive workshops across public service\, health\, organisational change and more. \nSysPrac26 is shaped by its community\, not handed down to it. \nSysPrac26 is for everyone who works with systems thinking in the real world – or wants to. People who are: \n\nWorking with systems thinking\, complexity or cybernetics in practice\nApplying systems approaches in transformation\, design\, public service\, health\, education or social impact\nNew to systems thinking\, early in their careers or looking for an accessible route into practice\n\nIf you want to help shape SCiO as the professional home for systems thinking practitioners\, SysPrac26 is your opportunity. \nOver two days\, participants will have opportunities to: \nLearn\nExplore ideas\, methods and real-world applications of systems thinking through accessible sessions\, practical examples and engaging conversations. Learn from experienced practitioners and fresh voices alike\, and discover insights that you can apply directly in your own context. \nConnect\nMeet like-minded people who share a passion for making a positive difference. Grow your network\, exchange experiences\, build new collaborations and develop your confidence as a systems practitioner. One of the things people valued most about SysPrac25 was simply having the opportunity to come together with others who understand the challenges and opportunities of working with complexity. \nAct\nTurn learning into impact. Discover approaches\, tools and practices that help move from insight to action\, enabling more resilient\, adaptive and effective responses to complex challenges. Leave with ideas\, connections and renewed confidence to strengthen your own practice. \nThose who attended previous events often spoke about how energising it was to spend time with such a supportive and generous community. SysPrac26 aims to build on that spirit—creating a space where people feel welcome\, encouraged\, challenged and inspired. \nSysPrac26 is more than a conference. It is part of an ongoing journey to strengthen systems thinking in practice\, grow our community and increase our collective capacity to create positive change.
URL:https://ifsr.org/event/sysprac26-the-systems-thinking-practitioners-conference/
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SUMMARY:25th International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences (KSS2026)
DESCRIPTION:The 25th International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences (KSS2026) will take place from 13–15 November 2026 at Auckland University of Technology\, Auckland\, New Zealand. \nThis year’s symposium will explore the theme “Knowledge Systems Sciences in the Era of Agentic AI”\, bringing together perspectives across knowledge and systems sciences in response to emerging developments in artificial intelligence. \nConference topics include knowledge creation and management\, AI and intelligent systems\, systems science and complexity\, sustainability and resilience\, and data science and analytics. \nThe symposium will also feature a special forum on AI in Education\, exploring both the opportunities presented by generative and agentic AI and important questions concerning responsible use\, academic integrity\, privacy\, equity\, critical thinking and human oversight. \nKSS2026 is hosted by the School of Engineering\, Computer and Mathematical Sciences at Auckland University of Technology. \nDates: 13–15 November 2026\nLocation: Auckland University of Technology\, Auckland\, New Zealand\nTheme: Knowledge Systems Sciences in the Era of Agentic AI
URL:https://ifsr.org/event/25th-international-symposium-on-knowledge-and-systems-sciences-kss2026/
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