Members – IFSR

Its members are the heart
and soul of the IFSR.

They are the agents for scientific advances, successful practice and comprehensive systems education.

Action Research Plus (AR+)
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Who are we? AR+ was founded in 2008 by Hilary Bradbury using seed capital provided by royalties for the Handbooks of Action Research. We started out as a grantmaker to those doing change work. In 2010 the Action Research journal needed a […]

Analytics Society of Ireland (ASI-MSSI))
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Who are we? UCD’s CBA (previously known as the Centre for Management Science and Systems) incorporates a cross-section of disciplines associated with Management Science, Operations Research, Systems Science and Decision Support Systems. Our main aim is to facilitate the development of, and […]

Applied Systems Thinking in Practice (ASTiP) by the Open University (OU)
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Who are we? Members of the Systems group at the OU had a significant influence in piloting what is now the University-wide Open Research Online (ORO) – making OU research publications freely available online. What we do: We have also had a […]

Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies – Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik (OSGK)
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Who are we? The Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies is a non-profit organization of scientists and practitioners. It was founded in 1969. Its aims are “the study of the theoretical bases of cybernetics and its special fields, the investigation of its applications […]

Business Systems Laboratory (BS-Lab)
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Who are we? TBA Initiatives we drive: TBA http://www.bslaboratory.net/

Centre for All Interacting Evolving Systems Science (AIESS)
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Who are we? From an anthropocentric to all interacting systems perspective of education, research, practice, and policy. The Centre dedicates itself to education, research, practice and policy to facilitate building of sustainable ecological systems from a “all interacting systems” perspective. Each of […]

Centre for Systems Studies
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Who are we? We work in trans-disciplinary teams, collaborating with practitioners in public, private and third-sector organisations to develop ways of addressing complexity. Our fundamental research in critical systems thinking, cybernetics, information systems and complex systems science, focuses on developing concepts, theories […]

CHÔRA Foundation
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Who are we? CHÔRA was founded with the intent to operate as a non-profit Stichting holding itself accountable to its long-term objectives as stipulated in the Deeds of Incorporation (English version/Dutch version) of the Foundation and the ANBI requirements. As per Article […]

Dutch System Group / Systeemgroep
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Who are we? The Dutch Systems Group was initiated by Albert Hanken and Gerard de Zeeuw[1] and others in 1970. The activities of the Dutch Systems Group, according to de Zeeuw (2006), made an important contribution to the introduction of the area […]

Enlightened Enterprise Academy
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Who are we? We are a global multi-disciplinary faculty of experts who believe sustainable widely shared prosperity should be the goal of all enterprises. We provide a platform for progressive thinkers from a broad range of disciplines to share their ideas about […]

Forum For The Future (School of Systems Change)
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Who are we? Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability non-profit. For over 24 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future.Climate change, poverty, malnutrition, civil unrest: the […]

Hai Phong Systems Science Society (HPSSS)
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Who are we? TBA Initiatives we drive: TBA

Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS)
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Who are we? The Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS) is a scientific non-profit society whose main goal is to advance and to spread out the Systemic Studies with the development of theoretical systemic approaches which they will be applicable to more […]

International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS)
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Who are we? International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS) was established in 1976 by decision of the Governments of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, the Hungarian People’s Republic, the Republic of Cuba, the German Democratic Republic, the Mongolian People’s Republic, the […]

International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences (ISKSS)
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Who are we? The ISKSS is a non-profit, technical professional association. The full name is the International Society for the Knowledge and Systems Sciences. It was formally established in the year of 2003 at the International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Science […]

International Society for the Systems Sciences
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Who are we? The International Society for the Systems Sciences is among the first and oldest organizations devoted to interdisciplinary inquiry into the nature of complex systems, and remains perhaps the most broadly inclusive. Originally founded as the Society for General Systems […]

International Sociological Association, ISA-RC51 on Sociocybernetics
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Who are we? The Research Committee 51 (RC51) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) is one of the more than fifty Research Committees which, along with a large number of national sociological associations, constitute the ISA. The group was founded in 1980 […]

Moroccan Society of Complex Systems
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Who are we? The development, transmission, and dissemination of interdisciplinary research, particularly by promoting fundamental and applied research, theoretical and practical teaching in these disciplines, as well as associated and related fields, through all appropriate means. The organization of workgroups and scientific […]

OR Society
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Who are we? The Operational Research Society is the home of the operational research and analytics community. We are a member-led organisation supporting professional operational researchers across industries and academia. We promote the understanding and use of operational research in all areas […]

Slovenian Society for Systems Research
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Who are we? TBA Initiatives we drive: TBA

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Its members are the heart
and soul of the IFSR.

They are the agents for scientific advances, successful practice and comprehensive systems education.

Action Research Plus (AR+)
–

Analytics Society of Ireland (ASI-MSSI))
–

Applied Systems Thinking in Practice (ASTiP) by the Open University (OU)
–

Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies – Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik (OSGK)
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Business Systems Laboratory (BS-Lab)
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Centre for All Interacting Evolving Systems Science (AIESS)
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Centre for Systems Studies
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CHÔRA Foundation
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Dutch System Group / Systeemgroep
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Enlightened Enterprise Academy
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Forum For The Future (School of Systems Change)
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Hai Phong Systems Science Society (HPSSS)
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Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS)
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International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS)
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International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences (ISKSS)
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International Society for the Systems Sciences
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International Sociological Association, ISA-RC51 on Sociocybernetics
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Moroccan Society of Complex Systems
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OR Society
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Slovenian Society for Systems Research
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Systems Change starts here

Meeting the complexity of the 21st century and the challenges of the Anthropocene makes system thinking inevitable.

Be part of the whole!

Executive Committee 2022/2024

President: Ray Ison (Australia, UK)
Secretary General: Louis Klein (Germany)
VP Conversations: Pamela Buckle (Canada, USA)
VP Membership: Nam Nguyen (Vietnam, Australia)
VP Communication: Rika Preiser (South Africa)

Past presidents

1980: George J. Klir
1984: Robert Trappl
1988: Gerrit Broekstra
1992: Gerard de Zeeuw
1994: Bela H. Banathy
1998: Michael C. Jackson
2000: Yong Pil Rhee
2002: Jifa Gu
2006 Matjaz Mulej
2008 Matjaz Mulej
2010 Gary S. Metcalf
2012 Gary S. Metcalf
2014 Gary S. Metcalf
2016 Mary C. Edson

Fellows

Gary Metcalf
Gerhard Chroust
Mike Jackson
Gerard de Zeeuw
Jifa Gu

Its members are the heartand soul of the IFSR.

They are the agents for scientific advances, successful practice and comprehensive systems education.

Action Research Plus (AR+)–

Analytics Society of Ireland (ASI-MSSI))–

Applied Systems Thinking in Practice (ASTiP) by the Open University (OU)–

Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies – Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik (OSGK)–

Business Systems Laboratory (BS-Lab)–

Centre for All Interacting Evolving Systems Science (AIESS)–

Centre for Systems Studies–

CHÔRA Foundation–

Dutch System Group / Systeemgroep–

Enlightened Enterprise Academy–

Forum For The Future (School of Systems Change)–

Hai Phong Systems Science Society (HPSSS)–

Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS)–

International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS)–

International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences (ISKSS)–

International Society for the Systems Sciences–

International Sociological Association, ISA-RC51 on Sociocybernetics–

Moroccan Society of Complex Systems–

OR Society–

Slovenian Society for Systems Research–

Its members are the heart
and soul of the IFSR.

Action Research Plus (AR+)
–

Analytics Society of Ireland (ASI-MSSI))
–

Applied Systems Thinking in Practice (ASTiP) by the Open University (OU)
–

Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies – Österreichische Studiengesellschaft für Kybernetik (OSGK)
–

Business Systems Laboratory (BS-Lab)
–

Centre for All Interacting Evolving Systems Science (AIESS)
–

Centre for Systems Studies
–

CHÔRA Foundation
–

Dutch System Group / Systeemgroep
–

Enlightened Enterprise Academy
–

Forum For The Future (School of Systems Change)
–

Hai Phong Systems Science Society (HPSSS)
–

Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies (HSSS)
–

International Research Institute for Advanced Systems (IRIAS)
–

International Society for Knowledge and Systems Sciences (ISKSS)
–

International Society for the Systems Sciences
–

International Sociological Association, ISA-RC51 on Sociocybernetics
–

Moroccan Society of Complex Systems
–

OR Society
–

Slovenian Society for Systems Research
–