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.

Society for Managerial and Social Cybernetics (GWS)
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Who are we? The GWS was founded in 1968 as an academic society to promote the development and use of cybernetic thinking in the economy and the society. Today it has established itself in the German-speaking area as a community and forum […]

Stockholm Resilience Centre
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Who are we? Our work is guided by a vision and mission that enable us to build a strong scientific foundation for better understanding the complex dynamics of people and the planet Our vision is a thriving and resilient biosphere that enables […]

System Dynamics Society
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Who are we? We are an international, nonprofit organization devoted to encouraging the development and use of systems thinking and System Dynamics modeling around the world. The Society provides a forum in which researchers, educators, students, consultants and practitioners in the academic, […]

Systems and Complexity in Organisation (SCiO)
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Who are we? SCiO (Systems and Complexity in Organisation) is an international social enterprise and charity. What is our focus? We are a professional body for systems practitioners with three stated objectives: the development of systems practice as it applies to organisation, […]

Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC)
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Who are we? The Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC), a national first-level society, an independent legal person, and a member of the China Association for Science and Technology. In 1979, Qian Xuesen, Song Jian, Guan Zhaozhi, Xu Guozhi and other 21 […]

The Cybernetics Society (CybSoc)
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Who are we? The Cybernetics Society is a learned society that promotes and offers education and research opportunities in the rich field of cybernetics. Cybernetics is distinctively related to all fields of design and offers a distinctive scientific locus deriving from the […]

The Schumacher Institute
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Who are we? The Schumacher Institute is an independent organisation that studies the sustainability of our complex systems – in the long term and in harmony with natural processes. We invite policymakers, practitioners and communities to join us in making sense of […]

The Spanish Society of General Systems (SESGE)
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Who are we? The Spanish Society of General Systems is a non-profit Society that was founded in 1980 to be a national reference for Systemics and a meeting point for the different sectors of society (Social, Political, Economic, Military, Educational, etc.), to […]

The Systemic Design Association (SDA)
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Who are we? The Systemic Design Association provides an international community home for the wide range of designers and scholars leading emerging practices, design-led systems research, and advanced design methods evolving from systems thinking and design. Join the SDA today to access […]

The Systems Theory in Architecture Laboratory (tsa-lab)
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Who are we? The Systems Theory in Architecture Laboratory (tsa-lab) aims to study the design processes of architectural projects. To this end, the members of tsa-lab carry out historical, critical and methodological research in architectural design, architectural theory and systems theory. Research […]

UK Systems Society (UK SS)
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Who are we? We are a professional society committed to the development and promotion of ‘systems’ philosophy, theory, practice, models, concepts and methodologies for improving decision making and problem solving for the benefit of organisations and our wider society. Since 1975 the […]

WCSA – World Complexity Science Academy
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Who are we? The World Complexity Science Academy (WCSA) is a think-tank whose motto is “research determines policy, which determines politics.” WCSA is also an organizational systemic hub of a network of world-class complexity system scholars, professionals, entrepreneurs, and policymakers for the […]

World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC)
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Who are we? The World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC) – Organisation Mondiale pour la Systémique et la Cybernétique (OMSC), is an association of individuals and organisations promoting systems thinking and cybernetics worldwide. WOSC was was founded in 1969, with the […]

Union Européenne de Systémique – European Union for Systemics
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Who are we? We are a union of national learned societies. The scholarly systemic societies of each European country are entitled to join the EUS. The EUS strives to create, with its network of societies, a context conducive to the advancement of […]

Association Française de Science des Systèmes
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Who are we? Systems thinking and transdisciplinarity are necessary to understand the multiple interactions that exist within complex systems, such as business, economics, legal systems, states… which are technical, organizational, cognitive and social. This is why the systemic approach of such systems […]

Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science – BCSSS
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Who are we? The BCSSS fosters research in the field of systems sciences and supports systems thinking. Its operations are not for profit. It was founded in 2004 when a group of scholars met in Vienna to make an attempt to save […]

European School of Governance – EUSG
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Who are we? We are a community of inquiry and transformation. We research and teach. We believe in dialogue, provoking and facilitating public discourse as true thought leaders in the tradition of European New School Thinking. Where is our focus? Thinking […]

International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE
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Who are we? We are a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to the advancement of systems engineering and to raise the professional stature of systems engineers. Our mission is to share, promote and advance the best of systems engineering from across the globe […]

MALIK-Management
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Who are we? Malik is the world’s leading holistic general management, leadership and governance solutions company. International Companies and Institutions have their Management Systems tailored by us – for the reliable Functioning of their Organisations. With Offices in St. Gallen, Zurich, Vienna, […]

American Society for Cybernetics (ASC)
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Who are we? We are an American non-profit scholastic organization for organization for the advancement of cybernetics as a science and the interdisciplinary collaboration and synthesis of cybernetics. Where is our focus? We contribute to the cooperation around the research and […]

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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.

Society for Managerial and Social Cybernetics (GWS)
–

Stockholm Resilience Centre
–

System Dynamics Society
–

Systems and Complexity in Organisation (SCiO)
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Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC)
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The Cybernetics Society (CybSoc)
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The Schumacher Institute
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The Spanish Society of General Systems (SESGE)
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The Systemic Design Association (SDA)
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The Systems Theory in Architecture Laboratory (tsa-lab)
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UK Systems Society (UK SS)
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WCSA – World Complexity Science Academy
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World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC)
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Union Européenne de Systémique – European Union for Systemics
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Association Française de Science des Systèmes
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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science – BCSSS
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European School of Governance – EUSG
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International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE
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MALIK-Management
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American Society for Cybernetics (ASC)
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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.

Society for Managerial and Social Cybernetics (GWS)–

Stockholm Resilience Centre–

System Dynamics Society–

Systems and Complexity in Organisation (SCiO)–

Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC)–

The Cybernetics Society (CybSoc)–

The Schumacher Institute–

The Spanish Society of General Systems (SESGE)–

The Systemic Design Association (SDA)–

The Systems Theory in Architecture Laboratory (tsa-lab)–

UK Systems Society (UK SS)–

WCSA – World Complexity Science Academy–

World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC)–

Union Européenne de Systémique – European Union for Systemics–

Association Française de Science des Systèmes–

Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science – BCSSS–

European School of Governance – EUSG–

International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE–

MALIK-Management–

American Society for Cybernetics (ASC)–

Its members are the heart
and soul of the IFSR.

Society for Managerial and Social Cybernetics (GWS)
–

Stockholm Resilience Centre
–

System Dynamics Society
–

Systems and Complexity in Organisation (SCiO)
–

Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC)
–

The Cybernetics Society (CybSoc)
–

The Schumacher Institute
–

The Spanish Society of General Systems (SESGE)
–

The Systemic Design Association (SDA)
–

The Systems Theory in Architecture Laboratory (tsa-lab)
–

UK Systems Society (UK SS)
–

WCSA – World Complexity Science Academy
–

World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics (WOSC)
–

Union Européenne de Systémique – European Union for Systemics
–

Association Française de Science des Systèmes
–

Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science – BCSSS
–

European School of Governance – EUSG
–

International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE
–

MALIK-Management
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American Society for Cybernetics (ASC)
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