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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial id="role_document"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Esther,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I do not know one course that I can
recommend.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My own study of ‘systems thinking’
has come from books, reflections and conversations – and a few courses<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The best place to go might be the summer program
of the Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am giving its web site below:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>http://www.shambhalainstitute.org/<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Another option is SoL (The Society for
Organizational Learning) for which the link is given below:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>http://www.solonline.org/<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A third option is the Systems Dynamics
Society:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>http://www.systemdynamics.org/
<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I hope you can find something useful on
one of these sites. Please feel free to respond on-list or off-list, depending
on your preference, and the value our conversation might have for others.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Take care<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Masud Sheikh<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Esther .<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> March 1, 2004 9:06 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Systems Thinking</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><strong><b><font size=3
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Does anyone know of a good systems thinking course? Maybe 2 or 3
days? I have a client who needs to immerse himself in the concepts of the
following:</span></font></b></strong><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>'System’
- a collection of elements connected to form a whole. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Systems
Thinking holds the ideas of emergence and hierarchy, communication and control.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Systems
practice uses these ideas to design and manage complex processes and
constructions for the benefit of individuals, organisations and society. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><strong><b><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This includes the idea
that you can make a change in a system and you can get unintended consequences.
So the course needs to incorporate the issues of making positive change.</span></font></b></strong><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><strong><b><font size=3
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Regards</span></font></b></strong><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><strong><b><font size=3
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Esther</span></font></b></strong><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial PTSIZE=10><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
Esther Ewing<br>
The Change Alliance - Assisting Individuals and Organizations to Build
Capability<br>
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330 East 38th St, Suite 53K<br>
New York, NY 10016-9804<br>
212-661-6024<br>
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