More detail of Professional Development Courses can be found on the Professional Development page in the Resources menu.
The dates for SCiO meetings in 2010/11 are:
Development meetings (Sundays)
Open meetings (Mondays)
10th October 2010
11th October 2010
6th February 2011
17th January 2011 (London)
10th April 2011
11th April 2011
10th July 2011
11th July 2011
9th October 2011
10th October 2011
Professional Development on Saturday, September 25th 2010 SC101. Viable Systems Model - Structures
A Beginners Workshop in Modelling using the Viable Systems Model – 1 day. Next course: Saturday September 25th 2010 in Milton Keynes (OU). Fee for students on the OU’s T306 course is £20 and for all others is £50.
Professional Development on Friday, October 1st 2010 SC103. The Systems Minefield
An Overview of Systems Thinking and Practice – 1 day.
Next Course: Friday October 1st 2010 in Manchester (MBS). Fee for students on the OU’s T306 course is £20 and for all others is £50.
Development Meeting (Members only) on Sunday, 10th October 2010
The next SCIO Development Meeting is on Sunday 10th October 2010 at Manchester Business School, 10am-4pm . Entrance is free for members.
Open Meeting on Monday, 11th October 2010
There is a SCIO Open Meeting on Monday 11th October 2010 at Manchester Business School. Attendance fee is £10 for members and non-members. The Sessions include:
Session 1: Systems from Scratch - Penny Marrington
Session 2: The application of the VSM in Local Authority Development Control Services -Catherine Wynn
Session 3. Craft Skills Workshop - Recursive Structures and Logic – Patrick Hoverstadt
Session 4: Perceptual Control Theory and its Application to Organisations - Warren Mansell
Professional Development on Friday, November 19th 2010 SC102. Viable Systems Model – Dynamics
Viable Systems Modelling Intermediate – 1 day.
Next Course: Friday November 19th 2010 in Manchester (MBS). Fee for students on the OU’s T306 course is £20 and for all others is £50.
Open Meeting on Monday, 17th January 2011
There is a SCIO Open Meeting on Monday 17th January 2011 in London (venue to be announced). Attendance fee is £10 for members and non-members. The Sessions include:
Session 1: Modelling Multi-Methodology & Multi-Agency Working - Patrick Hoverstadt
Session 2: OMM – a powerful Organisational Maturity tool - Dave Mettam & Jane Searles
Session 3: Craft Skills Workshop - Developing Transparency & Trust - Aidan Ward
Session 4: Taming Organisational Complexity - Stephen Brewis
Development Meeting (Members only) on Sunday, 6th February 2011
There is a SCIO Development Meeting on Sunday 6th February 2011 at Manchester Business School, 10am-4pm . Entrance is free for members.
