World Association of Vedic Studies 12th Annual Conference, Delhi

Past ISSS President John Kineman gave a presentation to the WAVES conference (http://www.wavesinternational.net) at the invitation of Prof. Bhakti Vijana Muni, linking Relational Holon Theory with the core model of reality presented in the Vedas and later Upanishads. Discussion of this connection continues with interest in several groups. The session that (more…)

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ISSS-2016 Policy Statement and Press Release

Mr. Paul Sperry and Dr. Alec Tsoucatos, in response to a request from the President of ISSS, organized a Policy Forum at ISSS-2016 to draft a Statement and Press Release expressing the availability of the Systems Sciences community to tackle systemic global to local problems. Participants in that forum helped draft (more…)

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The lost art of sustainable systems

One aim of ISSS-2016, aside from bringing East and West together, was to integrate academics and art. We lost an opportunity at the Banquet when our program ran late. We were forced by time and circumstances to end before a special performance of local artists, invited by Mila Popovich. Their performances were especially relevant to systemic sustainability of Man (more…)

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A personal view of system sustainability for ISSS-2016

Dear ISSS members and Conference participants, As we approach the 60th ISSS conference this July I want to give my personal view about the wonderful program that has been assembled through the hard work of many dozens of people – a convergence of some of the best organizations and individuals dedicated to architecting true, (more…)

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Washington Post: “Systems Thinking” open to experience and values the environment

Scientists now know the psychology behind your worries about the environment By Chris Mooney April 27 Environmental activists hold placards and banners during the Brussels Climate March in Brussels in October. (Laurent Dubrule/European Pressphoto Agency) …”Past research has highlighted that those who care about the environment tend to be “Open to Experience” — wanting to try (more…)

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