ISSS-2016 Policy Statement & Press Release
[This Statement was developed during ISSS-2016 in a special Policy Forum led by Paul Sperry and Dr. Alec Tsoucatos. It is endorsed by members of the ISSS and attendees of the ISSS-2016 conference held jointly in Boulder (USA), and Vadlamudi (India), as recorded on the attached list of signatures. Please post comments or alternative views to the Blog or use the contact form at the end of this page.]
ISSS-2016 Policy Statement and Press Release
The International Society for Systems Science (ISSS) just attained its 60th conference anniversary event. In many cultures, 60 years marks a very important transition from adulthood to eldership in the world. Recognizing the great need for innovative thinking and to build upon our milestone, we are offering our first societal policy recommendation.
We the signatories recognize that the underlying principles of natural and human systems are revealed through shared patterns of structure, relation, and process. We further recognize that poorly integrated processes can be harmful to these systems. Having over six decades of experience developing systemic principles, we are trained to connect the dots and bridge disciplinary chasms.
As a group through which systemic understanding is facilitated, we are committed to actively serve communities at all levels in identifying systemic principles and couplings within complex socio-ecological systems, including their pathologies and evolutionary opportunities. We strongly encourage incorporating systems perspectives into educational curricula and ethical public policies. We invite collaboration and membership under our society’s umbrella and call for support for continuing theoretical and applied systems research.
We urgently ask concerned individuals and institutions to accept responsibility for actions on an Earth system that is increasingly displaying signs of critical stress. We offer our knowledge, expertise and methods for advancing society toward sustainably healthy and whole socio-ecological relations within and between Human and Natural Systems.
- John Kineman
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