Innovation North’s Speaker Series brings together leading experts, both academics and practitioners, to share their insights and experiences on systems innovation. Our next speaker is Josephine Sassen-van Meer, Scientific Lead for the System Innovation program at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). With a background in Cognitive Psychology and mental resilience, Josephine develops practical tools to help governments, municipalities, knowledge institutes, and universities navigate systemic change.
On March 27, from 10–11 AM EST, Josephine will present Unlocking System Transitions: A Systemic Approach to Actioning Complex Challenges. Systemic approaches are heralded as the new way forward. Nevertheless, in practice the process of addressing complex problems through a systemic approach is often considered arduous and not seldom unsuccessful. In our drive to solve big problems and relieve the agony as swiftly as possible, there can be a tendency to oversimplify the complexity. If the complexity is taken seriously however, there is a realistic danger of becoming overwhelmed by the manyfold of valid but contradictory perspectives.
This is why TNO has developed the UNLOCK methodology, a transformation program that supports in effectively addressing complex and cross-domain societal issues. In the UNLOCK methodology, participants continuously improve and sharpen their own and collective transdisciplinary skills while they work on the content. This results in actionable ideas for effective interventions with ownership and support from all the stakeholders in the ecosystem.
Please register here for the Zoom link: https://ivey-uwo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsduiuqjojHtw4iqZ6LdhGYccTjOBxyKZL#/registration