Background

A FREE-TO-JOIN COMMUNITY OF INTEREST

We offer free, regular online discussions to help exchange systems practice and ideas for wellbeing and nature across Wales.

We are interested in working across community organisations, private and public sectors, government, educators and specialist disciplines.

We also offer a range of services:

Bespoke systems packages to assist government, business, third sector organisations and individuals to work in innovative ways, to achieve goals and outcomes.

Support people and organisations to face up to and work with big changes on the horizon, developing contingency plans for risks and opportunities.

Support you in transitions towards sustainability, using a range of tools and approaches from transition research,, futures thinking, and systems mapping.

We will co-create with you, using your insights and a wide range of systems approaches to map problems and opportunities and evolve flexible strategies.

Some of Our Goals and Methods in Outline

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Facilitate Collaborative Problem-Solving:

Approach

Use appreciative inquiry and system thinking methods to identify values and desired outcomes, managing contrasting views.

Activities

Map systems of concern together, gaining shared understanding of how the system works and participants different place(s) within it and different concerns, integrating lived experiences and formal expertise.

Outcome

Range from achieving more understanding across the group to co-created dynamic solutions informed by collective insights, depending on time available.

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Promote Sustainable and Joined-Up Thinking:

Approach

Develop complementary strategies that can join up across various disciplines and sectors, focusing on short, medium and long-term sustainability.

Activities

Provide a forum for users of systems approaches in different sectors and areas of Wales and compare with other relevant international examples.

Outcome

Contribute to knowledge for more equal and sustainable futures through coordinated efforts and holistic understanding.

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Support Just Transitions to Sustainability:

Approach

Support fair and inclusive transitions more sustainable systems (water, energy, food, agriculture, industry, transport, health, housing, waste etc) considering the needs of vulnerable populations.

Activities

Bring in social justice, human needs, and wellbeing to the heart of all transition discussions, design and policy, considering the social and equality aspects and not just the technical.

Outcome

Contribute to sustainable systems that work in synergy and provide prosperity for everyone.

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Enhance Community-Based Democratic Decision-Making:

Approach

Foster community involvement and democratic processes through providing a space for discussion and providing accessible tools and examples that can be adapted by users.

Activities

Create online discussion space and Community of Interest, facilitate inclusive conversations, and support lifelong learning and reflective practices using systems tools and approaches.

Outcome

Contribute to strengthening community resilience and effective local decision-making for a more democratic and sustainable Wales.

More information can be found in Resources