Live Virtual Workshops and HSD Community Commons

May 2, 2024

A self-organizing system is Complex Adaptive Systems all the way down! Every level of engagement—from cells to black holes—consists of agents that interact and generate system-wide patterns. All of these levels are massively entangled and mutually causal. Each level emerges from the one below and contributes to the one above. Understanding a complex system requires that you understand more than one of its closely woven levels. The practice of “zooming in and zooming out” allows you to collect information from many places, while you take intentional action in the space(s) you touch. In this workshop, you will learn five simple tools to help you see, understand, and influence parts and their emergent wholes.

June 6, 2024

We know the differences that determine potential energy in batteries, rolling balls, waterfalls, and bouncing springs. We also know how to transform that energy into work to accomplish the practical work of living in the real world. What if we had the same kind of intelligence about the potential energy in human systems? What if we could harvest the energy in human systems to generate the cultural, physical, and emotional work of individual belonging and collective wellbeing? Three simple practices allow you to see the energy hidden in differences among people, understand the generative potential of that energy, and take intentional action to set conditions for people to become all they can and choose to be. This workshop demonstrates how the theory and the practice of HSD prepare you to transform yourself and the communities you call home.

June 20, 2024

The HSD Community Commons is where so many people come together to apply HSD in myriad ways. Four times each year, this group comes together to share their interests and learning. Join us in these engaging and informative sessions to hear what others are doing and to share your stories as well.

August 1, 2024

Ideas are important and consciousness is precious, but they are not enough. Real change in the real world requires action. HSD races beyond abstract understanding to influence the choiceful action of thoughtful and committed people. We are committed to searching for ideas that are useful and actions based on truth. In this workshop, you will explore the HSD understanding of “true” and “useful.” You will reflect on your own principles and practices to see where you and your communities thrive in the Interdependent Pair of true and useful.

September 5, 2024

Exchange brings Pattern Logic to life. It embodies the flow of information, resources, and energy from one part of the complex system to the other. Two kinds of exchange are key to the growth and sustainability of the self-organizing system of the HSD Community: Stories and impacts. In this workshop, the community will share their experiences to connect with each other and the HSD theory and practice in real time.

September 19, 2024

The HSD Community Commons is where so many people come together to apply HSD in myriad ways. Four times each year, this group comes together to share their interests and learning. Join us in these engaging and informative sessions to hear what others are doing and to share your stories as well.

October 3, 2024

Anxiety and anger emerge easily In chaos and uncertainty. Social media and our own experiences demonstrate the emotional and cognitive risks of living in turbulent times. How do you celebrate life in times of trouble? The HSD Community embraces this Simple Rule to remind us that nothing is intractable. No matter the circumstances, we can stand in inquiry, engage in Adaptive Action, and find some next wise action to shift patterns toward greater health and coherence. In this workshop, we will explore the root of hope and celebration that we share as individuals and as a whole community.

November 7, 2024

Since its founding in 2003, the Human Systems Dynamics Institute has set conditions to nurture a field of theory and practice. Today, over 1,000 HSD Professional Associates and thousands of others engage in using and expanding the HSD Praxis. With the dawning of 2025, the HSD Community will transcend the bounds of the Institute and emerge into a global community of learning, teaching, dialogue, and practice of transformation. In this workshop, we will explore infrastructure, principles, and practices that will sustain HSD into our ever-evolving future.

December 5, 2024

Please join us for an online celebration of commencement. The HSD Community will gather during this time to reflect on the past, to express gratitude for the present, and to launch a new pathway for the future of HSD and those who perpetually recreate its theory and practice. Bring your favorite story and hear the stories of others, as we enter into the new phase of growth and development for each and for all.

December 19, 2024

The HSD Community Commons is where so many people come together to apply HSD in myriad ways. Four times each year, this group comes together to share their interests and learning. Join us in these engaging and informative sessions to hear what others are doing and to share your stories as well.