“Life creates conditions conducive to life.” Reflections from #SDX40 with Roya Damabi. Do we need to “innovate” or do we need to notice? What would that switch require? #biomimicry #systemicdesign #nature

Join us October 11th at Edmonton Design Week for SDX Meets MADE! This event is an opportunity to bring together the SDX community of practice along with the MADE community to share, discover, and learn together. Tickets available through Eventbrite: eventbrite.ca/e/edmonton-des…

Registration is live for our second offering of Systemic Design - Back to the Basics, offered in partnership with the Government of Alberta Systemic Design Community of Practice and Action Lab. Tickets available through Eventbrite! #socinn #SDX42 eventbrite.ca/e/sdx42-system…

SDX meets MADE is underway! Bringing together the SDX community of practice and the MADE community to share, discover, and learn together 🙌#systemicdesign #DesignThinking #community #SDX41

Join us Monday, January 15th for a social evening at Campio Brewing Co! Don't miss out on this chance to connect with fellow SDXers, make new connections, and hear about the upcoming sessions planned for Winter/Spring 2024. eventbrite.ca/e/no-blue-mond…

Join us Monday February 12 for SDX43 - Convener Callback! Founders Ben Weinlick, @BWellsch, Keren Perla, and Roya Damabi will share insights on #SystemicDesign #CommunityOfPractice & guide us through a few systemic design tools. More info and to RSVP here: eventbrite.ca/e/sdx-43-conve…

Upcoming event- Action Lab founder Ben Weinlick, and colleagues ⁦Aleeya Velji⁩ , ⁦Gavin Cahill⁩ and Mark Cabaj all chat about evaluation of prototypes and what needs to improve in this area. ⁦Social Innovation Canada⁩ #systemicdesign eventbrite.ca/e/evaluating-s…

Don't forget to RSVP for SDX43! Join us Monday for Convener Callback! Founders Ben Weinlick, @BWellsch, Keren Perla, and Roya Damabi will share insights on #SystemicDesign & guide us through a few systemic design tools. More info and to RSVP here: eventbrite.ca/e/sdx-43-conve…

Check out the new Action Lab podcast called Wicked Complex. The first 3 part series is on the Future of Labs. If curious about labs and systems change check it- also can be found on Apple and Spotify - actionlab.ca/future-of-labs… #wickedcomplexpodcast #futureoflabs

Long overdue refresh to our Think Jar Collective website. Launched in 2010 to demystify what creativity and innovation is and help people, organizations, and systems to problem solve better. Check it out. #creativity #innovation #systemicdesign thinkjarcollective.com

Future of Labs: what might the next 10 years of lab practice look like? actionlab.ca/future-of-labs… Action Lab

The Future of (Social Innovation) Labs! #SocialInnovation Labs hold space for change-makers to sense-make, generate, develop and test a portfolio of solutions to address complex societal challenges in a way that is collaborative, experimental, iterative, systemic #innovation

Join us for our summer social Wednesday July 24! The event starts at Action Lab with a prototype session and gameplay of the Exploring Wâhkôhtowin Game followed by a gathering at Irrational Brewing Company to cap off the evening. Tickets in the link in our bio. #SystemicDesign

New article. Nudge Science: removing obstacles to make it easier for a desired change to emerge. Ben Weinlick explores the good and the bad in Nudge Science and ways it might be harnessed for innovation in systems change #nudgescience #systemicdesign thinkjarcollective.com/articles/nudge…

Check out "Nudge Science: Removing obstacles & making it easier for a desired change to emerge" by Skills Society ED Ben Weinlick. Learn how nudging drives change and explore Action Lab projects like Shift Lab 2.0 and YNTB. Full article in bio.

Want to present somewhere fresh? Step out of the boardroom and into Action Lab! Our versatile space adapts to any workshop, gathering, or presentation. Need a classic setup or tables for notes? We’ve got you covered! #ActionLab #WorkshopSpace #InnovativeSpaces

When teams jump into complex work too fast, they risk getting stuck or missing the mark. At SDX 49 we’ll explore why scoping matters and share tools and stories for navigating complexity. Apr 29, 1-4 PM (doors at 12:45) @ Action Lab Get your ticket: eventbrite.ca/e/sdx-49-scope…

SDX 49 is coming up. We’ll dig into why scoping matters, what goes wrong when we skip it, and how to get better at it. Join Ben Weinlick, Paige Reeves, and Rebecca Rubuliak from Action Lab for tools and ideas on navigating complex challenges. Get tickets: eventbrite.ca/e/sdx-49-scope…

Last chance to register for SDX 49. We’ll dig into why scoping matters, what can go wrong when it’s skipped, and how to get better at it. Ben, Paige, and Rebecca from Action Lab will be leading the session. Get your ticket here: eventbrite.ca/e/sdx-49-scope…

Vague asks, big expectations, and a whole lot of unknowns.... A handy framework for scoping complex challenges by Action Lab actionlab.ca/blog/scope-or-…