In the essay, Decay of Lying, Wilde (1889) observes that "Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life." This past year, I found truth in his observation. While my work focuses on group adaptation, I found myself drawing on the insights from my research in application to the changes happening in my own life. 2011 seemed to be an ending to so many established projects, plans, places, and relationships. At times, it felt like the compass was pointing south. With time, new projects, plans, places, and relationships came into view. While not quite feeling settled yet, exciting projects are in the works. One, in particular, has taken shape - Women in the Systems Sciences Legacy Project. The purpose of this project is to inform our systems sciences body of knowledge (BoK) of the contributions of women from their points of view and experiences in the field. This project will concentrate on living systems scientists, as our role models, save Margaret Mead, are few. In the coming months, I look forward to chronicling this exploration. If you are interested in the field and wish to share your thoughts about this project, please fill out a contact form
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AuthorMary Edson, Ph.D., SHRM SCP, SPHR, is an organizational strategist who works with managers, project leaders, and teams to overcome adversity by building adaptive capacity and sustainable systems. Mary is a past president of the International Federation for Systems Research (IFSR). She conducted her doctoral research at Saybrook University in San Francisco, CA. Her research paper reviewing the results of this study received the Sir Geoffrey Vickers Award at the 55th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences at the University of Hull, U.K. For more about Mary's work as an organizational strategist, go to Leadership Strategies at www.maryedson.com Archives
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