PhD candidate in Management (IS) @MemorialU, graduate of @OCADU_SFI. Constantly distracted by systems & design thinking, leadership, and (social) innovation.

Joined January 2009
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Do you appreciate #SystemsChange, but find it hard to know how to start with systems change work? I helped write a book with a few brilliant people about putting systems thinking into practice. See Shauna's thread for more, and get it at the link! worldwildlife.org/systems
With @WWFScience, I spent a lot of my time thinking about how we can use ideas, concepts & tools from #systemsthinking to ensure our conservation efforts are holistic, inclusive, and impactful. We’ve learned a few things along the way… 🧵
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There were so many great questions after the talk! Thanks for recording.
17 Nov 2022
Replying to @zaid___khan
Recording now up. @ryanjamurphy provides review of Meadows' Leverage Points '97 paper, gap in building on method, critique in application, & call to rethink concept use. Includes robust discussion on use in systemic design or related practise. youtu.be/mmnM7zX4NOU
Better thinking about leverage is needed for better strategies for systems change. I don't have the answers but I'm hoping we can start asking questions beyond "what is the leverage point?" The pre-#RSD11 paper on this is here: fulcra.design/Articles/Lever…

7 Nov 2022
Book ahead for Nov. 14 on "Finding Leverage: Toward a modern theory of leverage in #SystemicDesign" with @ryanjamurphy extending his presentation from @RSDSymposium . #SystemsThinking Ontario wiki.st-on.org/2022-11-14 . Building from #DonellaMeadows
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Replying to @WWFscience
@WWFscience recently published the second book in the series The Art and Craft of Systems Change. Such important work for nature conservation - we are proud to have supported this. @louiseglew @shaunamahajan @LucHoffmannInst @ryanjamurphy @EricaKRieder
Do you appreciate #SystemsChange, but find it hard to know how to start with systems change work? I helped write a book with a few brilliant people about putting systems thinking into practice. See Shauna's thread for more, and get it at the link! worldwildlife.org/systems
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This episode, the guys are joined by @ryanjamurphy, who is who is using the Mac and iPad to work with information systems and design science. relay.fm/mpu/636

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This was a lot of fun. This new generation of notes apps are unlocking new ways of thinking about our world(s). It was great to chat with Nick about the possibilities. Though I regret that we did not debate about map metaphors… Next time?!
17 Oct 2021
What is an Integrated Thinking Environment? @ryanjamurphy tells all in this LYT House session I thoroughly enjoyed: youtu.be/fhkwEgGFOg8 Extra Details 👇
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For @obsdmd iPhone/iPad users: an Obsidian homescreen! axle.design/an-obsidian-home… 2 widgets and 8 shortcuts actions for putting your notes to use on your homescreen. Detailed instructions a walkthrough video. Enjoy!

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I tried to demo this with @NickMilo a while back, but a Shortcuts bug got majorly in the way. Nothing launched! That's fixed now. Phew. Nick: hopefully I can make it up to everyone in your audience with this explainer! 💛
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Replying to @Postbox
@Postbox Heya! How do I submit a bug report? A Filter isn't working. Specifically, a rule with "Is in address book <macOS Contacts>" and "is not in address group <some group>" fails to run every time. The goal is to pick up on contacts who are not in a group.
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It works when I remove the "not in address group" conditions. I also have other rules that work fine with "is in address group" conditions, using the same contacts groups. So it seems to be the combination of conditions that's failing.
Replying to @soor_app
@soor_app Hiya! The Collections homescreen widget has recently stopped showing the playlists I've set up there. It just shows a blank grey interface. I've rebooted the phone and removed and re-added the widget, to no avail.
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If I can pile on here with a feature request, too: it would be awesome to config this widget's buttons so that tapping on a playlist automatically played or shuffle-played the selection.
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6 Nov 2020
Questioning "Theory of Change" 's reductive and logic-oriented models that try to correspond w reality. @redesign and @ryanjamurphy showcase what systemic design may afford TOC models and rethink their use (resharing and building from @RSDSymposium pres.) redesigning-theories-of-chan…

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Fantastic @sfiscience article on #systemsthinking & #complexity Descriptive science often calls for "designing better," but often w/ no recommended methods. As systemic designers we have developed ways to design & intervene with awareness of these factors RSD9.org

“In complex systems, the last thing that happened is almost never informative about what’s coming next. The world is always changing – partly due to factors outside our control and partly due to our own interventions.” aeon.co/essays/complex-syste…
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Replying to @audiosampling
@audiosampling @NSMustache Hey! Are there any URL schemes available for myNoise on iOS? I'm hoping to create some automations to open some soundscapes using Shortcuts.
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Aha, never mind—turns out, if I open a mynoise.net link, it opens the app to that link instead. Perfect!!

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Shoot, never mind. While opening a mynoise.net link opens the app, it doesn't activate a soundscape. Are there any options for this? Sorry for all the tweets!
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This is an analysis of 60,000 journals across disciplines. Shows decline in percentage of female first authors in last three months due to COVID-19.
Female researchers' publishing success slumped after coronavirus forced closure of schools around the world, shows @digitalsci data analysed for @timeshighered timeshighereducation.com/new… via @DavidMJourno
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Replying to @1writerapp
@1writerapp Hey! I see the transclusion button in the keyboard bar... is there any way to get a similar button for wikilinks (e.g., lookup a file, then paste the name with [[]]).
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I am more dumb. @curtismchale just showed me that the link button on the extended keyboard does what I want. Great! This thread is a testament to the value of assumptions!
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Congratulations to the @OCADU_SFI teams for another "sweep" of @profuturists students!
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Nevermind. I'm dumb—File Link is exactly what I was looking for. 🙄 Now, how can we get to that on the iPhone? The keyboard bar doesn't show the link icon. It'd be great if we could add it as an action to the Extended Keyboard!
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CCing @1writerapp on the above tweet, and including a screenshot to show others where the feature I'm talking about is:
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