Open Systems: Living Systems are Open Systems

Learning objective

Students will be able to use systems-based environmental scanning to identify key changes, patterns, and trends, and communicate a compelling case for proactive adaptation, while avoiding the myopia and potential blind spots possible from working in isolation or reacting too late to a changing context.

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Essential Reading

  • Article: ASFE Scanning the Future Environment

2025_Article AFES_Futuring and Future Environ Scan.pdf

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Strategic Hacks for application to your own projects:

  • Strategic Hack #7: SKEPTIC  
  • Strategic Hack #8: Trend Analysis


SSS_Hack#7 SKEPTIC Future Scan 2025.pdf
SSS_Hack #8 .pdf

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Bonus Reading

RSP Ch6 Scanning & PIP.pdf

Resources

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