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Too broad to be useful? Too narrow to work on the right thing❓ In our 8x100 call, we dive into the superhuman and everyday task of working on projects aiming for systemic change: Ever struggled with implementing a concept that made it hard to relate (and were annoyed by the fuzzy language…)❓ Or felt frustrated when an implementation lacked conceptual rigor (and were tired to point out the elephant in the room…)❓ 💥 Friday, November 8th 2024, 2 p.m. CET📌 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eg8RdYWi This tension appears on many levels – the missing capacity to reach sustainable development goals, or the European plans for the built environment ignoring the carbon budget are systemic examples. We also see those tensions surfacing in our organisations. Roles we take on make us inclined to one or the other dimension – which might be part of the problem… While leaders and innovators often need to think broadly and explore new opportunities, researchers and producers focus on the details, working hard to turn big ideas into reality. Our initial assumption is that we need to make those roles and their relations explicit. How can these roles interact with graceful rigor, inspiring each other❓ How can we move beyond their binary relationship and equally celebrate conceptual* and implementation* work❓ Join us in exploring how to address blind spots in systemic change processes. It’s not about having the answers but discovering useful perspectives together. _______________ *Acknowledgement: We haven’t yet found the right language to express these perceived dichotomies in a satisfactory way: 🔸Concept & Implementation 🔸Imagination & Viability 🔸Theory & Practice 🔸Abstraction & Reality Looking forward to your suggestions! _________________________________________ #MacroShifts #MicroActions #AgileAlliance #10x100 #DemocratisingTransformation #MicroMacroDeal

For those of you working on solutions to the metacrisis, particularly those who follow Daniel Schmachtenberger's work, I highly recommend this new episode of Nate Hagens' podcast, The Great Simplification, with Indy Johar - The Foundational Challenge: Stewardship, Responsibility and Designing a New System. It's an elegant interview. In listening, I found my own thoughts reflected and deepened in a way that is truly humbling. I particularly appreciate the framing of path dependency, and the way Johar details areas within the global system where new solutions are pushing through the cracks. For those familiar with Daniel's concept of the Third Attractor, this interview illuminates solutions. https://lnkd.in/gc9PhnQq

Öffentliche Innovation Neu Denken: Vorschau auf Modul 2! 🤿 In Modul 2 unseres Kurses tauchen wir tief ein in das WIE erfolgreicher Systemtransformation. Mit Expert:innen wie Nadim Choucair (Dark Matter Labs) erkunden wir moderne Ansätze wie Missionen und systemische Portfolios - jenseits klassischer Projektlogik. 🔍 Was wir uns genau anschauen: → Wie wir Komplexität produktiv nutzen, statt sie zu reduzieren → Wie systemische Portfolios und Missionen funktionieren → Warum Layering besser ist als Funneling - und was das sein soll → Wie wir Skalierung neu und vielfältiger denken → Welche Kompetenzen unsere Organisation für systemisches Arbeiten brauchen → Wie wir Wirkung neu begreifen und messbar machen 👉 Jetzt anmelden und Mitlernen! Link in den Kommentaren.

How legislation can lead to innovation? Through a clear roadmap of transition. If you are curious about Arjan Hassings trailblazings work at CircuLaw - tune in on your podcast platform of your choice: https://lnkd.in/df_q6rbA Thank you Arjan for joining us for this important conversation! 🙌 Dark Matter Labs City of Amsterdam

🎭Today we had another Innovation Theatre session. 💥We had a rehearsal on "innovation ecosystems" as spaces to activate mature collaborations, facilitated by Arantzazulab. 🗣️We shared experiences across countries and organisations, and it was valuable to deepen our knowledge. -- 🎭Gaur Innovation Theatre saioa izan dugu Arantzazulab|ek erraztuta. 💥«Berrikuntza-ekosistemak» gaian fokoa jarri dugu, lankidetza esanguratsuak aktibatzeko ikuspegi gisa. 🗣️Herrialde eta erakundeen artean esperientziak partekatu ditugu gaian sakontzeko. -- 🎭Hoy hemos tenido una sesión de Innovation Theatre. 💥Hemos tenido un ensayo sobre los «ecosistemas de innovación» como espacios para activar colaboraciones maduras, facilitado por Arantzazulab. 🗣️Hemos compartido experiencias entre países y organizaciones para profundizar en el tema. #InnovationTheatre #innovation #berrikuntza #innovación

Thanks Reduction Roadmap and Building Green DK for including our systems thinking perspective in a major event in the Danish building industry. Really happy to have the opportunity to share our research and explore how it can be leveraged in practice. 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙥 𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨. 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚, 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙥. Read more↘ https://lnkd.in/gy2vfG8P

Driving adaptation, focusing on what matters most to people & recommending actions: We are delighted to share our Heat-Sensing collaboration with Vaiv Company & The ISi Lab at Yonsei University to tackle urban heat risks. Our aim at Trees-as-Infrastructure (TreesAI)* is not to just analyse risks but to actively manage them by empowering citizens and city officials with the tools for tailored adaptation plans and effective crisis management: Find out more and get in touch ↳ https://lnkd.in/eW7-c4ew Sincere thanks to the Heat-sensing team: Ye Jin Lee, Sofia Valentini, Chloe Treger, Eunji Kang, Arianna Smaron, 바이브컴퍼니(VAIV Company), The Information Systems Intelligence Lab at Yonsei University. *Trees-as-Infrastructure is an initiative held by Dark Matter Labs. We are grateful that our Heat-sensing collaboration is made possible through the support of Innovate UK & KAIA (Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement). #climateaction #resilience #investing #naturebasedsolution

Världspremiär för Svensk Kolinlagrings jordhälsofestival! 1-8 november 2024. Lär dig mer om det magiska livet under våra fötter – och varför det påverkar oss alla🪱 Vi har ett fullspäckat program med insikter från ledande jordbrukare, forskare och experter där vi utforskar vägar framåt för att ställa om till ett livsmedelssystem inom planetens gränser. I programmet finns något för alla - från grundkurs i jordhälsa till radikala framtidsprototyper. Anmäl dig nu och var med i samtalet om hur vi bygger en hållbar och rättvis framtid från grunden – bokstavligt talat. https://lnkd.in/dWwU3-kn Lunds universitet Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap EIT Food Länsstyrelsen Skåne Länsstyrelsen i Hallands län Olof Thomsson Dan Kittredge Bionutrient Food Association Aleksander Nowak Dark Matter Labs Louise Hård af Segerstad Albaeco SLU RådNu Olof Hallström VARVA Regenerative AB Lova Brodin MiljöMatematik Malmö AB Gunnar Thelin Mossagården Kullabergs Vingård Jordbruksverket SLU Ekologisk produktion och konsumtion, Epok Hushållningssällskapet Svenska Postkodlotteriets Stiftelse (The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation) SLU Alnarp EARA | European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture Baltic Sea Action Group, BSAG

Really such an honour to be in conversation with Nate Hagens - a brilliant thinker and foundational analyst of the world around us..

M100 Climate Neutrality Forum will host two interactive workshops facilitated by Dark Matter Labs: A taster of Mission-Driven Policy Innovation: Exploring Urban Transitions in Romania Challenge: Accelerating urban transitions towards climate neutrality in Romania requires a systemic approach that addresses the complex interplay of regulatory, financial, and social factors. Existing policy frameworks often fall short in addressing the interconnected challenges faced by Romanian cities, hindering progress towards sustainable and equitable urban development. The two workshops, one focusing on the built environment and another on mobility and transport, offer a small taster to Mission-Driven Policy Innovation (MDPI) as a powerful tool for addressing complex urban challenges. Through hands-on activities and discussions, the workshop will focus on: System Dynamics Analysis: Participants will use MDPI as a lens to analyze the complex systems that shape urban transitions and identify leverage points for change. Policy Mix Assessment: Participants will assess the existing policy mix and its impact on system dynamics. Identification of Policy Interventions: Participants will collaboratively identify and prioritize key policy interventions that can generate desired system dynamics. Join us at the M100 Forum to find out which Romanian cities will become role models, helping, alongside M100, to shape the transition to climate neutrality and inspire other cities eager to follow suit. 📅 When? October 30, 2024 📍 Where? Mina Museum, Bucharest