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The autumn edition of the Nordic Systems Engineering tour is approaching. The autumn tour starts in Helsinki on September 16th and ends in Oslo on September 18th with an intermediate stop in Stockholm on September 17th. We have four really good tour speakers and in this post I would like to showcase Sarath Masmpadannayil Salim who will present on: "Solving Sustainability Challenge with Systems Engineering" Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, established by the United Nations in 2015, outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a global call to action. Achieving these goals requires systems thinking, model-based systems engineering, and digital twins to understand and optimize complex systems for sustainability. **Systems Thinking vs. Reductionist Thinking:** Systems thinking contrasts with reductionist thinking, which isolates simpler parts of complex problems. While reductionist thinking has advanced science, it falls short with interconnected issues like climate change and urbanism, where systems thinking is crucial. **Understanding Systems:** A system includes elements, interconnections, and a purpose. Viewing everything, from organisms to cities, through systems thinking helps tackle global challenges. Climate change exemplifies the need to understand complex interactions among economic, cultural, and social systems. Earth, seen as a system of systems, requires systems engineering, incorporating various disciplines for collaborative sustainability solutions. **Model-Based System Engineering:** Model-based system engineering creates descriptive models of systems at higher abstraction levels. Diverse visions of sustainability demand a common language like SysML (Systems Modeling Language) and UAFML (Unified Architecture Framework Modeling Language) for clear, collaborative communication. These models help optimize value chains and address sustainability challenges effectively. Our perception of the world is based on constructs or models, from language to mental representations. Recognizing the limitations of these models highlights the importance of standardized frameworks like SysML/UAFML in sustainability efforts. Digital twins, virtual replicas of complex systems, allow experimentation and analysis to identify improvements. Feedback loops, both reinforcing and balancing, are crucial in systems behavior, impacting outcomes like climate change. Modeling these loops aids critical decisions and investments. Systems thinking, model-based system engineering, and digital twins offer frameworks to understand and address complex challenges. Embracing these approaches provides insights into the systems shaping our world, enabling effective strategies for a sustainable and resilient future. For program and registration, see: https://lnkd.in/dMfWvbnM Specifically, if you want to register for the Stockholm event turn to: https://lnkd.in/ebkF7wKM