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Demosophia LLC

2017-08-24T09:05:31Z

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360 Social Innovation focuses on 7 strategic pillars, developing programs and initiatives with a critical impact on our country’s economy and society, contributing to a broadly shared prosperity. Most importantly, we aim at providing the younger generation with tools and guidance to unleash their talent, empowering a renewed movement of young, innovative and highly sustainable social innovation and entrepreneurship.

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2017-08-24T08:57:36Z

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Kevin Dye

2017-07-07T12:48:59Z

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'''Kevin Dye''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Kevin Dye''' has joined the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] in January 2008 as [[Senior Research Scientist]]. Kevin is a long time collaborator of [[Aleco Christakis]] and founding member and staff of the [[Institute for 21st Century Agoras]]. He has supported and participated in several projects of [[Future Worlds Center]] including the [[Civil Society Dialogue Project in Cyprus]].

==Biography==
Kevin Dye

Mr. Dye is the Director of Research for the Institute of 21st Century Agoras. He previously served in research roles as:
- Director of Research for the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution,
- Grant Writer, Researcher, & Assistant Director of Outreach at The Center for Green Chemistry of University of Massachusetts Boston & Lowell,
- Chief Process Scientist for CWA Ltd. Interactive Management Consultants,
- Director of Medical Diagnostic Decision Making at Diagnology Inc. during the Economic Development for Peace initiative in Northern Ireland.
After completing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialty in Thermodynamics from Northeastern University (1985) he joined United Technologies as Coordinator of Computer Aided Engineering for Otis Elevator. Transferring to United Technologies Research Center he led Integrated Product/Process Design in the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Rapid Response Manufacturing Advanced Technology Program for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He was sponsored as a Sloan Visiting Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994-95.

His most recent work in the application of Structured Dialogic Design includes Evolution of the Technical Vision for Autonomous Systems and Future Synthesis of Electronic & Cyberwarfare in the Sensors Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratories. He has previously designed and conducted SDD workshops for the World Health Organization, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the U.S. Food& Drug Administration, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Mental Health Association, and the National Patient Safety Foundation.

For a complete CV click [[Vitae: Kevin Dye|Full CV of Kevin Dye]].

'''Selected publications'''

• Kevin Dye, Derya Beyatli, Yiannis Laouris, Alexander (Aleco) Christakis, Ilke Dagli, Tatjana Taraszow, “Examining Economic Integration and Free Trade within Cyprus using Structured Dialogic Design”, Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2013
 
• Kevin Dye, Peter Jones, Tom Flanagan, Kirk Weigand “Collaborative foresight: A systemic approach to long-horizon strategic planning Running title: Collaborative Foresight in Strategic Planning”, The Journal of Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2013
 
• Kevin Dye, “A New Strategic Theory for Democratization Implies a New Communication Theory for Structured Dialogic Design”, Institute for 21st Century Agoras, 2013
 
• Kevin Dye, Alexander (Aleco) Christakis, “The Cogniscope™ Lessons Learned in the Arena”, Springer, 2008
 
• Kevin Dye, “Research-Informed Models for Communicating the Value of Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution for Public Funding”, University of Massachusetts, 2006
 
• Kevin Dye, Amy Cannon, John C. Warner, “Green Chemistry”, Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2004
 
• Kevin Dye, , Madhawa Palihapitiya, “Democracy in Practice: Lessons from New England”, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration Publications, 2008

==Special Achievements==
Kevin discovered the [[Erroneous Priority Effect]].

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==External Links==
*[https://independent.academia.edu/KevinDye Kevin's publications page at Academia.edu]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcdye Kevin's professional page at Linkedin]
*[http://www.globalagoras.org/about/staff/ Staff page at the Institute for 21st Century Agoras]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_rule#Erroneous_priorities Contribution to Theory of SDD]

[[Category:SDD Mentors]]

Kevin Dye

2017-07-07T12:47:39Z

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'''Kevin Dye''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Kevin Dye''' has joined the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute in January 2008 as Senior Research Scientist. Kevin is a long time collaborator of [[Aleco Christakis]] and founding member and staff of the [[Institute for 21st Century Agoras]]. He has supported and participated in several projects of [[Future Worlds Center]] including the Civil Society Dialogue Project in Cyprus.

==Biography==
Kevin Dye

Mr. Dye is the Director of Research for the Institute of 21st Century Agoras. He previously served in research roles as:
- Director of Research for the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution,
- Grant Writer, Researcher, & Assistant Director of Outreach at The Center for Green Chemistry of University of Massachusetts Boston & Lowell,
- Chief Process Scientist for CWA Ltd. Interactive Management Consultants,
- Director of Medical Diagnostic Decision Making at Diagnology Inc. during the Economic Development for Peace initiative in Northern Ireland.
After completing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with specialty in Thermodynamics from Northeastern University (1985) he joined United Technologies as Coordinator of Computer Aided Engineering for Otis Elevator. Transferring to United Technologies Research Center he led Integrated Product/Process Design in the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Rapid Response Manufacturing Advanced Technology Program for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He was sponsored as a Sloan Visiting Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994-95.

His most recent work in the application of Structured Dialogic Design includes Evolution of the Technical Vision for Autonomous Systems and Future Synthesis of Electronic & Cyberwarfare in the Sensors Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratories. He has previously designed and conducted SDD workshops for the World Health Organization, the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, the U.S. Food& Drug Administration, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Mental Health Association, and the National Patient Safety Foundation.

For a complete CV click Vitae: Kevin Dye|Full CV of Kevin Dye.

'''Selected publications'''

• Kevin Dye, Derya Beyatli, Yiannis Laouris, Alexander (Aleco) Christakis, Ilke Dagli, Tatjana Taraszow, “Examining Economic Integration and Free Trade within Cyprus using Structured Dialogic Design”, Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2013
 
• Kevin Dye, Peter Jones, Tom Flanagan, Kirk Weigand “Collaborative foresight: A systemic approach to long-horizon strategic planning Running title: Collaborative Foresight in Strategic Planning”, The Journal of Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2013
 
• Kevin Dye, “A New Strategic Theory for Democratization Implies a New Communication Theory for Structured Dialogic Design”, Institute for 21st Century Agoras, 2013
 
• Kevin Dye, Alexander (Aleco) Christakis, “The Cogniscope™ Lessons Learned in the Arena”, Springer, 2008
 
• Kevin Dye, “Research-Informed Models for Communicating the Value of Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution for Public Funding”, University of Massachusetts, 2006
 
• Kevin Dye, Amy Cannon, John C. Warner, “Green Chemistry”, Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2004
 
• Kevin Dye, , Madhawa Palihapitiya, “Democracy in Practice: Lessons from New England”, Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration Publications, 2008

==Special Achievements==
Kevin discovered the Erroneous Priority Effect.

{{#ev:youtube| rVzepaF5Jy8 | 250 |center|}}
 
==External Links==
*[https://independent.academia.edu/KevinDye Kevin's publications page at Academia.edu]
*[http://www.linkedin.com/in/kmcdye Kevin's professional page at Linkedin]
*[http://www.globalagoras.org/about/staff/ Staff page at the Institute for 21st Century Agoras]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_rule#Erroneous_priorities Contribution to Theory of SDD]

[[Category:SDD Mentors]]

Marios Michaelides

2017-07-01T17:12:59Z

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'''Marios Michaelides''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Marios Michaelides''' has more than 20 years of experience in applying SDDP in diverse groups of people. Marios was member of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group and founding member of Cyprus Intercultural Training Initiative. Since then, he served as advisor in many boards for Future Worlds Center projects, such as, Civil Society Dialogue, Act Beyond Borders, CARDIAC, New Media Landscape Now!, etc.

Marios is currently Senior Training Officer at Cyprus Academy of Public Administration. Marios studied in the US and worked for two years NYC Department of Sanitation.

During the last 10 years, from his post in the Government’s Academy, he has been applying SDDP with key members of the public system. He is a senior SDDP Facilitator with extensive experience in the application for resolving inter-communal conflicts. He is the Acting Head of Cyprus Intercultural Training Initiative. Marios has been actively involved in bi-communal dialogue groups
in Cyprus for the last 15 years. He worked with Fulbright Scholar Prof. Benjamin Broome as at the Cyprus structured dialogue training in 1994. He was also trained by Aleco Christakis in the application of the Structured Design Dialogue Process (SDDP).

Marios is member of the N.E.T.S. Board of Trustees.

==Publications with [[Future Worlds Center]]==
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. Damdelen, M., Laouri, R., Beyatli, D., and Christakis, A. (2009). A systemic evaluation of the state of affairs following the negative outcome of the referendum in Cyprus using a structured design process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 45-75.
* Laouris, Y., Erel, A., Michaelides, M,. Damdelen, M., Taraszow, T., Dagli, I., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2009). Exploring options for enhancement of social dialogue between the Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus using the Structured Dialogic Design Process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 361–381.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. and Sapio, B. (2008). A Systemic Evaluation of Obstacles Preventing the Wider Public Benefiting from and Participating in the Broadband Society. Observatorio Journal, 5, 21-31.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. and Sapio, M. (2008). A systemic evaluation of obstacles preventing the wider public benefiting from and participating in the broadband society. In Pierson, j., Mante-Meijer, E., Loos, E. and Sapio B. Innovating for and by users, Brussels: COST Action 298. Chapter 14: 171-180.
* Laouris, Y. and Michaelides, M. (2007). What obstacles prevent practical broad-band applications from being produced and exploited? In: Towards an inclusive future Impact and wider potential of information and communication technologies, Roe Patrick (Ed), Chapter 7: 281-299. Available on-line: http://www.tiresias.org/cost219ter/inclusive_future/inclusive_future_ch7.htm
* Laouris, Y. & Michaelides, M. (2005). IM Workshop: Obstacles that prevent us from producing practical access-for-all applications. Proceedings Cost219ter Workshop Accessibility for all. Ayia Napa Cyprus, Oct 7.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. Patrick R. (2007). Experts of two Cost Actions evaluate obstacles that prevent disability communities and the wider public from exploiting broadband technologies: A comparative study. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UNEXPECTED: The user and the future of information and communication technologies. A trans-disciplinary conference organised by COST Action 298, Moscow, Russian Federation 23rd-25th May 2007

==Videos==

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[[Category: SDD Mentors]]

Marios Michaelides

2017-07-01T17:12:01Z

Ivisol193:

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'''Marios Michaelides''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Marios Michaelides''' has more than 20 years of experience in applying SDDP in diverse groups of people. Marios was member of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group and founding member of Cyprus Intercultural Training Initiative. Since then, he served as advisor in many boards for Future Worlds Center projects, such as, Civil Society Dialogue, Act Beyond Borders, CARDIAC, New Media Landscape Now!, etc.

Marios is currently Senior Training Officer at Cyprus Academy of Public Administration. Marios studied in the US and worked for two years NYC Department of Sanitation.

During the last 10 years, from his post in the Government’s Academy, he has been applying SDDP with key members of the public system. He is a senior SDDP Facilitator with extensive experience in the application for resolving inter-communal conflicts. He is the Acting Head of Cyprus Intercultural Training Initiative. Marios has been actively involved in bi-communal dialogue groups
in Cyprus for the last 15 years. He worked with Fulbright Scholar Prof. Benjamin Broome as at the Cyprus structured dialogue training in 1994. He was also trained by Aleco Christakis in the application of the Structured Design Dialogue Process (SDDP).

Marios is member of the N.E.T.S. Board of Trustees.

==Publications with [[Future Worlds Center]]==
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. Damdelen, M., Laouri, R., Beyatli, D., and Christakis, A. (2009). A systemic evaluation of the state of affairs following the negative outcome of the referendum in Cyprus using a structured design process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 45-75.
* Laouris, Y., Erel, A., Michaelides, M,. Damdelen, M., Taraszow, T., Dagli, I., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2009). Exploring options for enhancement of social dialogue between the Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus using the Structured Dialogic Design Process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 361–381.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. and Sapio, B. (2008). A Systemic Evaluation of Obstacles Preventing the Wider Public Benefiting from and Participating in the Broadband Society. Observatorio Journal, 5, 21-31.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. and Sapio, M. (2008). A systemic evaluation of obstacles preventing the wider public benefiting from and participating in the broadband society. In Pierson, j., Mante-Meijer, E., Loos, E. and Sapio B. Innovating for and by users, Brussels: COST Action 298. Chapter 14: 171-180.
* Laouris, Y. and Michaelides, M. (2007). What obstacles prevent practical broad-band applications from being produced and exploited? In: Towards an inclusive future Impact and wider potential of information and communication technologies, Roe Patrick (Ed), Chapter 7: 281-299. Available on-line: http://www.tiresias.org/cost219ter/inclusive_future/inclusive_future_ch7.htm
* Laouris, Y. & Michaelides, M. (2005). IM Workshop: Obstacles that prevent us from producing practical access-for-all applications. Proceedings Cost219ter Workshop Accessibility for all. Ayia Napa Cyprus, Oct 7.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. Patrick R. (2007). Experts of two Cost Actions evaluate obstacles that prevent disability communities and the wider public from exploiting broadband technologies: A comparative study. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UNEXPECTED: The user and the future of information and communication technologies. A trans-disciplinary conference organised by COST Action 298, Moscow, Russian Federation 23rd-25th May 2007

==Videos==

{{#ev:youtube| plkGO65IXO8 | 250 |left|}}

[[Category: SDD Mentors]]

Aleco Christakis

2017-07-01T17:06:45Z

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For a detailed curriculum vitae of Dr. Christakis click: [[Vitae: Aleco Christakis|Full CV]].

===Short Bio===
'''Aleco Christakis''', has >40 years experience in developing and testing methods for engaging stakeholders in productive dialogue. In the late 70s he collaborated with [[Hasan Özbekhan]] and [[Erich Jantsch]] in conceptualising the original prospectus of the [[Club of Rome]], which is titled [[The Predicament of Mankind]]. He is the author of over 100 papers on stakeholder participation, books such as '''How People Harness their Collective Wisdom''' (with Kenneth Bausch)<ref>Christakis, A.N. and Bausch, K. (2006). How People Harness Their Collective Wisdom and Power to Construct the Future in Co-Laboratories of Democracy. Information Age Publishing, Inc.</ref> and '''The Talking Point: Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning''' (with Tom Flanagan)<ref> Flanagan, T. R,, and Christakis, A. N., (2009). The Talking Point: Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning. Information Age Publishing Inc. </ref> . He is past President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (2002). He is member of the Board of the Americans for Indian Opportunity (AIO), Advisor to the AIO and a advisor to the Ambassador’s leadership program for engaging tribal leaders from the USA and internationally. He travels across the globe to facilitate structured dialogues and promote the [[Science of Dialogic Design]].

===Collaboration with [[Future Worlds Center]]===
[[Yiannis Laouris]] invited [[Aleco Christakis]] many times in Cyprus to interact with the [[Future Worlds Center]] team. Between 2008 and October 2015 Aleco served as Member of the Board. He also served for a short period of time in the N.E.T.S. Board of Trustees and the N.E.T.S. Academic Staff.

===Selected Publications===
Christakis has published over 100 papers on the management of complexity in refereed journals. He is also the co-author of three books on "Technology Assessment". Books:

*Christakis, A. N. (2005). Pragmatic Design Dialogue.
*Christakis, A. N. (1970). "The Predicament of Mankind Quest for Structured Responses for Growing World-wide Complexities and Uncertainties". With co-authors like Hasan Özbekhan, Erich Jantsch, Peccei, ...and others (PDF)
*Christakis, A. N. (1987). John N. Warfield, and Christakis, A.N. "Dimensionality," Systems Research 4, pp. 127–137
*Christakis, A. N. (2004). "Retrospective Inquiry of the predicament of menkind prospectus of the Club of Rome"
*Christakis, A. N. (2009). Interview: Learnings and Vistas based on revisiting 40 years of the "Global Problematique" [2] Interview in Europe'sWorld by Heiner Benking [3], November
*Christakis, A. N. (2011). Interview: The Predicament of the Individual, Communities, and Humankind in the 21st Century[4] by Heiner Benking [5], September

===Publications with [[Yiannis Laouris]]===
Aleco's work with [[Future Worlds Center]] was documented in several publications:
* Laouris Y., Underwood, G., Laouri, R., Christakis A. (2010). Structured dialogue embedded within a emerging technologies. In: Using Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, Veletsianos G. (Ed), Distance Education series, Athabasca University, Canada Ch 8, 153-173.
* Laouris, Y., Taraszow, T., Damdelen, M., Dagli, I., Beyatlı, D., Karayiannis,, A., Dye, K. & Christakis, A. (2015). Application of the Structured Dialogic Design Process to Examining Economic Integration and Free Trade in Cyprus. ALARj 21 (1) 11-52.
* Laouris, Y., Siita, G, Roe, P., Emiliani, P-L., Christakis, A. (2011). Virtual Structured Dialogic Design as Tool for Analysis of Threats before Implementing European Dialogues Aiming to Identify R&D Gaps in Assistive ICT. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.): Universal Access in HCI, Part I, HCII 2011, LNCS 6765, pp. 492–497, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
* Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. Damdelen, M., Laouri, R., Beyatli, D., and Christakis, A. (2009). A systemic evaluation of the state of affairs following the negative outcome of the referendum in Cyprus using a structured design process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 45-75.
* Laouris, Y., Erel, A., Michaelides, M,. Damdelen, M., Taraszow, T., Dagli, I., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2009). Exploring options for enhancement of social dialogue between the Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus using the Structured Dialogic Design Process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 361–381.
* Laouris, Y. and Christakis, A. (2007). Harnessing collective wisdom at a fraction of the time using Structured Dialogic Design Process in a virtual communication context Int. J. Applied Systemic Studies, 1(2), 131–153.
* Laouris, Y., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2008). Communication praxis for ethical accountability; The ethics of the tree of action. Syst Res Behav Sci 25(2), 331–348.
* Laouris, Y., Dye, K. M.C. , Michaelides, M., and Christakis, S.N. Co-laboratories of Democracy: Best Choices for Designing Sustainable Futures (2014) In: G.S. Metcalf (ed.), Social Systems and Design, Translational Systems Sciences 1, DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-54478-4_7, Springer Japan. 175-193.
* Laouris Y., Underwood, G., Laouri, R., Christakis A. (2010). Structured dialogue embedded within a hybrid WiKi - synchronous communication technologies environment in the service of distance learning In: Using Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, Veletsianos G. (Ed), Distance Education series, Athabasca University, Canada Chapter 8: 153-173.

===Citations===
<References />

==Links to videos==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDvbVzlWRw Aleco Christakis at TEDx Heraklion]

==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Christakis Aleco Christakis at Wikipedia]
* [http://www.globalagoras.org/about/executive-board Aleco Christakis at the Global Agoras]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=14950495&goback=%2Enpp_%2Falexander*5aleco*5christakis%2F5%2Fb%2Faa7&trk=NUS_UNIU-share Aleco Christakis at Linkedin]

[[Category:SDD Senior International Expert]]

Alexander Laszlo

2017-07-01T16:59:54Z

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'''Alexander Laszlo''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Alexander Laszlo''' (born 1964) an American systems scientist, Director of Leadership and Systemic Innovation PhD program at the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology, President of Syntony Quest, and faculty member for the Organizational Systems Renewal program at Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, Washington.<ref>http://www.bgi.edu/academics/our-faculty/ Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, Washington, Faculty]</ref> He was President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences in 2012-13, known for his work on systems theories<ref>Werhane, Patricia H. "Moral imagination and systems thinking." ''Journal of Business Ethics'' 38.1-2 (2002): 33-42.</ref> and "knowledge management in a changing world."<ref>Ergazakis, Kostas, Kostas Metaxiotis, and John Psarras. "Towards knowledge cities: conceptual analysis and success stories." ''Journal of knowledge management'' 8.5 (2004): 5-15.</ref>

==Biography==
Alexander Laszlo is the son of Ervin László, and was born in Fribourg, Switzerland. He received a BA from Haverford College, with a major in International and Comparative Political Science and a minor in Human Physiology. At the University of Pennsylvania he received his MA in History and Sociology of Science, and a PhD in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Policy.

He has been faculty member of both the MBA in Sustainable Business at Bainbridge Graduate Institute and the MBA in Sustainable Management at the Presidio School of Management since the first year of operation of each program. Laszlo now serves as Adjunct Faculty in the MBA in Sustainable Entrepreneurship program of the Green MBA at Dominican University, in the Leadership of Sustainable Systems program at both the Master’s and Doctoral levels at Saybrook Graduate School & Research Center, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Advanced Study at the Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University.

He has worked for the UNESCO Regional Office for Science & Technology for Europe, the Italian Electric Power Agency, and the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. He has held visiting appointments with the London School of Economics and the European University Institute, and has been named a Level I Member of the National Research Academy of Mexico (SNI).

He is on the Editorial Boards of Systems Research & Behavioral Science,<ref>http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291099-1743a/homepage/EditorialBoard.html</ref> World Futures,<ref>http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713393663~tab=editorialboard</ref> and Organisational Transformation & Social Change.<ref>http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=128/view,page=3/</ref> An active member of several systems science societies, among them Co-Chair of Evolutionary Development SIG at International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS),<ref>http://isss.org/world/special_integration_groups</ref> Alexander Laszlo is author of over fifty journal, book, and encyclopedia publications, with A Field Guide for Evolutionary Leaders forthcoming.

Alexander Laszlo is the recipient of the Gertrude Albert Heller Award, the Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award, as well as of the Förderpreis Akademischer Klub award of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, for work in social innovation and sustainable development, and finalist for the 2003 Beyond Gray Pinstripes award of the World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute for educational work in sustainable business.<ref>http://www.saybrook.edu/phs/academicprograms/faculty/cv/alaszlo|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.evolutionleader.com/topics/team.htm</ref>

He is also Head Instructor of the Dojang At Occidental (the DAO) with over 25 years of experience. He holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Chung Do Kwan style of Tae Kwon Do and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Shotokan style of Karate.<ref>http://greenmba.com/Faculty-and-Staff/Laszlo/View-details/</ref>

==Work==
Laszlo applies in his research, teachings and practice systems thinking, policy analysis, and technology assessment to issues of individual and collective empowerment, and community-building activities on the design and implementation of evolutionary pathways for self-directed sustainability. Laszlo teaches on evolutionary leadership, collaboration, and systems thinking at a variety of MBA and Doctoral programs internationally.

==Reinventing Democracy==
He believes that the issue of reinventing democracy in the digital era is of a critical importance. The issues around democracy are issues about participation and engagement in civic life and fundamental issues of how we create meaning together. How we use technology to connect us to life is for him a critical question for participatory and civic engagement.
As he suggests, there are four levels to this challenge, which can lead us through technologies to ways that can connect us in a true participatory reinvention of democracy. 
1. How we use technology to bring meaning into our own personal life in the context of our interactions in community (Intra-personal level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
2. Engaging with others and making decisions together (Inter-personal level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
3. How do we connect and make decisions in ways that are inculusive of other forms of life. Trees, plans, animals, they are active members with us in the co-creation of meaning. (Trans-species level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
4. How do we engage in dialogue with our ancestors and future generations – how do we engage them in the narrative in a participatory way that prepares and anticipates questions and opportunities for future generations and carries forward the narratives and ideas of participation from previous generations. 

* Laszlo, Alexander, and Kathia Castro. "Technology and Values: Interactive Learning Environments for Future Generations." ''Educational Technology'' 35.2 (1995): 7-13.
* Laszlo, Ervin, and Alexander Laszlo. "The contribution of the systems sciences to the humanities." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 14.1 (1997): 5-19.
* Laszlo, Alexander, and Stanley Krippner. "[http://archive.syntonyquest.org/elcTree/resourcesPDFs/SystemsTheory.pdf Systems theories: Their origins, foundations, and development]." ''ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY-AMSTERDAM''- 126 (1998): 47-76.
* Laszlo, Alexander. "The epistemological foundations of evolutionary systems design." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 18.4 (2001): 307-321.
* Castro Laszlo, Kathia, and Alexander Laszlo. "Evolving knowledge for development: the role of knowledge management in a changing world." ''Journal of Knowledge Management'' 6.4 (2002): 400-412.
* Laszlo, A., and Ervin László. "[http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c02/e6-46-02-01.pdf The systems sciences in service of humanity]." ''Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS),'' F. Parra-Luna,(Ed.). EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK (2003).
* Laszlo, Alexander. "Evolutionary Systems Design." ''Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change'' 1.1 (2004): 29-46.
* Laszlo, Kathia Castro, and Alexander Laszlo. "[http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings50th/article/viewPDFInterstitial/218/52 Fostering a sustainable learning society through knowledge‐based development]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 24.5 (2007): 493-503.
* Laszlo, Alexander, Kathia Castro Laszlo, and Halim Dunsky. "[http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathia_Laszlo/publication/227675690_Redefining_success_designing_systemic_sustainable_strategies/links/00463536af991072e0000000.pdf Redefining success: designing systemic sustainable strategies]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 27.1 (2010): 3-21.

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{{reflist|2}}

* [http://www.syntonyquest.org Syntony Quest], a social profit educational organization.
* [http://www.giordanobrunouniversity.com Giordano Bruno Global Shift University]

{{International Society for the Systems Sciences Presidents}}

[[Category: SDD Mentors]]

Roxana Cárdenas

2017-07-01T11:04:26Z

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|role = [[Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]]

|education= Bachelor of Engineering on Industrial and Systems Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey University. D.E.A. at Economic Systems Engineering at Aix-Marseille Université. MSc at Information Systems at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Ph.D. in System Science from Cass Business School.

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'''Roxana Cárdenas''' is one of the Candidate SDD co-Facilitator for the American Initiative co-laboratory of [[Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era]]. 

Dr. Roxana Cárdenas received a Bachelor of Engineering on Industrial and Systems Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey University in 1980. She continued her studies at Aix-Marseille Université with a D.E.A. at Economic Systems Engineering. 
From 1989 to 1991 Roxana studied at Tecnológico de Monterrey and received her MSc at Information Systems. She received her Ph.D. in System Science from Cass Business School in 2000. 

She has a variety of experience in her field. For about three years - October 2003 to December 2006 - she worked as a Project Manager at Tecnológico de Monterrey. In December 2006, she was offered the role of the Deputy General Director for Planning to Oficina de la Presidencia de la República Mexicana until May 2009. Then, Dr. Roxana worked for Tecnológico de Monterrey again as Director for Social Education and Development from August 2009 to May 2014. Since June 2014 she is the coordinator of the citizen planning programme at Tecnológico de Monterrey. 
Futhermore, from 1983 until now offer as Faculty at Tecnológico de Monterrey higher education system that outstretch in 26 cities.

In the Handbook of Interactive Management there are more information abou Dr. Roxanas work: [http://demosophia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Handbook-of-Interactive-Management.pdf Handbook of Interactive Management]

[[Category:SDD Senior International Expert]]
[[Category: SDD Mentors]]

Alexander Laszlo

2017-07-01T10:12:01Z

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'''Alexander Laszlo''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Alexander Laszlo''' (born 1964) an American systems scientist, Director of Leadership and Systemic Innovation PhD program at the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology, President of Syntony Quest, and faculty member for the Organizational Systems Renewal program at Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, Washington.<ref>http://www.bgi.edu/academics/our-faculty/ Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, Washington, Faculty]</ref> He was President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences in 2012-13, known for his work on systems theories<ref>Werhane, Patricia H. "Moral imagination and systems thinking." ''Journal of Business Ethics'' 38.1-2 (2002): 33-42.</ref> and "knowledge management in a changing world."<ref>Ergazakis, Kostas, Kostas Metaxiotis, and John Psarras. "Towards knowledge cities: conceptual analysis and success stories." ''Journal of knowledge management'' 8.5 (2004): 5-15.</ref>

==Biography==
Alexander Laszlo is the son of Ervin László, and was born in Fribourg, Switzerland. He received a BA from Haverford College, with a major in International and Comparative Political Science and a minor in Human Physiology. At the University of Pennsylvania he received his MA in History and Sociology of Science, and a PhD in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Policy.

He has been faculty member of both the MBA in Sustainable Business at Bainbridge Graduate Institute and the MBA in Sustainable Management at the Presidio School of Management since the first year of operation of each program. Laszlo now serves as Adjunct Faculty in the MBA in Sustainable Entrepreneurship program of the Green MBA at Dominican University, in the Leadership of Sustainable Systems program at both the Master’s and Doctoral levels at Saybrook Graduate School & Research Center, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Advanced Study at the Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University.

He has worked for the UNESCO Regional Office for Science & Technology for Europe, the Italian Electric Power Agency, and the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education. He has held visiting appointments with the London School of Economics and the European University Institute, and has been named a Level I Member of the National Research Academy of Mexico (SNI).

He is on the Editorial Boards of Systems Research & Behavioral Science,<ref>{{cite web|title=Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Editorial Board|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291099-1743a/homepage/EditorialBoard.html|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> World Futures,<ref>{{cite web|title=World Futures Journal of General Evolution, Editorial Board|url=http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713393663~tab=editorialboard|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> and Organisational Transformation & Social Change.<ref>{{cite web|title=Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change, Editorial Boards|url=http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=128/view,page=3/|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> An active member of several systems science societies, among them Co-Chair of Evolutionary Development SIG at International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS),<ref>{{cite web|title=International Society of Systems Science, Special Integration Groups |url=http://isss.org/world/special_integration_groups|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> Alexander Laszlo is author of over fifty journal, book, and encyclopedia publications, with A Field Guide for Evolutionary Leaders forthcoming.

Alexander Laszlo is the recipient of the Gertrude Albert Heller Award, the Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award, as well as of the Förderpreis Akademischer Klub award of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, for work in social innovation and sustainable development, and finalist for the 2003 Beyond Gray Pinstripes award of the World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute for educational work in sustainable business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saybrook University, CV Alexander Laszlo|url=http://www.saybrook.edu/phs/academicprograms/faculty/cv/alaszlo|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Center for Evolutionary Leadership, Team|url=http://www.evolutionleader.com/topics/team.htm|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref>

He is also Head Instructor of the Dojang At Occidental (the DAO) with over 25 years of experience. He holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Chung Do Kwan style of Tae Kwon Do and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Shotokan style of Karate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dominican University of California, Green MBA School of Business and Leadership, Faculty and Staff, Alexander Laszlo|url=http://greenmba.com/Faculty-and-Staff/Laszlo/View-details/|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref>

==Work==
Laszlo applies in his research, teachings and practice systems thinking, policy analysis, and technology assessment to issues of individual and collective empowerment, and community-building activities on the design and implementation of evolutionary pathways for self-directed sustainability. Laszlo teaches on evolutionary leadership, collaboration, and systems thinking at a variety of MBA and Doctoral programs internationally.

==Reinventing Democracy==
He believes that the issue of reinventing democracy in the digital era is of a critical importance. The issues around democracy are issues about participation and engagement in civic life and fundamental issues of how we create meaning together. How we use technology to connect us to life is for him a critical question for participatory and civic engagement.
As he suggests, there are four levels to this challenge, which can lead us through technologies to ways that can connect us in a true participatory reinvention of democracy. 
1. How we use technology to bring meaning into our own personal life in the context of our interactions in community (Intra-personal level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
2. Engaging with others and making decisions together (Inter-personal level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
3. How do we connect and make decisions in ways that are inculusive of other forms of life. Trees, plans, animals, they are active members with us in the co-creation of meaning. (Trans-species level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
4. How do we engage in dialogue with our ancestors and future generations – how do we engage them in the narrative in a participatory way that prepares and anticipates questions and opportunities for future generations and carries forward the narratives and ideas of participation from previous generations. 

* Laszlo, Alexander, and Kathia Castro. "Technology and Values: Interactive Learning Environments for Future Generations." ''Educational Technology'' 35.2 (1995): 7-13.
* Laszlo, Ervin, and Alexander Laszlo. "The contribution of the systems sciences to the humanities." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 14.1 (1997): 5-19.
* Laszlo, Alexander, and Stanley Krippner. "[http://archive.syntonyquest.org/elcTree/resourcesPDFs/SystemsTheory.pdf Systems theories: Their origins, foundations, and development]." ''ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY-AMSTERDAM''- 126 (1998): 47-76.
* Laszlo, Alexander. "The epistemological foundations of evolutionary systems design." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 18.4 (2001): 307-321.
* Castro Laszlo, Kathia, and Alexander Laszlo. "Evolving knowledge for development: the role of knowledge management in a changing world." ''Journal of Knowledge Management'' 6.4 (2002): 400-412.
* Laszlo, A., and Ervin László. "[http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c02/e6-46-02-01.pdf The systems sciences in service of humanity]." ''Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS),'' F. Parra-Luna,(Ed.). EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK (2003).
* Laszlo, Alexander. "Evolutionary Systems Design." ''Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change'' 1.1 (2004): 29-46.
* Laszlo, Kathia Castro, and Alexander Laszlo. "[http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings50th/article/viewPDFInterstitial/218/52 Fostering a sustainable learning society through knowledge‐based development]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 24.5 (2007): 493-503.
* Laszlo, Alexander, Kathia Castro Laszlo, and Halim Dunsky. "[http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathia_Laszlo/publication/227675690_Redefining_success_designing_systemic_sustainable_strategies/links/00463536af991072e0000000.pdf Redefining success: designing systemic sustainable strategies]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 27.1 (2010): 3-21.

{{#ev:youtube| HLXE8VvCnpw| 250 |center|}}

{{reflist|2}}

* [http://www.syntonyquest.org Syntony Quest], a social profit educational organization.
* [http://www.giordanobrunouniversity.com Giordano Bruno Global Shift University]

{{International Society for the Systems Sciences Presidents}}

[[Category: SDD Mentors]]

Roxana Cárdenas

2017-07-01T10:04:01Z

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'''Roxana Cárdenas''' is one of the Candidate SDD co-Facilitator for the American Initiative co-laboratory of [[Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era]]. 

Dr. Roxana Cárdenas received a Bachelor of Engineering on Industrial and Systems Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey University in 1980. She continued her studies at Aix-Marseille Université with a D.E.A. at Economic Systems Engineering. 
From 1989 to 1991 Roxana studied at Tecnológico de Monterrey and received her MSc at Information Systems. She received her Ph.D. in System Science from Cass Business School in 2000. 

She has a variety of experience in her field. For about three years - October 2003 to December 2006 - she worked as a Project Manager at Tecnológico de Monterrey. In December 2006, she was offered the role of the Deputy General Director for Planning to Oficina de la Presidencia de la República Mexicana until May 2009. Then, Dr. Roxana worked for Tecnológico de Monterrey again as Director for Social Education and Development from August 2009 to May 2014. Since June 2014 she is the coordinator of the citizen planning programme at Tecnológico de Monterrey. 
Futhermore, from 1983 until now offer as Faculty at Tecnológico de Monterrey higher education system that outstretch in 26 cities.

In the Handbook of Interactive Management there are more information abou Dr. Roxanas work: [http://demosophia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Handbook-of-Interactive-Management.pdf Handbook of Interactive Management]

[[Category:SDD Senior International Expert]]
[[Category: SDD Mentors]]

Alexander Laszlo

2017-07-01T09:44:58Z

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|initiative={{Global_Initiative}}
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'''Alexander Laszlo''' is one of the [[Mentor|Mentors in the Science of Dialogic Design]] of the [[Reinventing Democracy]] project.

'''Alexander Laszlo''' (born 1964) an American systems scientist, Director of Leadership and Systemic Innovation PhD program at the [[Buenos Aires Institute of Technology]], President of Syntony Quest, and faculty member for the Organizational Systems Renewal program at [[Bainbridge Graduate Institute]] in Seattle, Washington.<ref>http://www.bgi.edu/academics/our-faculty/ Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, Washington, Faculty]</ref> He was President of the [[International Society for the Systems Sciences]] in 2012-13, known for his work on systems theories<ref>Werhane, Patricia H. "Moral imagination and systems thinking." ''Journal of Business Ethics'' 38.1-2 (2002): 33-42.</ref> and "knowledge management in a changing world."<ref>Ergazakis, Kostas, Kostas Metaxiotis, and John Psarras. "Towards knowledge cities: conceptual analysis and success stories." ''Journal of knowledge management'' 8.5 (2004): 5-15.</ref>

==Biography==
Alexander Laszlo is the son of [[Ervin László]], and was born in [[Fribourg]], [[Switzerland]]. He received a BA from [[Haverford College]], with a major in International and Comparative Political Science and a minor in Human Physiology. At the [[University of Pennsylvania]] he received his MA in History and Sociology of Science, and a PhD in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Policy.

He has been faculty member of both the MBA in Sustainable Business at [[Bainbridge Graduate Institute]] and the MBA in Sustainable Management at the [[Presidio School of Management]] since the first year of operation of each program. Laszlo now serves as Adjunct Faculty in the MBA in Sustainable Entrepreneurship program of the Green MBA at [[Dominican University of California|Dominican University]], in the Leadership of Sustainable Systems program at both the Master’s and Doctoral levels at [[Saybrook Graduate School]] & Research Center, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Advanced Study at the Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University.

He has worked for the [[UNESCO]] Regional Office for Science & Technology for Europe, the Italian Electric Power Agency, and the Office of Postsecondary Education of the [[U.S. Department of Education]]. He has held visiting appointments with the [[London School of Economics]] and the [[European University Institute]], and has been named a Level I Member of the National Research Academy of Mexico (SNI).

He is on the Editorial Boards of Systems Research & Behavioral Science,<ref>{{cite web|title=Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Editorial Board|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291099-1743a/homepage/EditorialBoard.html|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> World Futures,<ref>{{cite web|title=World Futures Journal of General Evolution, Editorial Board|url=http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713393663~tab=editorialboard|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> and Organisational Transformation & Social Change.<ref>{{cite web|title=Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change, Editorial Boards|url=http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=128/view,page=3/|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> An active member of several [[systems science]] societies, among them Co-Chair of Evolutionary Development SIG at [[International Society for the Systems Sciences]] (ISSS),<ref>{{cite web|title=International Society of Systems Science, Special Integration Groups |url=http://isss.org/world/special_integration_groups|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref> Alexander Laszlo is author of over fifty journal, book, and encyclopedia publications, with A Field Guide for Evolutionary Leaders forthcoming.

Alexander Laszlo is the recipient of the Gertrude Albert Heller Award, the [[Sir Geoffrey Vickers Memorial Award]], as well as of the Förderpreis Akademischer Klub award of the [[University of St. Gallen]], Switzerland, for work in social innovation and sustainable development, and finalist for the 2003 Beyond Gray Pinstripes award of the [[World Resources Institute]] and the [[Aspen Institute]] for educational work in sustainable business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saybrook University, CV Alexander Laszlo|url=http://www.saybrook.edu/phs/academicprograms/faculty/cv/alaszlo|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Center for Evolutionary Leadership, Team|url=http://www.evolutionleader.com/topics/team.htm|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref>

He is also Head Instructor of the Dojang At Occidental (the DAO) with over 25 years of experience. He holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in [[Chung Do Kwan]] style of [[Tae Kwon Do]] and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in [[Shotokan]] style of [[Karate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dominican University of California, Green MBA School of Business and Leadership, Faculty and Staff, Alexander Laszlo|url=http://greenmba.com/Faculty-and-Staff/Laszlo/View-details/|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref>

==Work==
Laszlo applies in his research, teachings and practice systems thinking, policy analysis, and technology assessment to issues of individual and collective empowerment, and community-building activities on the design and implementation of evolutionary pathways for self-directed sustainability. Laszlo teaches on [[evolutionary]] [[leadership]], [[collaboration]], and [[systems thinking]] at a variety of MBA and Doctoral programs internationally.

==Reinventing Democracy==
He believes that the issue of reinventing democracy in the digital era is of a critical importance. The issues around democracy are issues about participation and engagement in civic life and fundamental issues of how we create meaning together. How we use technology to connect us to life is for him a critical question for participatory and civic engagement.
As he suggests, there are four levels to this challenge, which can lead us through technologies to ways that can connect us in a true participatory reinvention of democracy. 
1. How we use technology to bring meaning into our own personal life in the context of our interactions in community (Intra-personal level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
2. Engaging with others and making decisions together (Inter-personal level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
3. How do we connect and make decisions in ways that are inculusive of other forms of life. Trees, plans, animals, they are active members with us in the co-creation of meaning. (Trans-species level of democratic life of participation in a civic society) 
4. How do we engage in dialogue with our ancestors and future generations – how do we engage them in the narrative in a participatory way that prepares and anticipates questions and opportunities for future generations and carries forward the narratives and ideas of participation from previous generations. 

* Laszlo, Alexander, and Kathia Castro. "Technology and Values: Interactive Learning Environments for Future Generations." ''Educational Technology'' 35.2 (1995): 7-13.
* [[Laszlo, Ervin]], and Alexander Laszlo. "The contribution of the systems sciences to the humanities." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 14.1 (1997): 5-19.
* Laszlo, Alexander, and Stanley Krippner. "[http://archive.syntonyquest.org/elcTree/resourcesPDFs/SystemsTheory.pdf Systems theories: Their origins, foundations, and development]." ''ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY-AMSTERDAM''- 126 (1998): 47-76.
* Laszlo, Alexander. "The epistemological foundations of evolutionary systems design." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 18.4 (2001): 307-321.
* Castro Laszlo, Kathia, and Alexander Laszlo. "Evolving knowledge for development: the role of knowledge management in a changing world." ''Journal of Knowledge Management'' 6.4 (2002): 400-412.
* Laszlo, A., and [[Ervin László]]. "[http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c02/e6-46-02-01.pdf The systems sciences in service of humanity]." ''Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS),'' F. Parra-Luna,(Ed.). EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK (2003).
* Laszlo, Alexander. "Evolutionary Systems Design." ''Journal of Organisational Transformation & Social Change'' 1.1 (2004): 29-46.
* Laszlo, Kathia Castro, and Alexander Laszlo. "[http://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings50th/article/viewPDFInterstitial/218/52 Fostering a sustainable learning society through knowledge‐based development]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 24.5 (2007): 493-503.
* Laszlo, Alexander, Kathia Castro Laszlo, and Halim Dunsky. "[http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathia_Laszlo/publication/227675690_Redefining_success_designing_systemic_sustainable_strategies/links/00463536af991072e0000000.pdf Redefining success: designing systemic sustainable strategies]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 27.1 (2010): 3-21.

{{#ev:youtube| HLXE8VvCnpw| 250 |center|}}

{{reflist|2}}

* [http://www.syntonyquest.org Syntony Quest], a social profit educational organization.
* [http://www.giordanobrunouniversity.com Giordano Bruno Global Shift University]

{{International Society for the Systems Sciences Presidents}}

[[Category: SDD Mentors]]