Systems Thinking for the Systems Curious (Part 2)

Cyb3rSyn Labs Podcast - Episode 26

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Laksh Raghavan
October 26, 2025

This week’s newsletter brings episode 26 of the Cyb3rSyn Labs Podcast, featuring Matt Lloyd PLY, who wears multiple hats: Chair of the Systems Thinking SIG at The OR Society, Member of the Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull and a Strategy and Compliance Consultant.

In Part 2, Matt dives into the upcoming Systems Thinking Systems Practice Conference to be held at the European Center for Systems Thinking - The Center for Systems Studies in Hull, UK. Matt explores the integration of academic theory with practical applications, with an aim to foster a community of 'pracademics'. We then discuss how different cultural perspectives can enrich systems thinking methodologies, permission to fail, the importance of asking questions and more...

Don't miss this engaging episode packed with insights for anyone 'systems curious' - filled with valuable ideas for both practitioners and academics.

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“To be wrong slashes variety; one thing the scientist knows full well is that, in experiments, it is just about as useful to be wrong as to be right.

Both outcomes attenuate variety, until the search homes onto the answer that we seek.”

- Stafford Beer

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