Georgian National University SEU offers a series of masterclasses on systems thinking, examining different ways of solving problems.
Guest Speaker will be: Alfredo Moscardini, Emeritus of the University of Sunderland, Professor at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and the lead author and co-head of the new Georgian and English-taught graduate programs in Business Administration of SEU, speaking about our new graduate programs. Emeritus of SEU.
Meetings will be held with different target groups on a daily basis throughout a week on the following topics:
What Makes you Believe in Beliefs?
Our mental models exercise considerable influence over the patterns of our behavior. Their development
depends greatly on the extent to which we perceive and understand the current processes. Over-reliance on any one source while making decisions is dangerous and might serve as an obstacle to positive changes. Today’s lecture is about the barriers that prevent us from comprehending and solving a certain problem.
“Various Types of Thinking”
The lecture is intended to examine several types of thinking, including logical thinking, systemic thinking, reductionist thinking, creative thinking and systems thinking.
“If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Trust It”
The lecture will be concerned with the perception of reality and the problems arising from its measurement. According to common practice, the outcomes of taking the measurements depend right on the measuring instrument, leading us to thinking about what roles “objectivity” and the person, participating in the assessment, play in this particular case.
“Scientific Paradigm”
The Western world successfully developed the concept of the scientific paradigm after Newton, but exercising its application to human organizations has proved somewhat difficult. The masterclass will examine the related complexities, including goal setting, analysis, learning, synthesis and prediction.
Attendance is free.
