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WICI Virtual Book Club: The Ministry for the Future

Thursday April 13th at 12 p.m. (Register in advance via Eventbrite)

Hosted by the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation and Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences

In "The Ministry for the Future", author Kim Stanley Robinson paints a dystopian, yet ultimately hopeful picture of our planet's next century. In this hybrid fiction/non-fiction book, Robinson hypothesizes how a combination of novel policies and major societal changes might allow humans, and the planet that houses us, to emerge positively from the climate crisis.

We invite readers to share in a discussion of Robinson's proposed resolutions to the climate crises, viewed through a complex systems lens, in advance of the upcoming WICI/Fields "Mathematics for Complex Climate Challenges" workshop which will run May 1st - 4th at the University of Waterloo.

Please join us for the Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation's Open House on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 in DC 1301 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. Network with faculty and students interested in complex systems!

• Meet WICI's Director Dr. Vanessa Schweizer and other WICI Members.
• Learn about upcoming events and initiatives.
• Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us for a WICI Webinar on Wednesday, January 6th @ 2 p.m. via Webex.

"It's Complex: Future of Modelling and Simulation in a Changing Geospatial Data Environment"

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WICI and the Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research (WCMR) Present: 

"Life, but not alive" with Kate Adamala

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Join WICI and the Waterloo Centre for Microbial Research in welcoming Kate Admala on Thursday, February 6th in DC 1302.

The *new* UWSA branch of the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI Design) hosted an event on Thursday, November 21st called SYNERGIES: A Cross-disciplinary Colloquium on Design.

Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation - Fall 2019 Visioning Session

Tuesday December 3, 2019

10:30 a.m. to 12 noon

EV3 4327

What does WICI mean for you?  What would you like it to be in future?  We need your input!

WICI Speaker Series: Dr. Mary O'Connor "Our Changing Biosphere: Understanding our Future from First Principles"

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In this talk Dr. Michael Varnum, Associate Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University (ASU), presents findings from a line of research exploring the causes of a diverse array of cultural changes that have taken place in the past several decades/centuries including shifts in individualism, gender equality, innovation, contempt, and fertility. 

Bring your thoughts, and join our complexity discussion!

Through models of mentorship and facilitation we are looking to continue our emergent conversation(s) utilizing the framework of systems and complexity thinking, as we work to create a common language and shared experience of community - the purpose of which is the very process itself.

Every other Monday from 1:30-3 p.m.

Monday September 23rd

Monday October 7th

Monday October 21st

Monday November 4th

Next Date: Monday November 18th (DC 1302)