Lecture

Amanda Raffoul: Are we (unintentionally) doing more harm than good? Systems Approaches to the Prevention of Eating-and-Weight-Related Disorders

Kevin Church: The Hidden Geometry of Complex Dynamics and How to Exploit It

Katharine Zywert:  Social-Ecological Systems Change and the Future of Human Health

WICI Director Dr. Sean Geobey and his research team share how their work with the Investment Readiness Program, in partnership with Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), connects with social finance and community-wealth building.

WICI Director Dr. Sean Geobey brings community leaders Naudia Banton, Manager of Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, Trevor Charles, Executive Director of LiftOFF, Eric Avner, President and CEO of Waterloo Region Community Foundation, and Carla Leon, President and CEO of Just Like Family Home Care, together to share their perspectives on community wealth building.

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

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

"Life, but not alive" with Kate Adamala

Watch the video recording of this talk on Vimeo.com

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

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

Watch the video recording of this talk on Vimeo.com

Complexity science and related methods draw from multiple theories and disciplines. As a result, the application of complexity science and methods can potentially help build bridges across disciplines. However, the use of different language and concepts across disciplines can also act as a barrier to achieving transdisciplinary collaborations to address complex challenges.

Managing air pollution, toxic substances, and climate change is a complex, linked sustainability challenge. To better inform efforts to address these issues, we need to understand how policies to address emissions translate into societal benefits. In this talk, Dr. Selin will present work from her research group, using a systems approach to better understand air pollutants such as particulate matter, ozone, and mercury.

Wisdom in a complex world: Measurement, utility, and interventions

View slides from Yacov Haimes' Presentation: "Understanding, Modeling, and Managaing Interdependent Complex Systems of Systems". 

A joint seminar sponsored by Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation [WICI] and the Department of Systems Design Engineering.