Delegation from the Art Academy of Latvia show interest in systems science principles for design
On May 5, Master’s students from the Functional Design Department of the Art Academy in Riga, Latvia requested to visit the Bertalanffy Center for an introduction to systems science and design. They spent an internship of two months at hi-pe.at, design partner of the BCSSS, where they worked on pedestrian…
Guest Lecture on Systemic Psychology by Guido Strunk
Dipl.-Psych. Dr. phil. Dr. rer. pol. Guido Strunk gave a guest lecture on Systemic Psychology at the BCSSS on November 22nd 2018. He gave an insight to the complexity of human behaviour and human interaction. His book “Systemic Psychology – an Introduction to the Complex Basis of Human Behaviour” (2006)…
David Rousseau connects with European, Middle-Eastern and African communitites at INCOSE EMEA Sector Systems Engineering Conference in Berlin, Germany
Following his active engagement with the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) throughout 2018, BCSSS Scientific Council Member David Rousseau concluded the year by participating at EMEASEC from November 5 to 7 in Berlin, Germany, the regional conference of the EMEA Group which connects Europe, Middle-East and Africa. The visit…
Formation of Systems through Synchrony in Theuraputic Interaction – Guest Lecture by Wolfgang Tschacher
Prof. Dr. phil Wolfgang Tschacher came to the BCSSS on October 25th and held a lecture on the Formation of Systems through Synchrony in Therapeutic Interaction. Wolfgang Tschacher is a pioneer of systemic thinking in the field of clinical psychology within and beyond the German speaking countries. Tschacher worked at the…
Lecture and Discussion with Cadell Last on Global Brain Singularity: Universal history, future evolution and humanity’s dialectical horizon
On September 25th close to thirty people, at the BCSSS and in the online live webcast, attended Cadell Last’s lecture on his PhD thesis, his “life time project”, which he presented for the very first time in a public event. Stefan Blachfellner, Managing Director of the BCSSS, welcomed the large…
Global Brain Singularity: Universal history, future evolution and humanity’s dialectical horizon
We invite you to join us at the BCSSS, Paulanergasse 13, 1040 Vienna, on Tuesday September 25th, 2018 at 5pm (with a follow up conversation until 7pm) to meet with Cadell Last, PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. If you can not attend his talk in Vienna, we also…
“Systems Thinking” at the First Summer School of Thinking by the Montparnasse Initiative
Stefan Blachfellner represented the BCSSS together with Helene Finidori at the first summer school program by the Montparnasse Initiative – School of Thinking, which was hosted by the Center for Research and Interdisciplinary (CRI) in Paris, France from 12th to 18th July 2018. The summer school focussed on the exploration…
Psychoanalysis from the Perspective of System Theory – Guest Lecture by Henriette Löffler-Statska
Henriette Löffler-Stastka visited BCSSS on June 28th, 2018 and gave a guest lecture on psychoanalysis from the perspective of system theory. The medical specialist works as Associate Professor for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at the Medical University of Vienna since 2012. If you are interested in the advancements of Psychoanalysis and…
The Relationship between Sociology and Psychoanalysis – Guest Lecture by Johann August Schülein
“How does society come into psyche and how does psyche come into society?” This was the main question Prof. Dr.phil. Johann August Schülein discussed during his guest lecture at BCSSS on June 14th, 2018. With the intention to discuss the relation between sociology and psychoanalysis the scientist related to his…
BCSSS Vice-President Felix Tretter systemically re-envisions theoretical psychology at Günther Schiepek Symposium
Celebrating the 60th birthday of Prof. Günter Schiepek, the Paracelsus Medical Private University Salzburg organized a symposium on 8th and 9th of June on ‘Self organization – A paradigm for the humanities”. Schiepek is an accomplished researcher and head of the Institute for Synergetics and Psychotherapy Research. He had been…
“Paradigm shifting” talk by BCSSS member Michele Battle-Fisher at TEDxDartmouth in 2018
Michele Battle-Fisher, BCSSS member, was a presenter at TEDxDartmouth on 21 April 2018 at Dartmouth College, USA. In line with the conference’s theme “Paradigm Shift”, Michele spoke about the innovation of teaching systems thinking to medical students. Systems thinking is meant to highlight just how dynamically human we are as…
BCSSS Fellow John Collier on “Autonomy”. 28th March 2018 at BCSSS.
BCSSS Fellow John Collier, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Associate, Philosophy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, will visit the Center again for research reasons. Visit his Open Lecture on “What is Autonomy?” 28th March 2018 16:00 BCSSS, Paulanergasse 13/5, 1040 Wien In the abstract he says: “I will review my…
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