Patterns and Possibilities - Thriving in Uncertainty with Miss Handie

It’s been awhile since we had a curious conversation, so we wanted to reunite with all of you for some important news from Glenda Eoyang, Founder and Executive Director of Human Systems Dynamics Institute. The Human Systems Dynamics Institute is hosting a Gathering of Curious Minds in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Friday and Saturday, April 5-6. This is an in-person opportunity to meet people from every...

This episode completes our pattern of curious conversations with members of the Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) Community. We couldn’t think of a better way to end the season and podcast than inviting, Glenda Eoyang, Founder and Executive Director of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, back as our special guest. In our first episode, Glenda shared: the history behind HSD, why HSD matters, and advic...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community but this time Glenda Eoyang, Founder and Executive Director of Human Systems Dynamics Institute, is taking over the conversational reins to ask the questions that have her curious. Our next special guest is Tamela Handie, the host of Patterns & Possibilities - Curious Conversations with Miss Handie. T...

John N. Murray is a systems thinker, collaborator, teacher, and coach based in beautiful Saint Paul, Minnesota. John is an Evaluation Specialist at the University of Minnesota Extension, where he has worked since 2020 with the most incredible Youth Development colleagues. Having begun his career in the development and facilitation of youth programs, John was certified as a Human Systems Dynamics P...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Dr. Miriam Bayés. Dr. Bayés is a physician specialized in clinical pharmacology, and a doctor, with almost 30 years of experience in the rigorous world of clinical research, the strategic context of the corporate environment and the fascinating world of human development. Miriam...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Marie Murtagh. Marie is Chief Executive Officer and Partner at The Collective Edge. Marie and her business partner aspire to help “shape the shift” that is emerging into our collective future, helping clients, partners and society at large stay present to and functional on the co...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Phei Sunn. Phei Sunn is currently Director, Transformation Office at the Land Transport Authority (LTA), Singapore, where she drives organisational transformation efforts by aligning strategy and risk governance, building culture and capabilities for transformation, and developin...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Dr. Urmi Ashar. Dr. Ashar is a physician who empowers medical students with the critical skills to be leaders in their profession, communities, and the Public Health spheres. She crafts unique experiential learning opportunities for the students so they can recognize their innate...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Ahmed Avais.  Ahmed Avais is an expert in driving success in demanding business landscapes. With a career spanning 20 years across various sectors such as healthcare, finance, insurance, and technology, Ahmed has garnered extensive experience in enabling teams and organizations t...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Stacy Becker. Stacy Becker is in the process of launching a consulting practice, "Third Horizon," aimed at helping leaders solve complex problems.  Her previous consulting experience included projects addressing long-term care financing; affordable housing; early childhood educat...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Leslie Patterson, PhD HSDP. Leslie Patterson taught English and language arts Texas middle and high schools for ten years before becoming a teacher educator, where she taught in Texas universities until she retired in 2005. As a Co-Director of the North Star of Texas Writing Proj...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Mary Nations.  Mary lives in Raleigh, North Carolina and works all around the country, now mostly online. In the past, she’s led large-scale change projects, facilitated international cross-functional teams, managed the interface between business needs and IT systems development,...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Ella Firebrace. Ella supports communities, organisations and individuals grapple with their long-term challenges and progress their change efforts using innovation and change processes. She has recently moved from London where she worked at the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) to Norf...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Bhav Patel. Bhav spends most of his time supporting individuals and groups having conversations about their messy realities as they look for direction and make decisions. Usually these are networked groups, often global, often with unevenly distributed power and resources. All of...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Judy Tal. Judy is a professional consultant, teacher, supervisor, and lecturer in the field of Human Systems Dynamics (HSD), Co-founder and director of the HSD Learning Center in Tel- Aviv (HSD-IL). My interest in human systems and human relations emerged at the late 90s after 24...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Dr. Mike Norbury. Dr. Norbury is Senior Medical Director for Vancouver Community - Vancouver Coastal Health. Following completion of his Family Medicine training in Scotland in 2008, Dr. Norbury spent several years working as a GP Academic Fellow and a GP Health Inequality Fellow...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Monica Leon. Monica Leon is an experienced global OD practitioner, strategist, facilitator, and executive coach, specializing in sticky issues, open systems theory, complex systems, and innovative work practices that intertwine vertical development and achieve sustainable results...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Nora Murphy Johnson. Nora Murphy Johnson, Ph. D., is the President of Inspire to Change. She holds a PhD in Evaluation Studies from the University of Minnesota. Nora believes that all systems of people and institutions are connected and that all parts of the system need to be str...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Antonia Wilcoxon.  Antonia Maria Apolinário-Wilcoxon, Ed. D., Equity Strategies, LLC, founder, president, and principal consultant provides direction and leadership in efforts of private, public, and collaborative efforts working to improve the lives of disenfranchised and vulner...

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Royce Holladay, Director of Services for Human Systems Dynamics Institute.  Royce Holladay, M.Ed. is a self-proclaimed "hunter/gatherer/sharer" of ideas, insights, and possibility as she steps into life's complexity. Looking at the world through multiple lenses, she hunts for pat...

This episode launches a new pattern of inquiry with members of the HSD community. Our first special guest is Glenda Eoyang, Founder and Executive Director of the Human Systems Dynamics Institute.  Glenda Eoyang helps public and private organizations thrive in the face of overwhelming complexity and uncertainty. She is a pioneer in the applications of complexity science to human systems, and she fo...

Affirmations of the Heart uses HSD language to help you to See, Understand, and Influence your world with calmness, kindness, and resilience.  We invite you to listen to the affirmations, repeat them aloud and make them part of your daily pattern. If you enjoy what you hear, please share them with the folks in your circle. 

HSD thought leader, Glenda Eoyang, has come to understand why and how uncertainty is now a source of hope, rather than despair, for her students and clients. The more she shares these insights with our curious HSD a community, she sees the energy rise and the momentum for change build. In this episode, we will share six of the patterns that Glenda has noticed. We wonder if they will help you, too,...

Affirmations of the Heart uses HSD language to help you to See, Understand, and Influence your world with calmness, kindness, and resilience.  We invite you to listen to the affirmations, repeat them aloud and make them part of your daily pattern. If you enjoy what you hear, please share them with the folks in your circle. 

What do people mean when they talk about resilience? In this episode, HSD thought leader Royce Holladay offers both a definition and some practical applications for building resilience in the uncertainty of the current COVID-19 crisis. You’ll learn how to leverage your connections to create a more resilient world.