This paper provides a summary account of Activity-Centred Analysis and Design (ACAD).
ACAD offers a practical approach to analysing complex learning situations, in a way that can …

Highlights•The case for a critically reflexive, systemic, praxis that does not adopt a business
as usual approach is made as a means to rebuilt foundations of thought and action for …

This book shows how to do systems thinking and translate that thinking into praxis (theory
informed practical action). It will be welcomed by those managing or governing in situations …

Highlights•Education is a fruitful and neglected sector for research on service design and
service innovation•Analysing services as learning networks illuminates core service …

The Education Ecology of Universities: Integrating Learning, Strategy and the Academy Page
1 The Education Ecology of Universities Many universities around the world are finding that …

Sustainable development is not a novel concept. However, we continue with our
unsustainable way of living. It is as though we cannot see our own part in the unsustainable …

Climate and ecosystem changes, economic and policy imperatives, food system pressures,
and multiple societal expectations pose complex challenges for sustainable farming. A key …

The chapters in this book both contribute to, and raise fundamental questions about, the
knowledge that is valuable in the creation of good places to learn. Whether one is designing …

Purpose This uses a framework of systemic change to understand the contextual factors
including stakeholder, social, political, cultural and economic, which contribute to the social …

Purpose This paper aims to offer a case study for teaching specific systems thinking
competencies that promote leadership for systems change. It uses leadership as a novel …