Trist, Eric
IN TRIBUTE British social scientist who pioneered socio-technical systems thinking and transformed organizational studies.
Provinces/Territories: Alberta
Jaques, Elliott
IN TRIBUTE A Canadian psychoanalyst who coined “midlife crisis” and pioneered Stratified Systems Theory.
Royce, Joseph R.
IN TRIBUTE Led the Univ of Alberta’s theoretical psychology using systems theory to map human individuality.
McLuhan, Marshall
IN TRIBUTE Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian media visionary who coined “the global village” and “the medium is message.”
Jung, Richard
IN TRIBUTE Jung formalized “The Human System” bridging sociology and cybernetics through rigorous mapping.
Bertalanffy, Maria von
IN TRIBUTE A hidden architect of systems theory, she fused biology with philosophy to humanize modern science.
Bertalanffy, Ludwig von
IN TRIBUTE Polymath biologist who founded Systems Science, rejecting reductionism for wholistic science.
Adcock, Randal
REGISTRANT Randal is a lifelong learner and co-founder/president of a systems thinking organization using systems thinking skills in business/leadership, education and social studies.
Nelson, Jeff
CONTRIBUTOR Jeff is a graduated professional applying systems thinking skills in business/leadership and everyday life.
Coppus, George
CO-CREATOR George is a graduated professional applying systems thinking in business/leadership, energy/environment and social work.