KindSoCIETIE KNoT
ModeWorkshop
ThreadEnabling Technologies
Skills Developed
Critical AnalysisStorytellingFutures Thinking
About this KNoT
In this KNoT, we explore cybernetic methods for exploring the practice of history from a systems point-of-view. Specifically, you will learn ways to both analyse the common, dominant narratives that compose our historical self-understanding and ways in which to generate different perceptions of events, uncover hidden stories and voices, and plot alternative paths forward.
The methods we will consider include:
- Teleology – the idea of purpose
- Recursion – the idea of loops, circular causality, feedback
- Requisite variety – the idea of how complex phenomena are managed
- Futures – the idea of alternative histories and new paths
What You’ll Learn
Apply cybernetic methods for generating new narratives/stories
Learning Resources
How to Complete This KNoT
Reflection prompt: What new insights have you gained in relation to how our assumptions and dominant narratives create stories/histories and how we can generate new/alternative ones.
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