ISA RC51 on Sociocybernetics

The last of the three sessions to be organized during the autumn 2026 will take place on Zoom at 3:00 – 4.30 pm Finnish time on Wednesday 2nd December 2026.

Based on the previous autumn sessions, the discussion focuses on a combination of three concepts: HOPE, LIFE and CYCLES.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/OkSmAjYgTRq-gRKUgPP7Xg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For an ideal dialogue, please reserve the whole time, if possible!

Thoughts, questions, and literature shedding light to the chosen concepts are warmly welcome. To gather literature shared in the sessions systematically and to function as continuous support for the RC51 Open Online Activity, we have created a group library in Zotero, and the participants of the sessions have been invited to join the group library. For general information: https://www.zotero.org/.

The RC51 OOA -sessions have been organized to meet at regular interval to discuss current themes of research in the Sociocybernetic framework. Launching this kind of activity is based on ideas of co-learning and co-innovation. The choice of concepts to discuss has been made during the process taking into consideration the interests of the participants. The sessions are initiated, led and facilitated, also in form of collaborative documentation of the discussions, by Finnish RC51 members, Mikael Kivelä and Raija Koskinen. The activity launched in the autumn 2024 continues in the spring 2027.

Contact information related to these meetings preferably: raija.koskinen@hamk.fi see also my Häme University of Applied Sciences Finder entry also reachable with my affiliation in the University of Helsinki: raija.koskinen@helsinki.fi

Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions, comments, or suggestions.

The RC51 Open Online Activity launched in the autumn 2024 continues in September 2026.

The first of the three autumn sessions focuses on HOPE.

These sessions have been organized to meet at regular interval to discuss current themes of research in the Sociocybernetic framework. Launching this kind of activity is based on ideas of co-learning and co-innovation. The choice of concepts to discuss has been made during the process taking into consideration the interests of the participants. The participants in the last session in spring 20.5.2026 focusing on LOVE and INTELLIGENCE chose HOPE for a concept to start the autumn term with.

The activity continues in the autumn 2026 with altogether three sessions: 30.9., 28.10. and 2.12. All these sessions will take place on Wednesdays on Zoom at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time.

We are delighted that so many already have been able to join this activity with their experiences and thoughts. During the past two years these sessions have functioned as a place to present preliminary ideas related to the concepts discussed, to propose new concepts for next session, to get informal feedback of other participants when preparing presentations, to enrich own thinking when preparing articles, to develop own teaching, to introduce students to academic networks etc. Based on these experiences, we encourage all interested participants to join and continue developing this activity further.

Register in advance to the session focusing on the concept of HOPE to be organized on Wednesday 30th September 2026 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/ajS6QGlJRO6FT9YBs-kNYA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please, pay attention to the schedule of the session regarding to your own time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html For an ideal dialogue, please reserve the whole time, if possible!

Thoughts, questions and literature shedding light to the chosen concepts are warmly welcome. To gather literature shared in the sessions systematically and to function as continuous support for the RC51 Open Online Activity, we have created a group library in Zotero, and the participants of the sessions have been invited to join the group library. For general information: https://www.zotero.org/. The sessions are initiated, led and facilitated, also in form of collaborative documentation of the discussions, by Finnish RC51 members, Mikael Kivelä and Raija Koskinen.

Contact information related to these meetings preferably: raija.koskinen@hamk.fi see also my Häme University of Applied Sciences Finder entry Also reachable with my affiliation in the University of Helsinki: raija.koskinen@helsinki.fi

Do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions, comments, or suggestions.