ISA RC51 on Sociocybernetics

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.

Welcome to participate to stay connected and to have a chance to share conceptual discussions in the sociocybernetic framework.

With reference to the information about the activity provided in the RC51 Newsletters and on the website, the activity launched in 2024 continues during the spring 2026 as follows:

The third and last session of the spring takes place on Wednesday the 20th of May 2026 at 3:00 – 4.30 pm Finnish time on Zoom. The activity continues in the autumn.

Based on the discussions shared during the March session focusing on LOVE the topic for the third session was chosen. We will continue discussions in the sociocybernetic framework focusing on LOVE and INTELLIGENCE

Please, register in advance for the meeting of 20th of May 2026.
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/5YFfmrOhQxyaNDVRsXLPBg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail 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

Join with your view! Thoughts, questions, and literature shedding light to this concept are warmly welcome. 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.

Feel free to share the information for the next sessions in your networks!

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.

Welcome to participate to stay connected and to have a chance to share conceptual discussions in the sociocybernetic framework.

With reference to the information about the activity provided in the RC51 Newsletters and on the website, the activity launched in 2024 continues during the spring 2026 as follows:

The second takes place on Wednesday the 8th of April 2026 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time on Zoom. The third session will be organized on 20.5 at the same time.

Based on the discussions shared during the February session focusing on RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL AND GLOBAL the topic for the second session was chosen. We will continue discussions in the sociocybernetic framework focusing on the concept LOVE. 

Please, register in advance for the meeting of 8th of April 2026.
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/4btNS-AeRXWP_l39i0AEPg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail 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

Join with your view! Thoughts, questions, and literature shedding light to this concept are warmly welcome. 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.

Feel free to share the information for the next sessions in your networks!

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.

Welcome to participate to stay connected and to have a chance to share conceptual discussions in the sociocybernetic framework.

With reference to the information about the activity provided in the RC51 Newsletters and on the website, the activity launched in 2024 continues during the spring 2026 as follows:

The first session takes place on Wednesday the 25th of February 2026 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time on Zoom. Additional two sessions will be organized on 8.4. and 20.5 at the same time.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL AND GLOBAL has been chosen for the topic for the first session based on the discussions shared in the sessions realized during the autumn 2025. The notes from the 3.12.2025 can be found in the RC51 group library in Zotero, that was created to gather references and literature more systematically to function as continuous support for the RC51 Open Online Activity. To initiate the session, a short summary based on the previous discussions is provided.  

Please, register in advance for the meeting of 25th of February 2026.
https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/CoqqPbNHQYWpps4a78R-Kw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail 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

Feel free to share the information for the next sessions in your networks!

Join with your view! For an ideal dialogue, please reserve the whole time, if possible! Thoughts, questions and literature relating to the chosen concepts are warmly welcome. 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.

Welcome to participate to stay connected and to have a chance to share conceptual discussions in the sociocybernetic framework.

As agreed in the last meeting in October, the discussions shared on the concept of reality will continue focusing on the concept RELATIONSHIP chosen for the next session.

This third session of the autumn term will take place on Zoom at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time on Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Register in advance (preferably a week before 26^th November) for this meeting with this link: https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/7mU_Z6cuR_iMlTMlNnFsuA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail 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

Feel free to share the information for the next sessions in your networks!

Join with your view! For an ideal dialogue, please reserve the whole time, if possible! Thoughts, questions and literature relating to the chosen concepts are warmly welcome. 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.

Welcome to participate to stay connected and to have a chance to share conceptual discussions in the sociocybernetic framework. As agreed in the session realized on 17^th September, we will continue organizing the activity based on the accumulating experience and feedback.

The concept chosen to be discussed in the next session is REALITY.

This second session of the autumn term will take place on Zoom at 3:00 – 4:30 pm Finnish time on Wednesday 29th October 2025

Register in advance (preferably a week before 22^nd October) for this meeting with this link: https://hamk.zoom.us/meeting/register/RsyjdqLyR0qZ9JKMYC9Gzg

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

Feel free to share the information for the next sessions in your networks!

Join with your view! For an ideal dialogue, please reserve the whole time, if possible! Thoughts, questions and literature relating to the chosen concepts are warmly welcome. 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.