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Ray Ison
A systems scholar and educator whose work develops Systems Thinking in Practice, systems praxeology, social learning, institutional innovation and systemic governance.
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Summary
Ray Ison's work treats systems thinking as an enacted practice involving situation, practitioner, concepts, methods, traditions and institutional conditions.
Implications for practice
Systems praxeology and systemic governance keep attention on how ways of knowing and acting are performed, learned and institutionalised rather than treating systems thinking as a detachable tool kit.
Key distinctions
- systems thinking about practice vs Systems Thinking in Practice
- governance vs government
- social learning vs knowledge transfer
Historical development
- Open University systems teaching
- systems agriculture
- social learning
- systems praxeology
- systemic governance
Ideas it depends on
- practice
- learning
- institution
- governance
- reflexivity
Further developments
- STiP pedagogy
- systems praxeology
- systemic governance research
Connections to practice
- climate adaptation
- water governance
- public administration
- systems education
Common confusions
- STiP is a collection of methods
- governance means government machinery
- social learning is consultation
Further checks
- add Systems Practice editions
- map collaborators and programmes
- develop cybersystemics work
Recorded connections
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The Hidden Power of Systems Thinking was authored by Ray Ison
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Ray Ison develops Systemic governance
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Sources and passage locators
- Ray Ison — Open University profile (checked)
- The Hidden Power of Systems Thinking: Governance in a Climate Emergency (checked)
- Reimagining Systems Thinking as Cybersystemic Researching (checked)
- Understanding systems thinking in practice (Open University) (checked)
Cite this entry
Taylor, B. P. (2026). Ray Ison. The Necessary Tangle, release 0.35. https://transduction.systems/entries/person_ray_ison/
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