Ackoff Virtual Inquiry Center (AVIC)

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There is a discussion underway at Systems Community of Inquiry focused on developing the concepts for a network of Ackoff Virtual Inqiry Centers (AVIC) located around the world. Early on, the original vision for AVIC, offered by Dr. John Pourdehnad, was that AVIC serve as a nervous system for the Systems and Design Community in Dr. Russell Ackoff’s name. With this belief, Dr. Pourdehnad also made clear the need for AVIC to be designed Ideally and created by the stakeholders themselves.

While an initial introduction document was developed the evolving state of development is embedded below from Comapping. This is very much a work in progress. If you would like to contribute to this endeavor send email to Gene Bellinger and access will be arranged. Please note the word contribute means actively engaged. There are a limited number of access accounts available so if you're not contributing your access will be provided to someone else. If you would care to submit comments on the outline developing below you can do that on the SCOI AVIC Discussion or simply send an email to Gene Bellinger or Kent Myers.

Note: The following outline is a snapshot of the work in progress at the moment you loaded this page. If you refresh this page and the outline changes it simply means someone actually edited it while you were looking at it.

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AVIC Idealized Design Work in Progress Comapping Link * Comapping Learning SandBox (Both Require Comapping Access)

[edit] Document Creation - 10.07.23 Update

From keeping a watchful eye on the evolution of the design for AVIC it seems that the alternative perspectives are settling out far more readily than expected. All your inputs and perspectives on the design have been most appreciated. Since the design seems to have stabilized it seems to make sense for us to wrap this up by the end of the month with the following actions.

Convert the design into a short overview document
Create a Prezi which covers the main points of the document
Create a video of the Prezi with voice over

As these are completed they will be posted on this page for review. It is our intention to submit the focus page link for review by the end of this month.

The Copmap will stay open and will continue to be a collection point for expanded documentation, assuming a positive response to the initial presentation.

[edit] Why? Discussions - 10.08.02 Update

A new institution is forming, the Ackoff Virtual Inquiry Institute. If you have an interest in participating, now is a good time to start. We have a design document and are conducting three, one-week discussions, running from August 1-21. After that, we will send the design document to potential sponsors. (We will also have a voice-over slide presentation video.)

For the first week, our discussion theme is “why?” Why do we need to act and do something different and better? Prepare yourself by:

1. Watching this short video that explains why we start with why: Simon Sinek video: http://bit.ly/av2Dxm

2. Reading the design document here: AVII design document: http://bit.ly/ahbI8H (If the words are splayed across the screen, go to View and select Fixed-width page.)

Start with why you would pursue such a program. (There will be time for other comments.) Knowing what motivates our participants will help us direct and modify the program. The design document is open to edits. If you have improvements and additions, go ahead, but don't be surprised if your contributions are edited further.

Kent Myers will moderate the discussion. This first discussion stops on August 7 and a new topic starts on Sunday, August 8.

Independent discussions will occur in two locations: Russell Ackoff (on LinkedIn)