Please find
details of a project with Form the Future and information on our next Third
Sector SIG meeting on ‘Applications of Systems Thinking’.
Form the
Future
Project
summary:
Project: Process improvement: Reviewing Form the Future’s two
main service delivery processes, to help them move to an online system.
Time commitment: approx. 4 days, though this will need to be checked by the volunteer in the
light of information gathered at their first meeting
Location: Cambridge,
CB4 2HY. Mix of onsite and remote working
Please read project scope and if you feel you are
able to offer your assistance please complete the application form and return to me along with
your CV by midday on Wednesday 8th February.
Information about the
organisation:
Charitable objectives:
To help young people learn about
the world of work and prepare them for employment
Main activities of the organisation:
Link schools and businesses to help young people
understand the world of work. We run career and employability skill related
events at schools, we undertake Health and Safety Checks for Work experience
and run a mentoring programme.
If you would like
to volunteer on a project but are not able to commit to the full time
requirement please let me know as it may be possible to pair you up with
another analyst. Lastly if you would like to work on a project as part of
a pair or with the support of a mentor please indicate on your application and
we try to facilitate this.
THIRD SECTOR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
The OR Society’s Third Sector Special Interest Group is holding a free
half day event on ‘Applications of Systems Thinking’ on Friday 17th
March (2-5pm) at CAN-Mezzanine, London, SE1 4YR
Systems
thinking is a powerful way of understanding the world, and accordingly, systems
approaches can be powerful ways of addressing real-world problems. This
half-day event is an opportunity to hear from people who are using systems
approaches to address community and social issues, and to discuss the potential
and the challenges of such approaches.
Speakers
include Gerald Midgley, Professor of
Systems Thinking at Hull University Business School, talking about resolving
stakeholder conflict in a range of community settings; Miles Weaver from
Edinburgh Napier University on how systems approaches have helped identify
better ways for communities and socially responsible businesses to build value;
and Penny Lawrence, Deputy Director of Oxfam, on applying systems thinking to
Oxfam’s change programme.
The event should be of interest to third
sector managers interested in how systems thinking can be applied to their own
challenges; to OR professionals interested in learning about different systems
methodologies and their applications; and to anybody interested in how systems
thinking can help us to drive change.
To book: The event is free to attend but we expect this to be a
very popular event and space is limited, so places must be booked in advance,
by visiting: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/or-society-third-sector-sig-applications-of-systems-thinking-tickets-31120017811
For further
information please contact: felicity.mcleister@theorsociety.com
Provisional timetable
2.00-2.05
Introduction/welcome
2.05-2.45
Gerald Midgley
2.45-3.15
Miles Weaver
3.15-3.30
break
3.30-4.00
Penny Lawrence
4.00-4.30
further speaker tbc
4.30-5.00
discussion, informal networking
