Date and time: Friday 2 February 2024, 12.00 - 1.00pm AEDT
Topic: Demystifying Critical System Heuristics
Presenters: Julie Elliott, Andrew Hawkins, Kara Scally-Irvine, Brian Keogh | AES Systems Special Interest Group
Venue: Via Zoom. Details will be emailed to registrants just prior to the start time
Register online by: Thursday 1 February 2024

Event overview

Join us for the first AES Systems SIG session of 2024, delving into Critical System Heuristics (CSH) - a framework for paying attention to, understanding and refining boundary judgments.

In an ideal scenario, a system of interest is crisply defined within set boundaries with each boundary judgement explicitly guided by particular decisions. However, the complex realities that evaluators try to navigate and the selective nature of decision-making can introduce uncertainty and ambiguity. In this context, CSH, pioneered by Werner Ulrich and further developed with Martin Reynolds, emerges as a coherent and relevant practical tool. It offers a structured approach to critically examine boundary judgment issues through a set of thought-provoking questions related to purpose, control, knowledge and legitimacy.

Our discussion will be enriched by insights from the recent CECAN Webinar with Bob Williams: Setting Boundaries in Evaluation; The role of Critical Systems Heuristics’. The presentation slides and webinar recording are accessible through the provided links, and we encourage participants to review them before the SIG session.
Please watch the video or read the slides – and then we will have a facilitated discussion.

SLIDES: Bob Williams slides
VIDEO: Critical Systems Heuristics - An Introduction

Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of Critical System Heuristics!

Presenter details

Bob Williams (recorded) Julie Elliott, Andrew Hawkins, Kara Scally-Irvine, Brian Keogh (Systems Special Interest Group)

This is a special event organised by the AES Systems Special Interest Group. AES free events provide an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators.

This seminar will not be recorded.

• VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS: 12.00pm

• QLD: 11.00am

• SA: 11.30am

• NT: 10.30am

• WA: 9.00am

• New Zealand: 2.00pm

For other time zones please go to https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Please ensure you have access to your email address just prior to the start time to access Zoom details. Please also check your email address is correct on your registration form before submitting. Thanks.