How did the Human Systems Dynamics Institute Come To Be?
In the beginning, the diversity of thought in the field of human systems dynamics stimulated new thought and action. Possibilities emerged when individuals who worked mostly as soloists found opportunities to play in ensemble. Organizations such as the Society of Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences, as well as the Chaos Network, afforded annual opportunities to meet face-to-face and more frequent communication via newsletters, journals, and email or list-serves. Each of these venues provided opportunities for members of the emerging community to teach and learn together. Over time, however, the dynamics of diversity have shifted. What previously were motivating differences within the field threaten to become containers that establish competition and animosity between and among the various threads of investigation. Those who study and work in the field have a choice. Applications of complexity to human systems could become as factional and internally vitriolic as other appl
