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THE SYSTEMIC DESIGN ASSOCIATION
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OCAD UNIVERSITY

ARCS OF IMPACT

RELATIONALITY IN COMPLEXITY

OCTOBER 3–21/22*
*Global time zone coverage from UTC+14 to UTC−12

Coordinated Management of Meaning

ARCS
OF IMPACT
OCTOBER 2025

The annual Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium has become the go-to gathering for actionable insights, applicable methods, and direction-setting ideas. This year, RSD14 was a gateway to understanding relationality in complexity—a concept central to systemic design, where transformation arises through situated, relational engagement. Rigorous, transdisciplinary sessions led by researchers and practitioners generated arcs of impact across multi-scale, multi-actor systems.

Coordinated Management of Meaning

COMMUNITY (AC)CHORDS
October 3–6

Coordinated Management of Meaning

STREAMING KNOWLEDGE
October 7–10

Coordinated Management of Meaning

Relational
Connect­ed­ness
October 11

Coordinated Management of Meaning

Ecologies
of Knowing
October 12

arcs of impact
October 15–18

Navigating
new edges
for the field
October 19

RSD14 Presenting Partnership
Systemic Design Association
OCAD University
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