This event is part of the INDEPxMetaphorum Online Talk Series for Stafford Beer’s Centennial. This event will take place in English. To participate, please register here. This talk examines the essence of the Viable System Model as originally conceived by Stafford Beer and discusses the application of his approach to governance in business, politics, and […]
This event will take place in English. To participate, please register here. INDEP and Common Wealth’s Green Planning Commission are convening a joint online panel to explore how green democratic economic planning can be translated into concrete policy proposals and integrated into broader transition strategies. Melanie Brusseler will introduce the Green Planning Commission (GPC), outlining […]
A new edition of a course from UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, an online university in Spain) explores democratic planning and post-capitalist models in the context of the climate crisis. It will be offered in Spanish from April 16th to April 30th. It can be attended in Person or taken online. Part of […]
On Wednesday 22nd April 2026 from 4PM-6PM CEST in room SFG 1030 in the Universität Bremen, Søren Mau will criticise anti-utopianism within Marxism and provide a Marxist defense for engaging in utopian thinking. This lecture is part of the lecture series “Contemporary Perspectives on Marx” that is being held by Universität Bremen. A summary of […]
This workshop is hosted by The New Centre for Research and Practice and is organized in partnership with INDEP. It will consist of two sessions, which will be three hours each. The first session will be on April 30, the second one on May 7. Both will take place from 9am ET to 11am ET. […]