Includes bibliographical references and index.

1: Foreword;

2: Preface;

3: Keynotes Contributions;

4: Human Aspects of Managing Systems;

5: Sustainability and the Anthropocene;

6: Smartness and Big Data;

7: Democracy, Transparency, and Social Dynamics;

8: Interactions Revolution;

9: Knowledge and Organisation;

10: Systems Thinking and System Dynamics;

11: Quantum Modelling;

12: Reflexivity, Second Order Science and Context;

13: Participant Universities;

14: Participant Associations;

15: Partners;

16: Sponsor;

17: Strategic Committee;

18: About the Editors;

19: About the Keynotes;

20: Contributor Index;

21: Subject Index

"Society is now facing challenges for which the traditional management toolbox is increasingly inadequate. Well-grounded theoretical frameworks, such as systems-thinking and cybernetics, offer schemes and models that facilitate the understanding of complex phenomena, without being impacted by the passage of time. This book, through a multi-disciplinary approach, addresses the complexity of decision making and problem solving in the 21st century, featuring contributions from systems and cybernetics supported by a wide network of scientists. This book is the outcome of the WOSC 2017, the 17th Congress of the World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics, which invites scientists, policy-makers, professionals and students from across the globe to have a dynamic conversation about the dynamics of contemporary societal problems from systems and cybersystemic perspectives"-- Provided by publisher