Connectalism: A new paradigm for human choice. (21st July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Faugère, Christophe
• Is Part Of: Systems research and behavioral science. Volume 38:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 866
• Page End: 889
• Publication Date: 2020-07-21
• Subjects: awareness -- biosphere -- connectedness -- COVID‐19 -- Maslow -- networks -- systems thinking; Psychology -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; System theory -- Periodicals; 003
• DOI: 10.1002/sres.2730
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1092-7026

Abstract

Abstract: This is an introduction to Connectalism : A new paradigm for analysing human choice. Connectalism is rooted in systems thinking and humanistic psychology. It melds together ancient and modern wisdoms about humans' awareness of their interconnectedness within the networks they belong to (e.g., the biosphere). Basic motivation for the concept and postulates are introduced, with implications for the sustainability debate. The key analytical tool to operationalize the examination of decision frameworks is functional dependency network analysis. We then work through a simple application of this approach to the COVID‐19 pandemic.