Winter Session 2025

Explore the world of complexity science with NECSI’s Winter Session 2025. This specially designed course offers an in-depth understanding of complex systems, combining theoretical foundations with real-world applications. Whether you aim to deepen your expertise or begin a new intellectual journey, this program provides a comprehensive and academically rigorous exploration of the field.

Course Dates: 10-21 February 2025

Registration Open: 22 November 2024

Early Registration Pricing Ends: 23 December 2024

Early Registration prices are as follows:
Corporate - $978
Government/NGO - $808
Individual - $765
Student/Academic - $638*
*Must use college or university email address to receive this rate

To apply for a scholarship, click here.

Email programs@necsi.edu for questions about our course options

Mastering Complexity: Discover Systems, Patterns, and Dynamics

This February, engage the science of complexity—an interdisciplinary approach to understanding patterns of behavior, the dynamics of global finance, and the challenges faced by societies, organizations, and the world at large.

This course introduces foundational concepts such as emergence, networks, self-organization, fractals, chaos, scaling, adaptation, and interdependence. You’ll also explore essential methods including statistical analysis, agent-based modeling, cellular automata, system representation, and pattern recognition.

The program blends self-paced study with live, interactive sessions for a flexible and engaging learning experience. Pre-recorded lectures allow for personalized study at your own pace, reinforced through quizzes and critical concept reviews. Live virtual sessions with NECSI’s experts and guest speakers provide opportunities for collaborative discussions, expert insights, and deep dives into real-world applications.

Applications of complex systems science will be explored through case studies in:

• Social systems: education, healthcare, and military dynamics

• Psychosocial systems: social behavior, creativity, and the mind

• Biological systems: physiology, brain function, cellular networks, and genetic systems

• Physical systems: meteorology and environmental patterns

This course offers a rigorous and integrative framework for analyzing the interconnected systems that shape our world.

NECSI’s Winter Session offers a flexible, self-paced learning experience through 12 hours of comprehensive pre-recorded lectures, allowing you to study and revisit key concepts at your own pace.

Complementing this, the two-week program includes live Q&A sessions with complexity scientist Yaneer Bar-Yam, providing an engaging mix of foundational understanding and real-time expert insights.

Key Benefits:

• Flexible Learning Options: Combine the freedom of self-paced study through pre-recorded lectures with the dynamic engagement of live Q&A sessions.

• World-Class Instruction: Gain insights from leading researchers and educators in complexity science, recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to the field.

• Real-World Applications: Explore how complexity science principles can address challenges in areas such as public health, business, technology, and social systems.

Highlights to Look Forward To:

• Collaborative Projects: Participate in a team project to apply course concepts in a hands-on, practical context.

• Networking Opportunities: Engage with an interdisciplinary community of peers, thought leaders, and experts for meaningful connections and shared learning.

• Extensive Content: Access a robust curriculum blending theory, case studies, and practical tools, designed to deepen your understanding of complex systems.

Exploring the Foundations and Applications of Complex Systems

This lecture series provides a deep dive into the principles and applications of complexity science, covering topics such as self-organization, fractals, system modeling, and real-world dynamics across physical, biological, and social systems. Each part builds a comprehensive understanding of how patterns emerge, evolve, and influence interconnected systems.

Below is the complete course content, outlining each lecture and its focus:

Part 1: Introduction to Complex Systems (55:19)

Part 2: Self-Organization of Patterns of Behavior (1:20:16)

Part 3: Fractal Patterns, Scaling and Universality (1:10:08)

Part 4: Patterns: Physical, Chemical, Biological and Social (1:11:24)

Part 5: Modeling Demonstration (45:23)

Part 6: Describing Complex Systems on Multiple Scales (1:07:16)

Part 7: Complexity in the Real World (1:13:31)

Part 8: Complexity and Organizations (50:00)

Part 9: Patterns in Brain and Mind (46:31)

Part 10: Modeling Change: Reaction, Feedback and Chaos (1:01:13)

Part 11: Randomness and Noise (56:02)

Part 12: Evolution and Biodiversity in Spatial Populations (1:31:15)

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