Curious Conversations with Special Guest Judy Tal - Season 2/Episode 7

In this episode, we’re continuing our pattern of inquiry with active members of the HSD community. Our special guest is Judy Tal. Judy is a professional consultant, teacher, supervisor, and lecturer in the field of Human Systems Dynamics (HSD), Co-founder and director of the HSD Learning Center in Tel- Aviv (HSD-IL). My interest in human systems and human relations emerged at the late 90s after 24 years in the academy learning and later teaching and researching in the field of pure mathematics; Graphs' Theory and Combinatorial Algorithms. My current calling emerged from various professional certifications and practices, among which are the Tavistock analytical approach to OD, Theory of Constrains (ToC), Mediation with practicum, The Learning Organization and Theory U, and many more. In the summer of 2004 I was introduced to the HSD complex paradigm which finally made sense of what I've observed in my work with Organizations and teams. The HSD paradigm offers explanations rather than descriptions and thus it supports decision making and provides options for action. I joined the HSD community by becoming a certified associate (HSDA) of the HSD Institute, and a few years later an HSDP under the supervision and teaching of Dr. Glenda Eoyang and Royce Holladay. In 2010, together with Dr. Glenda Eoyang we established a HSD Learning Center in Tel-Aviv, providing certification programs, workshops and consulting services to the local market. During that time, I was frequently involved in the development and delivery of various learning activities with the HSD Institute around the world and in the virtual arena. In 2011, inspired by Dr. Glenda Eoyang's theory and based on my own professional experience, I put together a set of axioms and defined by them the foundations for the field of Human Systems Dynamics. Since then, together with various partners, I'm involved in collaborative projects under the name "HSD-inside" where the complex paradigm is woven into traditional disciplines (more concretely: HSD inside Planning and Strategy, HSD inside Performance Appraisal, HSD inside Coaching etc.). The HIVE©, developed with Sabine Amend, HSDA herself, is a new group-ware, a capacity builder of creative and generative engagement in human interactions, particularly for management skills like leadership, authority, and innovation.