Who we are
The Complex Systems Frameworks Collection was originally developed by Diane Finegood, Fellow of the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, and Sam Bradd, Principal of Drawing Change. The current website was developed in late 2025 and is available at: https://www.complexsystemsframeworks.ca.
Comments
The Complex Systems Frameworks Collection is currently configured not to support comments. We may consider opening this capacity up in the future, but for now, most discussions take place on LinkedIn or at live events.
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How long we retain your data
If you ever leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make such a request, email Diane Finegood at finegood@sfu.ca.
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