How do you design information systems when knowledge falls into the gaps between teams, priorities, and software? This keynote explores how intelligence actually emerges — through knowledge flow.
How do you design information systems when knowledge falls into the gaps between teams, priorities and software? This workshop is an invitation to design knowledge flow. With hands-on practices grounded in real-world examples.
Turn feature requirements into coherent system design in this hands-on, collaborative modeling session. Forge relationships — between concepts, people, and time — through a real-world scenario where assumptions hide and understanding diverges. Discover how shared structure and temporal intelligence change everything.
A three-hour workshop on systems thinking for software professionals. Understand how to view software systems holistically, recognize and correct common mistakes, and develop strategies to improve systems-thinking skills.
O'Reilly Workshop: Learning Systems Thinking February 2026
For decades we’ve built software and organizations around plans and repositories — but knowledge isn’t static. In this keynote, Diana Montalion introduces Emergent Meaning Architecture (EMA): a new paradigm for designing systems that think with us. EMA turns architecture from rigid pipelines into living, relational systems where meaning emerges, adapts, and flows.
Architecture as a Collective Practice: A Role-Playing Simulation
You’ve just joined Mago — and the system is on fire. In this first-of-its-kind role-playing simulation, you'll navigate organizational chaos, consult fictional execs, and deliver an architectural recommendation under pressure. Practice systemic reasoning, evolve models together, and experience architecture as a collective, socio-technical practice. And have wicked fun doing it.
Join Diana Montalion's 3-hour workshop to learn systems thinking for software professionals, where you'll understand how to view software systems holistically, recognize and correct common mistakes, and develop strategies to improve systems-thinking skills. This course is ideal for technologists who seek to integrate diverse expertise, work with complex systems, and become leaders who can foster collaborative, insightful environments with minimal oversight.
O'Reilly Workshop: Learning Systems Thinking October 2025