We are delighted to share with you the release of the Journal of Awareness-Based Systems Change (JASC), Volume 4, Issue 1. 

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The articles that make up this issue traverse many of the domains that shape our societies and our lives: learning, leadership, climate, governance, research, and art, among others. Each of these domains, as well as their intersections, face challenges for which our old paradigms for understanding and acting on the world are ill-equipped. Characterized by binaries, our existing foundations are neither able to adequately inform action in a world marked by inter- and intra-connected realities any longer, nor do they provide explanatory capacity for the complexity of our current situation and the dialectic struggle between old epistemologies and emergent realities we are caught in. Each article in this issue moves beyond binaries and speaks from a deep place of connection, affirming our belief that collective actions inspired by people, place, and purpose, can lead to more just, effective, and sustainable outcomes.

As an editorial team, we see our role as part of a broader movement and network of connections that we aim to help nurture, a space and body of work we think of as a third option that seeks to move beyond either-or thinking and doing, to that which is more integrated and generative. In doing so, we take a hopeful stance: the future is not a distant dream but a present reality, unfolding in diverse communities and initiatives around the globe. As we read and work with the contributions to this issue, the papers offer an exploration of varied ontologies, epistemologies, and methodologies, and demonstrate how we can move forward acting from a knowledge grounded in the field, generated in partnership with diverse human and non-human agencies.

We invite you to share this issue with any friends and colleagues.

—Warm wishes, JASC Editorial team

This JASC this issue features contributions from: Melanie Goodchild, Tanya Allport, Tom Johnson, Amohia Boulton, Glen Cousquer, Emily Norris, Peter Lurz, Elizabeth Vander Meer, John Gurnell, Camille Courier de Mèré, Laura Winn, Sophia Robele, Elizabeth Walsh, Bayo Akomolafe, Ioan Fazey, Dylan McGarry, Injairu Kulundu, Fiona McKenzie, Megan Seneque, Oliver Koenig, Eva Pomeroy, Otto Scharmer.

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The JASC is committed to open access readership and open access authorship for diverse voices in systems change. If you align with our intention, please consider supporting with a donation of any size. If you or your organization would be interested in sponsoring the journal, please reach out to research@presencing.org.

If you would like to make a submission to the Journal of Awareness-Based Systems change, submissions are accepted twice each year. The next deadline for submissions is November 30, 2024. You can register for notifications of the journal’s bi-annual issue publication here.

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We invite you to explore our previous issues of the JASC.