Zaid Khan
@zaid___khan
Strategist via Multiparadigm Inquiry | Islamic-bound Pragmatism | Design, Systems Thinking, Foresight, Philosophy, Media Ecology, Civilization History, Localism
"Humbling Design is about learning when to act and when to let things unfold." The essence of my recent TEDxOCADU challenges design's bias-for-action esp in complex scenarios. Perhaps we can value deliberate non-action. youtube.com/watch?v=RwDU7v…
Official start 5-day Banathy Conversation retreat by @CsrpInstitute in rural setting. Staggered arrivals on airplanes and cars, from Helsinki, New Orleans and Toronto. Dialogue in two groups, overlap briefings on second day. (Center for Corporate Rehab, Fairfield, Iowa) 20240414
Book ahead to @The_ISSIP May 13 session on "Which service systems are changing with globalization/deglobalization?" featuring #MikeWing , and @CsrpInstitute regulars @garysmetcalf + @daviding , moderated by @zaid___khan . docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
"It might not be about starting with why, maybe it's about starting with when" says @zaid___khan on "Humbling Design by Sensing Rhythms" to designers at @OCADU_SFI @TEDx . Research from master's in design, + #SystemsThinking collaboration since 2019. youtu.be/RwDU7vb20Ow
Slides and video on “Thinking with Time: A brief introduction to Systems Changes Learning” by @zaid___khan for @OCADU_SFI "Understanding Systems" course are an easier way into recent progress on #SystemsThinking foregrounding temporality. coevolving.com/blogs/index.ph…
Circle on "What Can SystemThinkers Learn from Public Transit Planning" with @AndrewMillerYYZ + @SergioDeLaraS , moderated @zaid___khan . Public accounting discourages government experts, private sector contractors assuming risk. Plans for urban transport need political will.
Been practicing this since March 2025 when @zaid___khan first made this utterance. Super advice for system thinkers …
"Think of systems through time first, space second." Was main message of my guest lecture @OCADU_SFI. This shifted perspective unlocks alt ways to dealing w complexity. Now onto methods! Thank you @XformByDesign, @daviding, @redesign cc: @RSDSymposium youtube.com/watch?v=mS92TS…
"Think of systems through time first, space second." Was main message of my guest lecture @OCADU_SFI. This shifted perspective unlocks alt ways to dealing w complexity. Now onto methods! Thank you @XformByDesign, @daviding, @redesign cc: @RSDSymposium youtube.com/watch?v=mS92TS…
There really is a billion-dollar opportunity waiting out there for someone to create a service that can make the internet “smaller” — less global, more provincial, offering users the option to filter the countries, IP ranges, etc they engage with in their online world.
I'm booked for #SysPrac25, Sept. 3-4 UK, by #SCiO - Systems and Complexity in Organisation and @OpenUniversity. Short talk with @zaid___khan accepted. Pacing Changes with Living Systems: Rhythmic threads in textures, rhythmic textures of threads systemspractice.org/SYSPRAC25
Join MiCA and researcher Bouchra Mossman for an engaging talk on "Arctic Muslims" in Canada with Q&A. 🗓️ Thursday May 29, 6:30-8PM 📍Jackman Humanities Building Register: eventbrite.ca/e/muslims-in-t…
OCAD U Co: Afternoon @TedX @OCADU_SFI speaker @zaid___khan on Humbling Design by Sensing Rhythms. Major Research Project of 2020 extended with continuing progress on Systems Changes Learning. Noticed audience resonance with heads nodding. (Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario)
OCADU Graduate Programs: 📷 Save Share 📷 In-person #SystemsThinking Ontario session on Wisdom Studies, led by @psywisdom #IgorGrossman and @zaid___khan . First time post-pandemic we've reverted to circle. Conversation flowed naturally amongst participants, little moderation.
May 8 in-person #SystemsThinking meeting 6:30pm at OCADU Toronto. The post-meeting unpacking over (cheap) dinner nearby extends conversations. @zaid___khan @psywisdom wiki.st-on.org/2025-05-08
Excited to chat w Prof @psywisdom abt connections between 'systems thinking' and 'wisdom studies'. Takes place in-person Thu May 8th. Details here: wiki.st-on.org/2025-05-08 This topic connects with my efforts to promote 'humbling' posture amongst social system designers.
Excited to chat w Prof @psywisdom abt connections between 'systems thinking' and 'wisdom studies'. Takes place in-person Thu May 8th. Details here: wiki.st-on.org/2025-05-08 This topic connects with my efforts to promote 'humbling' posture amongst social system designers.
Better to lead by example than by argument.
Aesthetics = Dawah — most do not understand this.
In this is the secret of the “indigenisation” of the Faith in your family, your company, your society, your civilisation for those of you with discernment. God guide me.
Don't make "Islamic" things. Be Islamic and make excellent things. The things, then, become Islamic by virtue of their goodness and your Islamic-ness. Further, they become a form of dhikr, a glorification of the Divine.
Murtaza has captured the realization that I see many in my locale resisting, or choosing to not to come to terms with. But either way this realization is inevitable.
Some personal reflections about the world after Gaza: mazmhussain.substack.com/p/what-is-to-b…