Thomas Flanagan

Thomas Flanagan First joined 2003 Title Member Affiliation To fill Notable works Numerous book on Structured Dialogic Design Interest in SIGs To fill Degree(s) Invertebrate Physiology Neurobiology Field(s) of study Neuroscience, Technology Management, Structured Dialogic Design University(ies) M.Sc. Invertebrate Physiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA, 1975 B.Sc. Marine Biology & Chemistry, University of Massachusetts , North Dartmouth, MA, USA, 1973 MBA/M.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1995 Ph.D. Neurobiology , Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA, 1982 Specialization(s) Structured Dialogic Design ORCID To Fill Notable Awards or Achievements co-founder of Institute for 21st Century Agoras and co-developer of Structured Dialogic Design Links https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Tom_Flanagan

Tom Flanagan served as president of the Institute for 21st Century Agoras between 2007-2021. Currently, Tom serves as treasurer. He has authored multiple articles and books about the practice of SDD. His research, product development, and management career has spanned marine science, insect physiology, environmental engineering, biomedical products, and behavioral healthcare, He lives in Warren, Rhode Islan, USA with his wife Jenny and son Danniel and continues scholarly research on SDD and related practices of design dialogue. His local missions include enhancing connections between the arts and participatory journalism, philanthropic community building, and behavioral self-care through times of civic stress. Tom leads a local initiative for enhancing awareness and support for alternative and complementary self-care for grief, depression, loneliness and pre-clinical anxiety (www.BlueskiesRI.org). Tom holds a PhD in neuroscience from Wesleyan University and an MBA in technology management from MIT. In addition to his local service on boards and committees, Tom is an active member of the AGORAS, International Society for Systems Science, and the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation.

Academia and Career

Tom has authored multiple articles and books about the practice of SDD. His research, product development, and management career has spanned marine science, insect physiology, environmental engineering, biomedical products, and behavioral healthcare, He lives in Warren, Rhode Islan, USA with his wife Jenny and son Danniel and continues scholarly research on SDD and related practices of design dialogue.

His local missions include enhancing connections between the arts and participatory journalism, philanthropic community building, and behavioral self-care through times of civic stress. Tom leads a local initiative for enhancing awareness and support for alternative and complementary self-care for grief, depression, loneliness and pre-clinical anxiety (www.BlueskiesRI.org). Tom holds a PhD in neuroscience from Wesleyan University and an MBA in technology management from MIT. In addition to his local service on boards and committees, Tom is an active member of the AGORAS, International Society for Systems Science, and the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation.

Books by Thomas Flanagan

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Selected Book Publications

• Flanagan, T. R., & Christakis, A. N. (2021). The talking point: creating an environment for exploring complex meaning. IAP.
• Flanagan, T. R. (2020). Structured dialogic design for mobilizing collective action in highly complex systems. In Handbook of systems sciences (pp. 1-21). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
• Flanagan, T. R., & Bausch, K. C. (2011). A democratic approach to sustainable futures: A workbook for addressing the global problematique. Ongoing Emergence Press.
• Cisneros, R. T., Hisijara, B. A., & Bausch, K. C. (2013). Strategic articulation of actions to cope with the huge challenges or our world: A platform for reflection. Atlanta: Institute for 21st Century Agoras.
• Body Wisdom in Dialogue: Rediscovering the Voice of the Goddess Body Wisdom in Dialogue: Rediscovering the Voice of the Goddess
• The Talking Point: Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning
• Flanagan, T., & Lindell, C. H. (2018). The coherence factor: linking emotion and cognition when individuals think as a group. Emerald Publishing Limited.

Links to relevant pages

• https://globalagoras.org/about/members-of-the-board/