20 Oct TREES, CLOUDS AND FLYING PIGS
Clouds and Flying Pigs: Practical Tools for Clear Thinking is a highly interactive seminar that equips participants with simple yet powerful tools to resolve conflicts and design innovative solutions in complex environments. Rooted in the Theory of Constraints (TOC) developed by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, the seminar focuses on Evaporation Clouds and Flying Pigs—methods used worldwide to break deadlocks, challenge assumptions, and turn “impossible” ideas into practical outcomes.
MARIO LOPEZ_DE_AVILA MUÑOZ
Mario López de Ávila is a Socio-technical Systems Engineer whose work over the past decade has focused on complexity in human systems, socio-technical transformation, and digital product design and delivery. He graduated as a Machine Learning Engineer from The Bridge DTC in 2020 and co-founded the Spanish Association for Responsible Artificial Intelligence in 2021. In 2023, the team he led won the international Grand Challenge of the University of St. Gallen, a stress test of the EU AI Act applied to real-world machine learning systems.
Skills
1. Identify, articulate, and analyze underlying conflicts in organizational and personal contexts through the Evaporation Cloud.
2. Critically examine and challenge the assumptions that sustain such conflicts, distinguishing valid reasoning from faulty logic.
3. Develop structured reasoning habits that enhance clarity of thought, enabling the transition from vague problems to precise cause–effect logic and actionable solutions.
4. Demonstrate collaborative problem-solving skills by working in groups to construct and validate Clouds, propose interventions, and present solution pathways to peers.
Schedule
Which dates?
16-mar
23-mar
13-apr
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What day?
MONDAYS
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