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'''Alexander Laszlo''' (born 1964) an American [[systems scientist]], Director of Leadership and Systemic Innovation PhD program at the [[Buenos Aires Institute of Technology]], President of Syntony Quest, and faculty member for the Organizational Systems Renewal program at [[Bainbridge Graduate Institute]] in Seattle, Washington.<ref>http://www.bgi.edu/academics/our-faculty/ Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Seattle, Washington, Faculty]</ref> He was President of the [[International Society for the Systems Sciences]] in 2012-13, known for his work on systems theories<ref>Werhane, Patricia H. "Moral imagination and systems thinking." ''Journal of Business Ethics'' 38.1-2 (2002): 33-42.</ref> and "knowledge management in a changing world."<ref>Ergazakis, Kostas, Kostas Metaxiotis, and John Psarras. "Towards knowledge cities: conceptual analysis and success stories." ''Journal of knowledge management'' 8.5 (2004): 5-15.</ref>  

Alexander Laszlo is the son of [[Ervin László]], and was born in [[Fribourg]], [[Switzerland]]. He received a BA from [[Haverford College]], with a major in International and Comparative Political Science and a minor in Human Physiology. At the [[University of Pennsylvania]] he received his MA in History and Sociology of Science, and a PhD in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Policy.

He is also Head Instructor of the Dojang At Occidental (the DAO) with over 25 years of experience. He holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in [[Chung Do Kwan]] style of [[Tae Kwon Do]] and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in [[Shotokan]] style of [[Karate]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dominican University of California, Green MBA School of Business and Leadership, Faculty and Staff, Alexander Laszlo|url=http://greenmba.com/Faculty-and-Staff/Laszlo/View-details/|accessdate=15 February 2011}}</ref>

Laszlo applies in his research, teachings and practice systems thinking, policy analysis, and technology assessment to issues of individual and collective empowerment, and community-building activities on the design and implementation of evolutionary pathways for self-directed sustainability. Laszlo teaches on [[evolutionary]] [[leadership]], [[collaboration]], and [[systems thinking]] at a variety of MBA and Doctoral programs internationally.

* Laszlo, Alexander, and Kathia Castro. "Technology and Values: Interactive Learning Environments for Future Generations." ''Educational Technology'' 35.2 (1995): 7-13.

* [[Laszlo, Ervin]], and Alexander Laszlo. "The contribution of the systems sciences to the humanities." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 14.1 (1997): 5-19.

* Laszlo, Alexander, Kathia Castro Laszlo, and Halim Dunsky. "[http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathia_Laszlo/publication/227675690_Redefining_success_designing_systemic_sustainable_strategies/links/00463536af991072e0000000.pdf Redefining success: designing systemic sustainable strategies]." ''Systems Research and Behavioral Science'' 27.1 (2010): 3-21.

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* [http://www.syntonyquest.org Syntony Quest], a social profit educational organization.

* [http://www.giordanobrunouniversity.com Giordano Bruno Global Shift University]

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