CLEA, Free University of Brussels (VUB) Courses

AI Licensing - The Power to Make AI Beneficial at Scale

Explore how AI licensing terms shape societal outcomes and discover frameworks for steering automation towards inclusion, sustainability, and collective benefit through innovative contract design.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evolution and Complexity

Explore evolutionary principles and complexity theory with leading researcher Francis Heylighen from VUB in this comprehensive academic presentation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Topological Methods in Contextuality - A Unified Framework for Simplicial Distributions

Explore advanced topological frameworks for studying contextuality through simplicial distributions, chain complexes, and sheaf-theoretic approaches in quantum mechanics and measurement theory.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Least Action and Complex Self-Organization

Explore the principle of least action in complex systems and how it drives self-organization through positive feedback loops, with simulations demonstrating power law relationships between system size and complexity.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Implicit Values in Generative AI: What Does AI "Want"?

Explore the ethical implications of generative AI with Francis Heylighen as he examines the implicit goals and values driving AI systems and their potential impact on human-AI relationships.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modeling the Collapse of Complex Societies

Explore mathematical modeling of societal collapse through dynamic systems theory, examining historical patterns and predictive frameworks for understanding complex civilization trajectories.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Network Methods for Analysis of Participatory City Projects

Explore network science and statistical methods for analyzing citizen participation patterns in urban projects, focusing on iNaturalist's City Nature Challenge case studies from 2017-2020.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sustainability and Supply Chain Resilience

Explore strategies for building sustainable and resilient supply chains, focusing on risk management, environmental impact, and long-term business continuity in global operations.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Digital Transition and Sustainable Development

Explore the intersection of digital transformation and sustainability, examining how technological advances can drive environmental and social progress while addressing key development challenges.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Self-Maintaining Systems as Models of Sustainability

Explore complex systems theory and sustainability through self-maintaining systems, examining how natural processes can inform sustainable development and organizational resilience.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AI as a Human Rights Issue - Value Chains, Consequences, and Community-Led Governance

Explore how AI impacts human rights across its entire value chain, from data extraction to deployment, and discover community-led governance models for more ethical AI systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity and Evolution

Explore complexity theory and evolutionary principles through expert insights from a leading researcher at the Free University of Brussels.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

First Order and Second Order Logic in Systemic Thought - LEAP Lab Complexity Seminar Series #2

Explore the distinctions between first and second order logic and their applications in understanding complex adaptive systems through systemic thinking approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity and Evolution - Part 7

Explore advanced concepts in complexity science and evolutionary theory through expert analysis of complex adaptive systems and their emergent properties.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity and Evolution Course - Part 6

Explore advanced concepts in complexity science and evolutionary theory through expert analysis of complex adaptive systems and their emergent properties.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video