Thank you to Pauline Lemaire, Daniel Trimarchi, and Wanja Michuki from the Systems Thinking Virtual Study Group for this week’s edition. This issue builds on the Systems Thinking VSG’s FFI Practitioner article, “The Inherited Bind: How Differentiation of Self and Invisible Loyalties Can Shape Family Businesses’ Succession,” further exploring Dr. Murray Bowen’s concept of the differentiation of self and its utility for family enterprise advisors.

Thank you to Asian Circle VSG members Keng-Fun Loh and Randel S. Carlock for this week’s FFI Practitioner. In this article, Loh and Carlock introduce their Communication360 Assessment tool to discuss the importance of healthy communication strategies within business families. Randel Carlock is presenting the session “The Enterprising Family: Creating a Family that Lasts Forever in a Turbulent New World” at the 2025 Global Conference.

Thanks to Anneleen Michiels and Claudia Astrachan for this issue exploring another lens for encouraging conversations on values and goals before moving clients into technical solutions. This article continues the October Practitioner series of articles relating to the FFI conference presenters and sponsors.