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Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Drawing Complexity on a Paper

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Discover how systems mapping powers systems thinkingSystems are groups of interacting, interrelated, and interdependent components that form a complex and unified whole.Systems mapping allows you to manage the vast amounts of information that confront you when analysing systems, and it’s a key approach to understanding them and being able to improve them.Building a strong understanding of systems mapping will enable you to chart the elements and relationships that compose any system you’re dealing with, and offer an unconventional insight into how it looks in space, how it behaves in time, and what it affects.Creating a clear image of that system will allow you to make informed decisions on how to improve its state via sound solutions. The process will also offer an important tool for communication, helping you to collaborate and inform key stakeholders when building more sustainable systems.Learn how systems mapping aids systems analysis and designSystems mapping is also a key tool in systems analysis and design. You’ll learn what the different components of a system are, and their relationships with others. This will empower you to begin thinking about how to make them more sustainable.This powerful tool will allow you to organise the wealth of information involved in systems thinking by drawing up stakeholder maps.Upon completion of this course, you’ll understand the fundamentals you need to start using systems maps to tackle real-life challenges and know how to create stakeholder maps for any project.This sustainability management course is designed for anyone who would like to understand how systems mapping can help us to build more sustainable systems.It would be suitable for purpose-driven professionals at public and private organisations.

Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Complex Systems Analysis

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Take an integrated approach to sustainability managementDiscover tools for complex systems analysis and design that will guide your work towardsa more sustainable future.

Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Practical Application of the SiD Method

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Build complex systems thinking skillsAs the second part of the Systems Thinking ExpertTrack, this course builds on the theory discussed in part one to cover the most practical components of Symbiosis in Development (SiD) - the first framework for integrated sustainable development. You’ll build the analytical skills and practical tools that you need to unravel any complex societal issue you may be working on.This course will enable you to perform all-encompassing systems analyses and empower you with a structured approach to initiate, facilitate, and accelerate sustainability transitions.Discover how to use the SiD framework in systems analysis and designThe SiD framework can be effective for anyone involved in driving sustainable change through systems thinking. It offers an integrated development framework that helps us to see complex systems holistically, and gain new insights into them.The SiD Method will lead you through a 5-step approach rooted in iterative design thinking. You’ll learn how to perform multiple iterations to end up with a blueprint for design and rollout for your projects, going through the stages of:visioning and goal settingsystems mappingsystems understandingsolutioning and roadmappingevaluation.By using the SiD integrated framework, you’ll be empowered to better understand both the systems and challenges in front of you to set practical, achievable goals and drive sustainable change.This sustainability management course is designed for anyone who would like to understand how the SiD framework can help us to build more sustainable systems.It would be suitable for purpose-driven professionals at public and private organisations.

Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Analyzing and Transitioning Complex Systems

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Take a structured approach to systems analysisSystems analysis is a key tool in driving sustainable changes using systems thinking. Before you can drive systems change, you need to understand how a system works, and the roles and influence of its components so that you can analyse that information to derive meaningful learnings.Armed with a robust analysis structure, you’ll be able to wade through complex social phenomena to become a more effective change-maker in your area of influence.Upon completion of this course, you’ll be acquainted with the practice of analysing complex systems and translating your learnings into sound sustainability strategies.Design actionable interventions for sustainable changeSystems analysis and design play a central role in driving systems change. This course will lay a foundation for your implementation of systems change by giving you the theoretical tools for systems analysis.You’ll learn tobreak down complex systems into their different dimensions of time, space, and context. This will allow you to see where you can influence strategic interventions to drive sustainable change. You’ll consider how different interventions can have different scales of impact: direct, indirect, or systematic.You’ll also explore different approaches to complex systems thinking, such as reductionist, holistic, and symbiotic methodologies.The course focuses on driving meaningful and actionable sustainable change. You will, therefore, explore different strategies for creating roadmaps for large-scale changes, to bring your sustainability goals into reach.This sustainability management course is designed for anyone who would like to understand how systems analysis can help us to build more sustainable systems.It would be suitable for purpose-driven professionals at public and private organisations.

An Introduction to Systems Thinking for Sustainability: SiD Theory I

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Learn about issues of sustainability and Symbiosis in Development (SiD)To work on building a sustainable society requires learning and applying new, integrated concepts of living, working, and producing. This course will provide you with a renewed understanding of the issues of sustainability, and will introduce you to the framework of Symbiosis in Development (SiD), developed over 20 years.SiD is the first complete systemic sustainability framework, combining the theory of systems thinking and sustainability with a practical application method, and team work processes to guide projects from A to Z.Understand the main concepts underlying sustainability and its relevance in today’s worldTapping into basic notions of systems thinking, and network and resilience theory, you’ll have a renewed understanding of the issues of sustainability affecting our world today and the relevance of it as a concept.You’ll gain in-depth knowledge on how to think holistically, and gauge a whole new perspective on the term ‘sustainable impact’, learning how to implement this in both your professional and personal life.Recognise systemic behaviours in society and how they relate to key sustainability conceptsAlong with recognising systematic behaviours within modern society, you’ll also understand how to re-frame the way success is defined for sustainable projects and come up with sustainable end goals and KPIs.You’ll also perform impact scans across different dimensions of sustainability.Learn from the experts in Symbiosis in Development (SiD) and sustainability issuesYou’ll be guided throughout by the founder of Expert Integrated Sustainability Tom Bosschaert, who has designed pioneering sustainable strategies for clients such as IKEA and Heineken, and Mattia Miccichè, systems thinker and SiD facilitator.This online course is for purpose-driven professionals in both public and private organisations, who are determined to make a substantially positive impact on society.This includes policy makers, designers, planners, researchers, engineers, business strategists, and people in communications and management.Whether learners are taking the first steps in their career, or they are experienced sustainability experts, the course provides a common understanding and vocabulary on systemic sustainability.To take part in this course, you will need paper, a pencil, color markers, and a creative attitude.