Introduction to Systems Thinking for Sustainability & SiD

Introduction to Systems Thinking for Sustainability & SiD, available at $69.99, has an average rating of 4.5, with 57 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 56 reviews, and has 204 subscribers.

You will learn about Explore basic principles of systems thinking and network theory applied to sustainability Understand the main concepts underlying sustainability and its relevance in today’s world Recognize systemic behaviors in society and how they relate to key sustainability concepts Perform quick impact scans across different dimensions of sustainability, enlarging your scope of impact Learn about issues of sustainability and Symbiosis in Development (SiD) This course is ideal for individuals who are Learners driven by a desire to understand the world in more systemic ways or Individuals who wish to enhance widespread social and environmental sustainability or Professionals who wish to upskill and enhance their career opportunities or People working across a range of sectors and industries such as policy, design, research, engineering, business, education, management, and more It is particularly useful for Learners driven by a desire to understand the world in more systemic ways or Individuals who wish to enhance widespread social and environmental sustainability or Professionals who wish to upskill and enhance their career opportunities or People working across a range of sectors and industries such as policy, design, research, engineering, business, education, management, and more.

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Title: Introduction to Systems Thinking for Sustainability & SiD

Price: $69.99

Average Rating: 4.5

Number of Lectures: 57

Number of Quizzes: 2

Number of Published Lectures: 57

Number of Published Quizzes: 2

Number of Curriculum Items: 59

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 59

Original Price: $54.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Explore basic principles of systems thinking and network theory applied to sustainability
Understand the main concepts underlying sustainability and its relevance in today’s world
Recognize systemic behaviors in society and how they relate to key sustainability concepts
Perform quick impact scans across different dimensions of sustainability, enlarging your scope of impact
Learn about issues of sustainability and Symbiosis in Development (SiD)

Who Should Attend

Learners driven by a desire to understand the world in more systemic ways
Individuals who wish to enhance widespread social and environmental sustainability
Professionals who wish to upskill and enhance their career opportunities
People working across a range of sectors and industries such as policy, design, research, engineering, business, education, management, and more

Target Audiences

Learners driven by a desire to understand the world in more systemic ways
Individuals who wish to enhance widespread social and environmental sustainability
Professionals who wish to upskill and enhance their career opportunities
People working across a range of sectors and industries such as policy, design, research, engineering, business, education, management, and more

Building a sustainable society is our greatest challenge yet often misunderstood.

Yes, a sustainable future requires new infrastructure and smart technologies, but we must also address the deep-rooted causes in our economic, environmental, and political systems. All are intertwined, and it can become overwhelming.

This course helps develop deep insight into systems dynamics, network effects, and the vital concept of resilience. You’ll learn to recognize relationships, patterns, and where and how to intervene in a system to realize holistic and long-term improvements.

“Introduction to Systems Thinking for Sustainability & SiD” introduces Symbiosis in Development (SiD), an integrated systems thinking framework that combines theory and practice. By adopting a multi-disciplinary collaborative approach, SiD will enhance your understanding of impact scans and mapping tools and how to use them best to develop practical, sustainable solutions to address the root causes of many issues.

Given in various forms since 2010, most graduates of this course find themselves re-framing the way they see the world and define success, with many making positive changes in their personal and professional lives.

Learn from the experts in Symbiosis in Development (SiD) and sustainability:

Tom Bosschaert guides the course. Heis the author of SiD, the founder and director Except Integrated Sustainability, a global consultancy and design firm that has been developing pioneering strategies and solutions for the past 20 years. Clients have included the likes of IKEA, Heineken, and real estate projects from San Francisco to Shanghai.

Mattia Miccichè is a dynamic systems thinker and SiD facilitator who will guide your course and provide additional context. Mattia is curious and driven by discovering the core dynamics of societal transformation. With a background in environmental policy and organizational theory, he shares Except’s systems-based approach and desire for co-creation.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: About this course

Lecture 2: Week 1: Welcome to the course

Lecture 3: How to get the most out of this course

Lecture 4: Meet the educators

Lecture 5: Tell us about you

Lecture 6: Tell us about you (article)

Chapter 2: Defining Sustainability

Lecture 1: What does sustainability mean to you?

Lecture 2: Is this product sustainable?

Lecture 3: The pain of object-oriented "sustainable" solutions

Lecture 4: Integrated systems thinking: why it's important for sustainable development

Chapter 3: The importance of using correct definitions

Lecture 1: The problem with vague definitions

Lecture 2: Commonly used definitions for sustainability

Lecture 3: Wrapping up the first week – definitions

Chapter 4: Redefining sustainability using SiD

Lecture 1: Week 2: Sustainable complex systems

Lecture 2: The importance of speaking the same language (incl. resource)

Lecture 3: The SiD Definition of Sustainability

Chapter 5: Understanding complex and dynamic systems

Lecture 1: The "state" of a system (incl. resource)

Lecture 2: What is a system? (incl. resource)

Lecture 3: Complex systems (incl. resource)

Lecture 4: Dynamic systems (incl. resource)

Chapter 6: Resilience, Autonomy and Harmony for sustainable systems

Lecture 1: The Resilience, Autonomy, and Harmony of a 'sustainable' state

Lecture 2: Resilience, Autonomy and Harmony overview

Lecture 3: Resilient systems

Lecture 4: Autonomous systems

Lecture 5: Harmonious systems

Chapter 7: Quiz: check your knowledge

Lecture 1: Complex or complicated?

Lecture 2: Is this [object] sustainable? The wrong question to ask.

Lecture 3: Wrapping up week two: sustainable and complex systems

Chapter 8: Introduction to the anatomy of a system and the SNO hierarchy

Lecture 1: Introducing week 3 and the Object and Network levels

Lecture 2: The anatomy of a System – The SNO hierarchy

Lecture 3: The SNO overview

Chapter 9: The Object Level

Lecture 1: The Object level and its indicators

Lecture 2: Categorizing impact on the object level – the ELSI tool

Lecture 3: Practicing object-level analysis (incl. resource)

Lecture 4: Practice using ELSI

Chapter 10: The Network Level

Lecture 1: The Network Level: interactions and relationships

Lecture 2: The Network level in detail

Lecture 3: The Resilience parameters (incl. resource)

Lecture 4: The Autonomy parameters (incl. resource)

Lecture 5: The Harmony parameters (incl. resource)

Lecture 6: Summary of network parameters

Lecture 7: Practicing with Network level parameters (incl. resource)

Lecture 8: Wrapping up week three: the SNO hierarchy's elements

Chapter 11: The System level

Lecture 1: Last but not least – welcome to week four!

Lecture 2: A System: more then the sum of its parts

Lecture 3: Examples of systems

Chapter 12: The System Level Continued

Lecture 1: The System level: indicators/parameters

Lecture 2: Integrated Analysis

Chapter 13: System Behaviors and Dynamics

Lecture 1: An introduction to system behaviors and dynamics

Lecture 2: Overview of complex systems behavior and dynamics

Lecture 3: Spotting system behaviors and dynamics

Chapter 14: Wrapping it all up

Lecture 1: Symbiosis in Development – Origins, benefits, and practical applications

Lecture 2: SID On harmony, systems dynamics, and how to start thinking in systems

Lecture 3: Taking stock of the course

Lecture 4: What's next to learn? (incl. resource)

Lecture 5: Keeping in touch with Except and the SiD book download

Lecture 6: Additional resources! Books, article and films about systems and sustainability.

Instructors

Tom Bosschaert
Except Academy for Systems Thinking for Sustainability & SiD

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