Course overview
Applied systems change tactics
- A historical snapshot of the field and practice of systems thinking
- Techniques for adapting and expanding a systems mindset
- Iceberg and mushroom models
- Recap on analog systems mapping techniques
- Identifying emergence and synthesis
- Soft systems methods
- Leverage points and systems interventions
- Detailed systems dynamics, like behavior over time and causal loop diagrams
- How to develop and use the Theory of Change method
- Systems archetypes and their relationship to systems exploration
- Delays and feedback
- Understanding emergence
- Systems modeling tools
- Systems boundaries & subsystems
- Stocks and flows
- Systems behaviors and dealing with delays
- Designing systems interventions
- Tactics for activating systems change
Curriculum
What’s inside this course
The objective of this course is to provide tools and techniques you can use to understand and apply systems thinking to the world around you. You will be provided with a solid foundation for building systems interventions that affect change. You will also learn how to design a theory of change so that you can go from ideas to action, and take a look at the theoretical applications of a systems mindset.
Materials
- Material one
Certification
Looking to advance further?
Consider taking the UnSchool Practitioner Certification. This 6 month program is for anyone interested in making a positive impact on the planet through the practice of systems, sustainability and design. It is a practice based program packed with content, including handbooks, videos, learning challenges, systems thinking, and the circular economy. Includes all 12 modules of the Disruptive Design Method, perfect for anyone looking to enhance their personal practice.
Alumni Feedback
Mind blowing
“Coming to the UnSchool was mind-blowing. It was so exciting to look at things through a different set of eyes and to see how I could apply what we learnt to my professional and personal life.”
— Craig Scott
Reinvigorated me
“The design process reinvigorated me. Visualizing systems integration reminded me of the solutions, and peer-to-peer collaboration reinstalled a sense of trust, vulnerability, and cohesion that completely redefined the possible.”
Jason Sandman
An alternative to the education system
“I learned to understand what I need to accomplish in my work, in finding an alternative to the education system I want to create. Things I will always remember from my experience are: the toolkit, mentors, partners, processes, products, games, systems and experiences.”
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World renowned expert training
Your instructor
Sustainability provocateur, award-winning designer, UNEP Champion of the Earth, and creative changemaker pioneer, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu challenges people to think differently about how the world works. Leyla’s main-stage TED talk on sustainability has been viewed over a million times, she is the founder of the UnSchool and creator of the Disruptive Design Method. As as a renowned international expert on systems thinking and sustainability, she runs workshops around the world and designs unique educational experiences that help equip people with the tools to intervene and change systems to make the status quo obsolete. Leyla is sought after for her unique approach to activating positive social change by design.
Options and Pricing
Two payment options
What you get
- Identify the non-obvious elements, connections, and aspects of systems, to begin building interventions that leverage change
- Gain a more granular understanding of the phenomena that are at play in the systems
- Uncover practical approaches to applied systems thinking to affect positive change
Course FAQs
You will have access for 180 days from the date of purchase.
We recommend a few hours a week over the course of a month.
If you need more time, please send us an email. There may be a small fee depending on how much more time you need. These are granted on a case by case basis.
Find out if you are eligible for our Equity Access Scholarships
As part of our goal to make our programs equitable, we offer both partial scholarships and payment plans. Our limited number of scholarships are awarded based on demonstrated need to certain select courses and programs. We fund these to promote equitable access to our programs. We are committed to offering our scholarships to community members who would otherwise be unable to access a program at all.
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Sign up any number of members for your team at the checkout, or get in touch if you would like to commission a custom workshop or learning package.
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