Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Analyzing and Transitioning Complex Systems

System analysis is an important tool for driving sustainable change using systems thinking. To drive system change, you must first understand the structure of a system and its roles and influence. Then you can analyze that information and derive meaningful insights.

With a solid analysis structure, you can navigate complex social phenomena and become a more powerful change-maker within your field of influence.

After completing this course, your knowledge will be enhanced by the ability to analyze complex systems and translate these findings into sustainable strategies.

System analysis and design are key to driving system change. This course will give you the theoretical tools and foundations for system analysis.

This course will teach you how to dissect complex systems into their various dimensions of space, time, and context. This will enable you to identify opportunities to influence strategic interventions that drive sustainable change. This will allow you to see how different interventions can have different levels of impact: indirect, systematic, or direct.nYou'll also learn about different approaches to complex system thinking such as holistic, reductionist, and symbiotic.

This course is focused on achieving meaningful, sustainable change. To achieve your sustainability goals, you will explore various strategies to create roadmaps for large-scale change.