Systems Leadership Program

The Systems Leadership Program is an intergenerational program that will help you build a foundational knowledge of systems thinking and help you develop the skills to generate and build sustainable solutions to complex systemic challenges.

The program consists of two courses:

• Course 1: The Foundations of Systems Thinking, focuses on providing learners with the foundational tools of a systems thinker and demonstrating the relevance of systems thinking when solving complex problem.

• Course 2: Systems Leadership in Practice, centers on cultivating systems leadership by learning how to engage key stakeholders and effectively lead systems change.

Learning outcomes:

• In Course 1, participants learn to adopt a systems-thinking mindset: decompose complex systems, analyze component interactions at various levels of the system, spot emergent properties, and trace causality and feedback loops. Learners implement practical tools to tackle complex adaptive challenges and apply systems thinking for more effective problem-solving.

• In Course 2, participants build the skills and confidence to drive systemic change, act with agency across diverse contexts, and deliver high-impact results. Moreover, they learn to mobilize action through community engagement, leverage the power of narrative and cultivate the essential traits of a systems leader.