multi-week course
systems
methods club
practice with a suite of system thinking methods
systems methods club
every three weeks we will come together in small groups to learn about a new systems thinking method, then practice with applying it in a shared system of interested, followed by an open discussion on how to facilitate with others.
session topics:
- codes of care and community building
- zimmerman matrix
- rich pictures
- journey mapping
- iceberg model
- systems purpose mapping (x2)
- causal loop diagrams (x2)
- multi-level perspectives
- critical system heuristics
- systemic theory of change (x2)
- role in the system
- prototyping
- unintended consequences
this course if for you if you:
- gain capacity to apply and facilitate with others, systems thinking method
- enjoy learning with others and appreciate diverse perspectives
- value a learning and growing mindset over having the ‘right’ answers quickly
- you can attend most session live
this course is NOT for you if you:
- expect the course to make you an expert systems thinking facilitator
- plan to watch recordings at a later date and not participate in live sessions
outcomes
- build capacity to apply 12 systems thinking methods
- engage in group sensemaking processes including visual modeling
- gain insight and understanding into a system of interest as part of a collective learning inquiry
details
- starting march 13th 10am-12pm AEDT 2025
- registration closes march 6th
- 2 hr virtual sessions every 2 weeks for a total of 16 sessions
- introduction to method and time to apply in a small working group
- practice guides, readings, slides and recordings shared via learning platform
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- early bird pricing of $2000 (incl. gst)
*tickets available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. please get in touch for more details.
registerwe live and generate our income on Kabi Kabi/ Gabbi Gabbi Country and pay our respects to their elders past and present, this beautiful land, skies and waters.
we acknowledge the strength, resilience and wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on this continent. we celebrate their creativity, ingenuity and contributions to community. we recognize first nations people around the world as the first systems thinkers and are grateful for the immense generosity in the wisdom and knowledge shared with us.
we recognize the historical and ongoing harm of colonization and take up the responsibility to contribute to processes of reconciliation and reparations and to listening and integrating lessons from truth telling.