Take our 30 Day Systems Thinking Sprint to advance your knowledge of systems approaches to complex problem solving, learn systems mapping, explore systems dynamics and discover systems archetypes via our unique, digestible daily content!
Learn all the core aspects of the Circular Economy with this 6-week sprint. Discover how to redesign from linear to circular, examine the approaches to sustainability in business and dive into all the tools needed to bring about positive change. Learn about:
What the circular economy is and why it’s important
What the linear economy is and why it’s a problem
How to transition to the circular economy
The core concepts such as the biological and technical flows
Circular economy business and design strategies
Overview of circular design
How to take action to introduce circular systems change
Curriculum
What’s inside this course
The program is broken up into four main parts, one for each week of the sprint. In each section, you will find practical activities with prompts to download the PDF worksheets to help you progress with your learning. These will help guide you through the process and are yours to keep for later reference.
Activities:
Benchmark Circular Economy and Sustainability Examples
Triple Aspects of Sustainability
Activities:
Linear Economy Refection
Product Life Cycle Map
Waste and Materials Identification
Activities:
Circular Economy Systems Map
Greenwashing Self-Checker
Activities:
Product ReDesign from Linear to Circular
Transitioning to the Circular Economy
Activities:
Product Service System Map
Sustainable Supply Chain Map
Activities:
Theory of Change
Circular Economy Transformation Plan
Support downloads and materials to help you on your sprint journey.
Materials
The Circular Systems Design Handbook written by Leyla Acaroglu
Circular Economy Redesign Workshop Pack
Educational Learning pack from Linear to Circular Economy
Activity Worksheets (as you progress)
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Consider taking the Systems Thinking course. Overcome linear thinking and unravel the interconnectedness of our world. This 5-part course will get your head around systems thinking and give you the tools you need to understand the complex social, industrial, and environmental systems at play.
“Being part of the UnSchool is not just about finding a connection with a global group of individuals eager to do good. It’s about finding a way to activate your own agency, knowing that that’s the only real way to change your world.”
“The content has given me a practical way to delve into complex problems, exploring thinking far beyond my normal lines of inquiry, and to surface new areas for intervention and innovative ways of designing those interventions. Everyone who is tackling systems should learn this.”
Catriona McLagan
Refreshing
“As someone operating in the nonprofit sphere, it was refreshing to branch out and learn a new way of thinking. I’m going to take this new learning to become an agent of cultural change in my circles.”
Michael Paone
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
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What you get
6 weeks of activities and content
Tools, tips and techniques to advance your skills
Worksheets and downloadable PDFs to support your understanding
You will have access for 180 days from the date of purchase.
You can do a deep dive or space it out, but all together it will take about 30-40 hours to complete
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.
