Learn how to design and implement systems change to positively disrupt the status quo and ensure that effective outcomes are achieved. Learn about theories of change and systems interventions so you can create effective systems change outcomes.
This starter course was developed to help you understand one of the core tools needed to replace the linear unsustainable model. By taking this course you will learn how to advance a systems mindset so we can move to a regenerative, circular and sustainable economy. This is designed to help you get started using this approach in your daily professional activities in helping to bring about a sustainable future.
An overview of systems thinking and designing systems change
Core concepts in adopting a systems mindset and creating systems change
Defining systems, understanding delays and identifying ways to intervene
Social norms, the status quo and barriers to change
Systems mapping for systems change
Soft Systems Methods
Systems interventions and designing change initiatives
Extra recommended reading
Curriculum
What’s inside this course
This short introductory course on systems change is about introducing systems thinking as a tool, identifying the core techniques and looking at different ways of applying it.
Advance your learning
Ready for the next level?
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
Three payment options:
Full price: This pricing level is for those who have the resources to contribute the full price in one or twosplitpayments. Your full price payment helps support those who otherwise would have a hard time accessing the course.
Supported price: This pricing level is for those who can contribute to the course cost, but not at the full level, however are still relatively comfortable with the cost. The supported price is equivalent to approximately half price.
Emerging price: This price level is for those who have either currency conversions that are distinctly unfavourable, are students, or are experiencing other hardships or circumstances that are impacting their ability to pay the full or supported fee.
What you get
Gain an overview of systems thinking, mapping and how to design systems change
Explore social norms, the status quo and barriers to change
Learn how to design and develop systems change initiatives
You will have access for 90 days from the date of purchase.
We recommend a few hours over the course of a week.
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.
