Systems Innovation Training

Learn all the ideas, methods and tools you need to become a systems innovator with this 17-week online crash course

What you'll learn

During this course you will learn all the ideas, methods and tools in the new area of systems innovation

Requirements

A basic understanding of systems thinking and awareness of systems innovation, see our other courses for introductions to these areas

Description

This course is built upon our series of 21 guides that cover the full suite of ideas and methods involved in systems innovation. The course consists of the set of guides combined with a 1-hour video lector for each guide where we go over the guides content in more depth to highlight the key themes, concepts and learning points.What are the Systems Innovation Guides? These are a series of PDF guides for learning about systems innovation; method or process for doing systems change and can be likewise use to scaffold a learning program, run a workshop or change lab. Each guide presents one key aspect to doing systems innovation along with existing models and methods. The guides are a summation of the answers that currently exist to the core set of challenges or questions that need to be answered in a systems change initiative.Why do we need guides? Systems innovation is a very new area with little to support people in practice when it comes to navigating the many new ideas - these guides work to provide an accessible single point of access for the many different ideas, methods and modelsSection 1. Systems ThinkingThe same old thinking will create the same old results, thus we need to start by changing our way of thinking and looking at the world. The aim is to elevate our thinking and vision of the system from seeing not just parts but to start to understand it as a whole system. To learn to recognize and work with complexity rather than pushing against it.Section 2. Systems InquiryWe should not change a system without first gaining a deep understanding of its overall structure and workings. The aim of systems inquiry is to give us an in-depth analysis of the current state of the system. This section of the guides will walk members through the tools needed for them to start to build their own systems maps.Section 3. Systems ChangeNow that we have an understanding of the system we wish to change it is time to start to think about where and how we may influence it. Understanding transition processes within complex organizations through various models. How to influence these changes by identifying leverage points and working with context.Section 4. Systems BuildingThe job of the systems innovator is to develop collaborative ecosystems that align diverse actors in new synergistic ways. As such we have to develop new forms of networked organizations. The key aspects to consider in building collaborative networks of diverse actors and realizing systemic impact.Certificate of CompletionFollow along for all the guides and presentations for the full 17 weeks you will get your Systems Innovation Guides Certificate of Completion.

Overview

Lecture 1 Systems Innovation Overview

Section 1: Systems Thinking

Lecture 2 Section Overview

Lecture 3 Systems Awareness

Lecture 4 Systems Theory

Lecture 5 Complexity Theory

Lecture 6 Adaptive Systems

Section 2: Systems Inquiry

Lecture 7 Section Overview

Lecture 8 Systems Modeling

Lecture 9 Systems Mapping

Lecture 10 Actor Mapping

Lecture 11 Multi-level perspective

Section 3: Systems Change

Lecture 12 Section Overview

Lecture 13 Horizon Scanning

Lecture 14 Two Loops Model

Lecture 15 Leverage points

Lecture 16 Narratives

Section 4: Systems Building

Lecture 17 Systems Building

Lecture 18 Networked Organizations

Lecture 19 Value Networks

Lecture 20 Scaling Change

Lecture 21 Impact & Investing

Anyone interested in systems change and how to do transformational change within a complex organization