This interactive and experiential course presents the principles and practice of systems thinking, as defined by practitioners like Peter Senge, Linda Booth Sweeney, and Donella Meadows. You will engage in somatic exercises, use course materials known as Habits cards, reflect and talk with others, work with examples from your personal experience, and present your thoughts to the whole group. This course teaches you to think and act systemically when facing complex challenges.

Performance Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the “Habits of a Systems Thinker.”
• Use the Iceberg Model to decide where to intervene in a system.
• Understand the value of skilled inquiry.
• Appreciate interdependent relationships.
• Identify how you might be contributing to the very problem you are trying to solve.

Intended Audience: All audiences. This course is especially effective if multiple people from an organization or team take the course together.