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Acumen Academy

Systems Practice

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Overview

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With so many interconnected forces at play in our complex world, it’s easy to get discouraged by detours or dead ends when striving to create enduring change. Systems Practice is a way to make sense of complex environments and uncover the dynamics that have the greatest potential for impact. This course will lead you through each step of understanding a system, analyzing it to find points of leverage, and learning how to adapt in a changing environment. You will also gain a portfolio of step-by-step tools, processes, and mindsets to apply to your current and future work.

Syllabus

  • Learning Tools
  • Section 1: What Is Systems Practice?
  • Section 2: Set a Guiding Star and Near Star for Your System
  • Section 3: Explore Forces in Your System
  • Section 4: Build Loops and Discover the Deep Structure
  • Section 5: Map Your System
  • Section 6: Find Opportunities for Leverage
  • Section 7: Build a Systems Strategy

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