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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
An Introduction to Systems Thinking for Sustainability: SiD Theory I
Except Integrated Sustainability
Tapping into basic notions of system, network, and resilience theory, the course provided learners with a renewed understanding of pressing sustainability issues. Throughout the activities, learners developed critical insights on system-oriented approaches to sustainable development, as opposed to object-oriented ones. They built a basic vocabulary on systemic sustainability, acquiring practical tools to break down and act upon systems into operational levels of objects and networks.
4 weeks, 4 hours per week
Tom Bosschaert
Lead SiD Developer
Except Integrated Sustainability
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify the main concepts underlying sustainability, and its relevance in our society today.
- Explore basic principles of systems thinking and network theory applied to sustainability.
- Interpret systemic behaviours in society, and how they relate to sustainability transitions.
- Evaluate the way success is defined for sustainable projects
- Perform quick impact scans across different dimensions of sustainability, enlarging your scope of impact.
Syllabus
- Introduction to key concepts of systems thinking applied to sustainability
- Sustainability definitions and frameworks
- Redefining success in sustainability projects
- Sustainability impact mapping
- Overview of systems dynamics
Issued on 28th December 2020
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