Overview of Course Descriptions
The content of this website can be used to teach a variety of audiences from fifth grade to executives at large corporations.
Here is an on overview of several course descriptions for various age groups and business settings.
Junior High (8th grade)
This 12-week systems thinking course develops 8th grade students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills through interactive exercises, relatable case studies, and real-world applications that help them understand how complex systems work. Students learn to identify cause-and-effect relationships, recognize unintended consequences, find leverage points for change, and apply systems thinking tools to personal, social, and community challenges.
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High-School Course
Learn to understand and navigate complex systems through real-world examples including social media algorithms, school policies, and community challenges. Develop critical thinking skills to identify feedback loops, unintended consequences, and leverage points for creating positive change in your personal life and community.
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College Course
This interdisciplinary course develops systems thinking as a critical framework for understanding complex, interconnected challenges like climate change, social inequality, and technological disruption that resist simple solutions. Through interactive simulations, case studies, and collaborative modeling, students learn to identify patterns, leverage points, and unintended consequences while applying these skills to real-world problems in a capstone project.
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Conference Workshop
Systems Thinking for IT Leadership: Breaking Silos and Building Resilient Digital Systems A 4-hour interactive workshop that teaches IT directors and engineering managers to identify hidden feedback loops, recognize recurring organizational patterns, and design high-leverage interventions that address root causes rather than symptoms in complex technology environments.
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Executive Overview
This intensive one-day executive training teaches business professionals from education, healthcare, and technology how to identify and address complex organizational challenges using systems thinking principles, including causal loop diagramming, leverage point analysis, and systems archetypes like "Success to the Successful" and "Fixes that Fail." Participants work through real-world case studies from their industries, then collaborate in teams to apply systems thinking tools to actual organizational challenges and present actionable intervention strategies to their peers.
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Government Agency (Two Day)
This two-day systems thinking training teaches government professionals to identify complex system patterns, feedback loops, and leverage points within their agencies through hands-on analysis of real government case studies like healthcare integration, education funding, and emergency response coordination. Participants work in teams to apply systems thinking tools to their own organizational challenges, developing actionable solutions that address root causes rather than symptoms.