Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Aim

Program Structure

• Week 1: Foundations of Systems Thinking
  • Systems Thinking Core Ideas – stocks, flows, reinforcing & balancing loops, mental-model traps
  • Complexity in SDGs – feedback loops, delays, non-linear impacts, cross-goal ripple effects
  • Hands-On: Personal Challenge Ice-Breaker → Loop Diary → SDG Interdependency Map
• Week 2: Tools & Frameworks for Systems Practice
  • Causal Loop Diagrams & Stock-Flow Models – build, simulate, iterate
  • Tool Set – Kumu, Insight Maker, iSDG, Loopy (pick one for the day)
  • Hands-On: Build & Publish a Causal Loop → Stock-Flow Lite Simulation → Peer Critique
• Week 3: Action Design & Application
  • Leverage Points & System Archetypes – Meadows’ 12-point checklist
  • Intervention Design – minimum-viable policy canvas, unintended-consequence scan
  • Hands-On: Leverage Hunt → Intervention Canvas Sprint → Playback & Stress-Test → Personal Commitment

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