Systems Thinking in Practice

March 9 — 27, 2009

Gunter Pauli, Don Beck, Rob Hopkins, John Wood

15% summer discount for applications made before 31st July 2008

A systemic approach is vital if we are to tackle successfully the complex problems facing society and the environment today, from community responses to climate change and social enterprise, to conflict resolution and social development on a global scale.

Course Overview

Using real life case studies Gunter Pauli will give participants a first hand insight into how incomegenerating projects that are socially, environmentally and economically sustainable can be designed. Participants will explore Don Beck’s emergence-and- change technology, Spiral Dynamics, which presents a model of how world views and societies develop, and the implications for leadership and social change.
Rob Hopkins will discuss with participants the components of the Transition Towns models that are transforming communities around the world. With John Wood, participants will look broadly at how an integrated approach to design (metadesign) can create a sustainable society at many levels.

Which teachers are leading which week?
Week 1: Gunter Pauli
Week 2: Don Beck
Week 3: Rob Hopkins & John Wood

This course is intended for: social entrepreneurs, community leaders, designers, policymakers at all levels, and concerned individuals who want insights into the most effective ways to become active for social change.

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Teachers

Gunter Pauli has created ten companies, including Ecover, and now heads the ZERI Foundation which pioneers initiatives that promote a new, earth-centred economic model.

Don Beck conceived and developed the global applications of Spiral Dynamics. His practical, on-the-ground work in large-scale transformational challenges has included playing a major role in the South African transition from Apartheid.

Rob Hopkins is founder of the Transition Towns movement and author of The Transition Handbook. He previously lived in Kinsale, Ireland which was the first community to develop an Energy Descent Action Plan.

John Wood is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths and author of Design for Micro- Utopias: Making the Unthinkable Possible.

Course Fees

For businesses: One week £1,200, Two weeks £1,800, Three weeks £2,200
For individuals, NGOs & Educators: One week £700, Two weeks £1,300, Three weeks £1,800
These include accommodation, food, field trips and all teaching sessions.

15% summer discount for applications made before 31st July 2008

Masters credits available subject to University approval.

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