University of Washington Human Resources

Live online session

Class content will be delivered via live Zoom session(s) with supplemental materials.

Description:

Do you find that you or your team continually react to “brush fires,” or “solve” the same or similar problem over and over? Are you plagued by unintended consequences resulting from well-meaning actions? Would you like to better understand the complex dynamic systems in which you work? This interactive and experiential workshop introduces principles, concepts, and tools of systems thinking, and explores what it means to bring a systemic perspective to one’s work and relationships.

Participants will use systems thinking to deepen their understanding of a complex challenge or issue. This workshop is for anyone who wishes to become more effective in addressing complex challenges. Each participant will receive a deck of “Habits of a Systems Thinker” cards. The goal of this course is to awaken and cultivate the capacity for thinking and acting systemically when responding to complex challenges.

Instructor: Steven Byers