Thinking About Sustainable Business Systemically

On this course, you’ll examine the process, methodology and impact of global circular economy initiatives. You’ll use systems thinking and mapping to understand the underlying dynamics and interaction of your problem-opportunity space and explore the likely impacts and effects of changing and/or influencing key elements of your systems. You’ll also identify key ‘leverage points’ of potential change across your systems map that you can address through future business interventions. Via text-based resources and task books, you’ll gain comprehensive understanding and benefit from in-depth reference points as you formulate your ideas and plans

• Go beyond existing methodologies in business design
• Design and implement sustainable business models focused on people, planet, profit, and progress
• Use systems thinking to analyze system dynamics
• Map interactions within problem-opportunity spaces
• Evaluate impacts of system changes on business

• Basic familiarity with sustainable business terminology
• Readiness for practice through applied exercises or case studies