Thinking Complexity

Cameron Guthrie
Level: beginner
University: Toulouse Business School
Platform: Iversity
Recurrence: flexible
Language: English
Discipline: Economics
Attendance: free

This is a hands-on four chapter course to learn how to better understand and act when faced with complex situations. By the end of the course students will be able to take a story from the news, describe what makes the situation complex and identify opportunities for effective action or change. We will draw on systems theory and complexity theory for our teachings and learn to use proven data collection and modelling techniques from systems thinking and system dynamics.

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Tags: change | complexity | dynamics | modelling | networks | systems
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This project is brought to you by the Network for Pluralist Economics (Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V.).  It is committed to diversity and independence and is dependent on donations from people like you. Regular or one-off donations would be greatly appreciated.

 

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