Sustainability – Systems Thinking About Our World

The workshop is an ideal way to frame sustainability initiatives in a way that gives people the big picture and the motivation to take action.

Description

This workshop is unlike any other you may have experienced. In a few short hours participants will develop a deep appreciation of the complex links between diverse global issues such as population, food supply, wealth, consumption, pollution, climate change, natural resources, the regulatory environment, extinction and habitat loss, and even civil unrest and warfare. This interactive program uses systems thinking tools throughout to make it easy to understand the complexity of the issues.
 
The workshop is an ideal way to frame sustainability initiatives in a way that gives people the big picture and the motivation to take action.
 
Results You Can Expect
  • Understand the big picture with respect to global and regional sustainability.
  • A sense of motivation and urgency to work on sustainable initiative both in the organization and in the community.
  • Improved relationships with like-minded suppliers and clients.
Key Focus Areas
  • The “tragedy of the commons” – how things we share are prone to overexploitation
  • Avoiding “shifting the burden” to quick fixes that allow the underlying problem to grow
  • How global problems are interconnected
  • Understanding the highest leverage points to solve the core problems
  • What happened to past societies that did not heed the warning signs
  • Envisaging a sustainable future
  • What people, organizations and countries are doing, and where we fit in
Presented by: Russel Horwitz of Kwela Leadership & Talent Management

Delivery Method: Virtual Session - Zoom Platform.  

Course Fee Includes: Access to the course, course materials, and a digital certificate upon completion

 
Sharing a single registration between two or more individuals is not permitted. Please register each person that will be in attendance.
 
Note Kwela Cancellation Policy: 
Please note the following fee schedule for cancellations received:
  • 15 or more calendar days in advance:                   full refund less $25 administration fee
  • 7-14 calendar days in advance:                              50% of course fee
  • Less than 7 calendar days / No show:                   100% of course fee
  • Substituting a colleague if you cannot make it:    no charge*
  • If Kwela cancels a course for any reason:              full refund