Module 2. Applying Systems Thinking in Work and Learning Ecosystems

General description

The module focuses on the transition from linear, task-oriented management to a systemic diagnosis of work and learning environments. By mapping relationships and information flows, participants learn to identify “leverage points” where small interventions can trigger positive, large-scale changes.

Target learner group (s)

The program is designed for managers, leaders, trainers, and teachers.

Main educational goals

To equip participants with the analytical tools to perceive organizations as interconnected ecosystems and to apply regenerative strategies to improve their resilience and health.

Specific learning outcomes:

• Knowledge: Identify the principles of systems thinking, describe the characteristics of a living system, and understand the function of feedback loops.
• Skills: Map internal interconnections, apply systemic mapping techniques to visualize complex relationships, and propose strategic interventions at key leverage points.
• Attitudes: Develop a holistic mindset that prioritizes long-term systemic health over isolated, short-term gains, and value cross-departmental collaboration.

Expected time

2 hours

Keywords

Systems Thinking - Work and Learning Ecosystems – Interconnectivity - Leverage Points - Feedback Loops

A physical group challenge where participants experience interdependence by moving through space, observing how individual micro-decisions lead to macro-shifts within the system.

A collaborative mapping exercise to visualize the professional environment as a living network of human relationships and non-human factors (technology, space, time) to identify bottlenecks and tensions.

A group activity based on realistic, high-tension scenarios designed to help participants step out of their roles and understand how others perceive and experience the system.

A 10-year timeline exercise where participants describe a successful, regenerative future and work backward to identify milestones and the first necessary actions to take today.

A final individual reflection to summarize lessons learned and identify a concrete action (a systemic habit to start and a linear one to stop).