Dialectic’s Structured Systems Thinking training is designed for audiences of all educational backgrounds, career types, and organizational levels. From knowledge workers to electrical contractors to volunteers in non-profits and executives in the C-suite, we help systems thinkers understand how to navigate the complexity they encounter in their lives and work.
Based on his experience teaching thousands of adult learners Dr. Timothy Clancy structures our courses to teach what you need to know as you need to know it to progress naturally. None of our training requires prior special expertise in math, analysis, or technical know-how. We make learning easy and fun as you advance in industry-standard systems thinking competency levels based on solid fundamentals and peer-reviewed research. Our content blends our team’s unique perspectives, combining a deep scientific basis for systems thinking but blending it with the everyday realities encountered by those in business, government and military agencies, and non-profit organizations.
Structured Systems Thinking Training Videos with Accel-5
If your organization already has an Accel5 subscription, these short videos (3-5 minutes each) explore basic concepts of structured systems thinking. Learn what it means to think in loops vs. lines and understand some of the most basic archetypes. If this whets your appetite, check out the Awareness training below!
The training introduces participants to the basic components of systems structures of causal loop diagrams, archetypes, and common personas systems thinker encounter in their organizations. It is equivalent to White or Yellow Belt Lean Six Sigma, sufficient to become familiar with key terminology and concepts and participate as a team member in Systems Thinking PDSA efforts. In the systems thinking competency framework this introduces a novice to the concepts of identifying and understanding systems, predicting system behaviors, and modifying the system to achieve desired outcomes across the system domains of mindset, content, structure, and behavior.
