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Toolbox: Collaboration for Systems Change

Target GroupExecutive Education, Master, PhDResource TypeToolDomainConcept of System TransformationAuthorCollaboratio Helvetica
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Summary

  • This comprehensive toolbox equips students with practical systems change and collaboration competencies through 12 methodological areas. Students learn to apply systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative approaches to sustainability challenges.

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How to use

  • The resource adapts to various teaching formats – from theoretical lectures to hands-on workshops and assignments. Best utilized to establish foundational concepts early in courses and for ongoing practical application.
  • Faculty can access open-source tools with clear implementation guidelines. Instructors should select and adapt methods based on specific course objectives.
  • Each methodological area includes complementary resources like case studies and practical examples, with regular updates to the platform.

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Demonstrate effective usage while encouraging experimentation and adaptation. Students should develop technical competencies and understand appropriate applications for different contexts. Use tools to enhance learning capabilities while building confidence with professional resources and methodologies.

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    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
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    • Cognitive learning
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    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
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      • Problem-solving
      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
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      • Strategy
    • Learning approach
      • Cognitive learning
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    • General KnowledgeThis section provides general frameworks and concepts related to sustainability that can be used in any discipline and across industries.
    • Specific KnowledgeThis section provides sustainability related content that would enable students following a business or management degree or course to be better equipped to face sustainability related challenges.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    Competence area
    • Problem-solving
    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
    • Collaboration
    • Normative awareness
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    • Strategy
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      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
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      • Management
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      • Marketing and advertising
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      • Problem-solving
      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
      • Systems thinking
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      • Cognitive learning
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