free online event
Systems Thinking: What Is It and How Do I Apply It?
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024
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You'll learn:
- The essentials of systems thinking and its role in public service.
- Practical tools and strategies for applying systems thinking in your work.
- How to approach complex problems with a systems thinking mindset.
Speakers
This is a 5 minute highlight from the event, but you can view the full recording of the systems thinking event here.
Continue learning and networking with peers around the world in the Systems Thinking Community of Practice
Resources from the speakers
- Rich Picturing methodology
- Soft Systems methodology
- The Viability of Organizations by Wolfgang Lassl
- The Fifth Discipline by Peter M Senge
- The Grammar of Systems by Patrick Hoverstadt
Public servants are tasked with tackling complex and demanding problems each day. Systems thinking is an approach which can help you see the bigger picture. Problems are considered as part of the overall system, not as an isolated event. As a method, systems thinking can help you ask better questions and avoid jumping to conclusions.
Watch our online event to explore the basics of systems thinking and why it's a helpful approach for public servants. You'll learn about practical tools and strategies to tackle problems more effectively, thinking beyond the usual solutions to create lasting impact.
Hear from experts who've used systems thinking to make real changes in government. They'll share their insights and stories, followed by a Q&A where you can ask questions and get ideas for applying systems thinking in your work.
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Speakers
Alison Guthrie Wrenn
Deputy Director of HR
United Kingdom
Julie Greene
Senior Lead for Impact Canada Challenges
Canada
Alison Guthrie Wrenn, a Deputy Director of HR at the Department for Business and Trade, began her career in the private sector, moving into the Civil Service in 2003 and has worked primarily in the Justice Sector in a range of HR and Organisational Development roles. Alison is also an advanced systems thinking practitioner, and as part of her systems practise she runs masterclasses and workshops on this subject across Government as well as speaking at both domestic and international conferences on systems thinking and leading in complexity.
Julie Greene, Senior Lead for Impact Canada Challenges, in the Impact and Innovation Unit, at Canada’s Privy Council Office. In her current role, she is responsible for supporting federal partners to better use outcomes-based funding approaches. Experienced in the development of challenge prizes and other pay-for-success projects, she is passionate about finding out how these approaches can positively influence key government priorities and new ways of working together toward measurable outcomes. Julie will discuss the practical application of systems thinking to a federal innovation program.
