Singapore University of Social Sciences

The drive to achieving sustainable and positive social change is an arduous journey. The problem is complex and nebulous. Despite attempts by multiple stakeholders, there appears to be no breakthrough. Whether you are working in a non-profit organisation, foundation, government body or public agency, you might be challenged to do more with less. You can use systems thinking to increase your effectiveness, to facilitate productive conversations and meaningful collaboration across diverse stakeholders, identify high-leverage interventions and increase motivations to change. NPM528 Systems Thinking for Transformative Strategy tackles the question of social change from a systemic point with both a macro- and micro-focus. Students will learn first to discover and embrace systems thinking; second, reflect on systemic social change and its challenges; third, address practical models and solutions to put this in practice.