System Thinking
Become a better problem solver and improve the performance of your projects with system thinking.
- START DATE February 10, 2025 More Dates
- TIME COMMITMENT 4-5 Hours per Week
- DURATION 5 Weeks
- FORMAT Online
- CEUs 2.3
- PRICE $1,449
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Apply system thinking to improve the performance of your projects. Understand how systems thinking is used in diverse areas such as logistics & transportation, project management, and computation. Participate in a project management simulation to apply the concepts learned, and engage in activities to contextualize each concept.
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MIT xPRO is collaborating with Global Alumni to offer this course in SPANISH (System Thinking: Gestión de Proyectos Basada en la Perspectiva de Sistemas) in collaboration with Global Alumni.
- Understand the foundation of system thinking and the concepts of emergence, function, and performance.
- Identify and describe the relationships among entities in systems applied to your own experience.
- Identify how system thinking is applied in technical environments such as logistics & transportation, and computation.
- Apply the system dynamic method to understand complex processes.
- Create models of systems based on networks and on dynamics.
- Practice concepts from the course through a project management simulation.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL
Technical professionals looking to advance their essential skills to improve the performance of their projects and processes.
Individual contributors who want to perform at their highest potential.
Managers intent on architecting successful, collaborative, and happy teams.
This course is especially relevant to project managers, product managers, and anyone working with complex, interrelated systems.
HOW YOU WILL LEARN
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LEARN BY DOING
Practice system thinking through activities, reflection, and simulations to apply the concepts to your personal and professional systems.
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LEARN FROM OTHERS
Connect with an international community of professionals while working on projects based on real-world examples.
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LEARN ON DEMAND
Access all of the content online and watch videos on your schedule.
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REFLECT AND APPLY
Bring your new skills to your organization, through examples from technical work environments and ample prompts for reflection.
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DEMONSTRATE YOUR SUCCESS
Earn a Professional Certificate and 2.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from MIT.
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LEARN FROM THE BEST
Gain insights from leading MIT faculty and industry experts.
WHAT LEARNERS ARE SAYING
TECHNICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM COMPANIES LIKE THOMSON REUTERS, REFINITV, AND BOEING HAVE COMPLETED THIS COURSE.
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