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Description
There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot resolve the converging environmental, social and economic crises we now face.
The primary aim of this course, Understanding the environment: Flows and feedback, is to encourage the shift away from reductionist and human centred thinking towards a holistic and ecological worldview.
This is the fourth course in the 'Understanding the environment' series. For more information, see the introductory session here.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Use the sign graph diagramming technique to develop and communicate a systemic understanding of complex situations
- Identify feedback relationships as fundamental controllers within systems and as points of intervention to enact change.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction 00:05:00
- Learning outcomes 00:05:00
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- Aim 00:03:00
- Readings 00:15:00
- Activities 00:10:00
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- Systems thinking: the first step 00:25:00
- Positive feedback and change 00:25:00
- Negative feedback and stability 00:20:00
- Dynamic equilibrium 00:30:00
- Living systems and information flows 00:20:00
- Representing feedback through sign graph diagrams 00:30:00
- Representing feedback through system dynamics diagrams 00:25:00
- Exploring dynamic relationships using sign graphs 00:25:00
- Conclusion 00:03:00
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