Whole Systems Modelling with iThink or STELLA

Overview

Join the Whole Systems Partnership at Conyngham Hall, in the historic market town of Knaresborough, for this two-day introduction to Systems Thinking and the iThink and STELLA software.

A practical programme developed for public service professionals at all levels, especially commissioners, planners and analysts with strategic or operational change management responsibilities. Learn the basic elements of Systems Thinking, understanding feedback and building simple models to demonstrate and communicate learning.

Course Benefits

Participants return to their organisations able to:

• Think about strategic and operational issues in systemic terms
   
• Formulate strategies that are aligned with operational reality
   
• Design effective business processes
   
• Explore different options and assess their costs and benefits
   
• Reveal hidden problems of change
   
• Use simulation to identify and avoid actions which are counter productive
   
• Communicate effectively using simple system dynamic models
   
• Share models with colleagues to enhance learning