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All Map the System students and educators will have access to a Canvas course designed and led by the University of Oxford, with systems-mapping learning materials, as well as online webinars, workshops, masterclasses, virtual office hours and coaching sessions with the University of Oxford.
Participating teams will also be matched with a PSU mentor, who will connect students with resources and relevant individuals to support their work, and share your skills and experience in an area.
Introduction to System Thinking: Overview and Outcomes
Introduction to System Thinking: Overview and Outcomes
University of Oxford Video
University of Oxford Video
University of Oxford Workshop
University of Oxford Workshop
More Systems Thinking Resources
More Systems Thinking Resources
Report: Leveraging Systems Change: What Works (2018) presented by NORC at the University of Chicago
Chapter: Wicked Problems, Clumsy Solutions, and Messy Institutions in Transnational Governance (2014) by Marco Verweij
Presentation: Wicked Problems, Clumsy Solutions by Steve Rayner and Jack Beale
Article: Tackling Grand Challenges Pragmatically (2015) by Fabrizio Ferraro, Dror Etzion and Joel Gehman
Article: Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System by Donella Meadows
Report: Social entrepreneurship and systems change (2017) by WEF and Schwab Foundation
Video: Why use a system practice? (2017)
Video: Systems Practice mindset (2017)
Video: Systems thinking: a cautionary tale (2014)
Report: Case study on “clumsy approach” to expand access to medicines by Paulo Savaget, Cassi Henderson and Steve Evans
Movie Recommendation: “Bending the Arc” (2017). Please contact course convenor Peter Drobac if you would like access to this film.
System Mapping: Overview and Outcomes
System Mapping: Overview and Outcomes
Videos
Videos
University of Oxford and Visual Meaning Workshop Mapping System Dynamics
Map the System PSU
Intro to Systems Mapping with Erin Kenzie
Ethical Considerations
Ethical Considerations
including on conducting interviews, doing internet-based research, storing and using data, etc.
Guidelines and support on obtaining informed consent
from research participants
Sample research ethics guidelines for University of Oxford students participating in Map the System.
Past Competitions
Past Competitions
Research Team
Michael Simoes, Devan Parmar, Joanne Nellas and Vanessa Sun (University of British Columbia)
Project Summary
This team examined the wildfires of British Columbia and the effects of them on the environment and people’s quality of life. To conduct their research, they read news articles, government documents, interviewed forest and fire experts, reviewed academic literature, surveyed residents, and more.
Two of their key findings were:
There is a discrepancy of money and resources spent on responding to wildfires and money invested into prevention, preparedness, and recovery.
Government funding and resource allocation is based on out-dated knowledge of forests and fires.
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