Systems Thinking for Social Change
David Peter Stroh is a founding partner of Bridgeway Partners and a founding director of www.appliedsystemsthinking.com. He was also one of the founders of Innovation Associates, the consulting firm whose pioneering work in the area of organizational learning formed the basis for fellow cofounder Peter Senge’s management classic The Fifth Discipline. David is internationally recognized for his work in enabling people to apply systems thinking to achieve breakthroughs around chronic, complex problems and to develop strategies that improve system-wide performance over time.
David Peter Stroh will draw from his book Systems Thinking for Social Change to show how systems thinking, while complex, can be applied in highly accessible and effective ways. The session will focus on frameworks such as systems archetypes and the four-stage change process, and will illustrate through real world cases and stories how they help diagnose systemic structures, surface unintended consequences, and guide organizations toward strategies that support lasting, system-wide change.
