University of Colorado Boulder
Leading Sustainable Community Transformation Specialization

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University of Colorado Boulder

Leading Sustainable Community Transformation Specialization

Lead Change with Systems Thinking Skills. Learn tools to lead change, engage stakeholders, and apply systems thinking to solve challenges.

Joel Hartter

Instructor: Joel Hartter

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.4

(132 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learners will master techniques to collect data that can be used to inform your work and stakeholder interaction.

  • Learners will know how to develop a practical, place-based strategy for stakeholder engagement.

  • Learners will apply systems thinking for project management.

  • Learners will be able to explain how to build rapport and trust with stakeholders and how to work as a consultant in a team environment.

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Build foundational knowledge to adopt a systems mindset.

  • Learn to operationalize systems thinking for strategy and stakeholder engagement.

  • Strengthen your ability to work across functions and develop context-driven solutions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Project Management
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Diversity and Inclusion
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Project Design
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Consultative Approaches

What you'll learn

  • Apply a range of tools to engage stakeholders, gather insights, and build understanding.

  • Conduct rapid assessments and map systems to inform strategy and decision-making.

  • Practice ethical engagement in complex organizational and community settings.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Rapport Building
Category: Data Collection
Category: Qualitative Research
Category: Systems Analysis
Category: Surveys
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Process Mapping
Category: Focus Group
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Community Development
Category: Needs Assessment
Transforming Communities

Transforming Communities

Course 37 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand key principles of leading change within organizations and communities.

  • Use stakeholder-informed methods to identify needs, strengths, and priorities.

  • Apply systems thinking to support context-driven decision-making and implementation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Resilience
Category: Asset Management
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Collaboration
Category: Corporate Sustainability
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Community Development
Category: Change Management

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Joel Hartter
University of Colorado Boulder
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