Become a systemic changemaker
Except Academy teaches systems thinking and integrated sustainability, in courses that run in person or online.
Six programs, from half a day to two years
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Half-day Introduction to Systems Thinking and Sustainability
Four hours in which a group takes a subject it already works on and draws it as a system.
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SiD Fundamentals 3-day Integrated Sustainability Training
Three days in a mixed team, taking real cases through the whole method, from goals to a map of the system to a roadmap.
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SiD Advanced
Two days on how systems behave, in a group of six to eight, worked on a case you bring.
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Exclusive Season Training Weeks
A week away from the office, with field trips, spent taking one case all the way through.
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In Company Programs
A program built around what your organization is already trying to change, running from one session to two years.
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Train-the-Trainer
For people who will be teaching this inside their own organization.
Alongside the courses we coach people one to one, and we facilitate working sessions for groups that have something to decide together. Programs are available in English or Dutch.
Symbiosis in Development
SiD connects systems thinking, resilience science and practical design tools into one open framework. It covers everything from circular energy, materials, ecosystems and biodiversity to culture, a just economy, health and happiness.
It is flexible enough to apply at any scale: from a single product to a city, from a company to an entire sector. Except develops it, publishes it open source, and teaches with it here. The framework, the documentation and the book are at ThinkSiD.org.
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"SiD is the best method embracing the complexity in (system-) design for sustainability I so far experienced."
Andreas WengerHead of Institute for Interior Design and Scenography, FHNW Basel, Switzerland