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Systems Change & System Dynamics
See the system, find the leverage, design change that lasts.
Learn to analyze complex systems, read their feedback, and build strategies capable of producing durable social and institutional impact.
Where change actually happens
Every visible problem is the surface of a system. Leverage lives underneath.
Most effort goes into reacting to events — the incident, the crisis, the number that moved. But the power to change a system rises the deeper you look. This course teaches leaders to work below the surface.
Level 01 · Events
What happened
The visible incident or number that moved. Most responses stop here — and change little.
Low leverage
Level 02 · Patterns
What keeps happening
The trend over time. Seeing it lets you anticipate instead of merely react.
Some leverage
Level 03 · Structure
What produces the pattern
The relationships, incentives, and feedback loops driving behavior. Redesign here and the pattern shifts.
High leverage
Level 04 · Mental models
What holds the structure in place
The beliefs and assumptions everyone takes for granted. Shift these, and the whole system can move.
Deepest leverage
Leaders react at the surface. This course works where the leverage is.
Course overview
Complex problems rarely have a single cause — or a single fix.
Participants learn to map systems, trace relationships and feedback loops, surface and test assumptions, and locate the points where a well-placed intervention can shift how the whole system behaves.
Who should attend
Professionals working on problems with many moving parts.
01
Policy & public-sector leaders
Reforming systems, not just individual programs.
02
Development & humanitarian professionals
Tackling problems with tangled root causes.
03
NGO & foundation executives
Investing for change that actually holds.
04
Strategy & innovation teams
Finding where intervention truly moves things.
05
Researchers & program designers
Modeling how change really propagates.
06
Social-impact initiative leaders
Turning diagnosis into lasting outcomes.
What you will learn
Capabilities you can apply immediately.
Define complex problems without oversimplifying them
Map actors, relationships, incentives, and feedback loops
Recognize delays, unintended consequences, and system behavior
Identify high-potential leverage points
Test assumptions and compare strategic options
Design more adaptive and sustainable interventions
Course curriculum
A structured journey from insight to practice.
01
Thinking in Systems
Move from linear explanations to dynamic, interconnected analysis.
02
Mapping the System
Visualize actors, structures, incentives, relationships, and flows.
03
Feedback & Delays
Read reinforcing and balancing loops, and why outcomes take time.
04
Mental Models & Assumptions
Surface the beliefs shaping strategy and decision-making.
05
Finding Leverage
Identify interventions with the potential to shift system behavior.
06
Strategy for Systems Change
Translate diagnosis into adaptive action, learning, and measurement.
Learning experience
Interactive, regional, and grounded in practice.
Cases & simulations
Work through realistic systems, not just lectures.
Regional relevance
Connect global ideas to leadership realities across the Arab world.
Peer learning
Learn alongside professionals bringing diverse experience and perspective.
Applied assignments
Use the course to map and shift a real system from your own work.
Certificate of completion
Participants who meet the requirements receive an ALI certificate.
Course information
Built for working professionals.
Format
Online, in person, or hybridLanguage
Arabic, English, or bilingualSchedule
Announced with each cohortCertificate
Available upon completion
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Lasting change begins when leaders stop treating symptoms in isolation and start seeing the system producing them.
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