How does thinking of the whole community enable grass-roots efforts to be more effective? How can learning be more efficiently shared across seemingly different communities? How can teams use systems tools to improve the quality of consultation as we work towards a shared understanding of our reality? Systems science, the “science of the whole”, has a rich history in fields as diverse as public health, organizational management, and supply chains. The history of the Bahá’í faith is full of examples of systems science concepts being used in the worldwide teaching plans. This seminar will explore systems concepts and tools, especially causal loop diagrams, in an interactive manner. Throughout, we will be applying these methods and approaches to the context of the 9-year plan. This seminar is developed for those without any experience in systems science methods.
