See the Systems Process

# Step 1: Focus Identify an issue of concern This needs to be a local issue that really matters to you and the group. How would you like your neighborhood to be different? How would a solution/progress impact you? Who else shares your concern? Engaging a team

# Step 2: Initial Map Recognition that we are all systems thinkers(that we see and engage with the world in terms of parts and connections.) Follow the instructions for Marc's "Systems Certification" > - Here are all the certification instructions opened in a series of pages .

# Step 3: Mapping Tools Recognising the world/your neighborhood as a system. Structure affects behavior. Mental models Making systems explicit Variables, relationships, feedback Refer to ISSS conference video and Power of Exponential article. Series of exercises: - Dominoes Experience (team) - Iceberg Model - Circles in the Air (individual) - Variables Experience Variable spotting exercise (individual) - Paper folding Experience (individual) - Identify R loop (team) - Identify B loop (team)

VIMEO 576754363 Mapping System Dynamics video

# Step 4: Creating your map 3 ways in: 1. Structure questions 2. Stakeholder questions 3. Write the story See FAQ's for CLD's Then refine and improve iteratively. See questions to extend and questions to verify.

# Step 5: Designing Interventions Identifying root causes/leverage points Who has influence? Consequences (impact) of intervening. Select intervention(s) to test

# Step 6: Experiment and Evaluate Tasks, team, engagement, tools, measuring progress, learning, Project and Risk management, Persistence.

# Step 7: Sharing Learning Citizen journalism Story telling Encourage new teams

# Step 8: Repeat!