System Examples to Test Your Understanding | Connected Leadership with Peter Boyd

Why are the Sustainable Development Goals projected to be achieved by 2082 instead of 2030? In this lesson, we explore Catalyst 2030, an innovative global 'extrapreneurship' network designed to accelerate progress towards the SDGs by addressing insufficient and fragmented funding. Discover how this unique, distributed organization, led by a chief facilitator and refusing traditional hierarchies, empowers social entrepreneurs worldwide to shift power dynamics, influence policy, and foster collective action through a collaborative, constellation-like structure.Uploaded 13-08-25🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the mission and 'extrapreneurship' approach of Catalyst 2030 in accelerating Sustainable Development Goals.• Identify critical challenges in current social innovation funding and how Catalyst 2030 addresses them.• Examine the unique, distributed 'constellation' structure and governance model of Catalyst 2030.• Discover key strategies governments can employ to foster supportive ecosystems for social entrepreneurs.• Appreciate the emphasis on shifting power dynamics and empowering grassroots voices in global social impact initiatives.📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is the US healthcare system so expensive, yet its quality lags behind other industrialized nations? In this lesson, we dive into the current landscape of US healthcare, examining its systemic challenges related to drastically increasing costs and surprisingly poor quality metrics, setting the stage for understanding the significant opportunities within this paradox.Uploaded 19-08-25🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the systemic challenges facing the US healthcare landscape.• Analyze the drastic increase in US healthcare costs and how they compare to other industrialized nations.• Identify key areas where healthcare spending is allocated in the US.• Examine the paradox of high spending coupled with unexpectedly poor healthcare quality in the US, including medical error rates and infant mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go deeper on the rocks that should fill your jar by tying them to purpose, naming them with care, and limiting your list to a memorable three to five. Includes the research behind the magic number and a personal example for crafting a vivid rock name.Uploaded 09-06-26Key topics:- Linking rocks to your sense of purpose- Rocks as arenas of time, not targets- Naming rocks with powerful nouns and adjectives- Why three to five priorities fit working memory- Elaborating what's inside each rock- Comparing rocks with a buddy📚 About the Course:This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice?When you take this course, you will:Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals.Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team.Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking.Course Takeaways:Improve your ability to get the most out of lifeStrengthen your leadership toolkitPractice and apply systems thinking to plan for change📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does your system exist, and what really drives it? Apply the ladder of inference and the iceberg model to climb above assumptions and descend below the surface events to reveal patterns, structures, and the deepest beliefs that shape your system.Uploaded 09-06-26Key topics:- The ladder of inference and bringing other voices in- The iceberg model: events, patterns, structure, mental models- Mapping your system across the four iceberg layers- A common cold example of going deeper- Causal loops and the chicken-crossing-the-road system📚 About the Course:This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice?When you take this course, you will:Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals.Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team.Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking.Course Takeaways:Improve your ability to get the most out of lifeStrengthen your leadership toolkitPractice and apply systems thinking to plan for change📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A stakeholder 2x2 helps you plan how to engage the people and organizations around your work. This lesson maps influence against support and shows what to do with champions, blockers, fans, and naysayers.Uploaded 09-06-26Key topics:- Mapping stakeholders by influence and support- Strategy for influential blockers in the top left- Jobs to do for influential champions in the top right- Two-way communication with lower-influence fans- Why you may be worrying too much about naysayers- Watching for marginalized voices that deserve more weight📚 About the Course:This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice?When you take this course, you will:Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals.Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team.Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking.Course Takeaways:Improve your ability to get the most out of lifeStrengthen your leadership toolkitPractice and apply systems thinking to plan for change📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices