Posts by Ninni Sødahl
NEWSLETTER February | 2020
Welcome to our very first newsletter. Since The Center for Systems Awareness launched its new website in July 2019, the work of bringing Compassionate Systems leadership to the world has grown massively, and we would like to give you just a tiny taste of all the exciting happenings around the planet. The website itself serves…
Read MoreMaster Practitioners for Compassionate Systems: Launch of the first cohort of our certification program
We have long been asked by key partners, “Where can I study to get a masters or a PhD in the Compassionate Systems framework?” Many participants from our introductory workshops who have started re-orienting themselves in their ways of being educators, and are on the path of becoming Compassionate Systems leaders in their own work…
Read MorePeter Senge becomes a Schwab Foundation Global Thought Leaders in Social Innovation
The Schwab Foundation, which has been a key organizing body behind the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos for the past thirty years, has, for the past decade, begun to emphasize social entrepreneurship. Beginning this year they have broadened beyond identifying leading individual social entrepreneurs to focus on the larger “social innovation ecosystem,” which…
Read MoreYouth Leadership and Student Ambassadors
It is becoming more and more evident that the leadership of young people will be critical as our societies wrestle with our globe’s deepest problems. We believe that developing this leadership is now a critical mandate of education. With this in mind, it has been exciting to watch this process start to take root in…
Read MoreJakarta Compassionate Systems workshop and Southeast Asia network
The British School of Jakarta (BSJ), a prestigious International Baccalareaute anchor school, hosted over 60 educators from Southeast Asia for the first regional Introduction to Compassionate Systems workshop on December 9-11, 2019 led by Mette and Peter. The workshop grew out of over a year of building capacity within BSJ and their wanting to engage…
Read MoreResearch Report Published: “A Humanistic Approach to Scaling Up”
We are excited to share a newly published research report on our work with the California Department of Education published by Dr. Diane Friedlaender of Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) at Stanford University. The report captures the systems awareness approach and practices implemented within the California Department of Education’s Expanded Learning Division…
Read MoreSystems Literacy – Educational Videos
A great collection of educational videos about systems thinking to introduce to students. See videos here
Read MoreHow To Help Every Child Fulfil Their Potential
This clip explores educationalist Carol Dweck’s celebrated work on mindset and the concept of praise. While of critical interest to educators and parents, the wider implications for her research are fascinating to consider. The video is part of the long running RSA Animate series, featuring highly thought provoking and engaging animations on transformative ideas.…
Read MoreBSJ (British School Jakarta) partners with MIT and IB
British School Jakarta (BSJ) is delighted to host Professor Mette Miriam Boell, Research Affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Jane Drake, Head of Curriculum Innovation and Alignment for the IB. BSJ will facilitate a week of workshops under the theme Compassionate Systems for Schools and Organizations. Teachers, Head of Faculties, staff, and student…
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