STORYTELLING AND LEADERSHIP

To take this course, you need to have taken ONE of these four courses: Action Learning: The Practice of Learning in Real Time, Learning and Corporate Culture, Power and Politics Reflexive Practice, Systems Thinking

Individuals are complex — a mixture of genetic personality traits, influenced by an environment full of experiences. Put several people together in a group, and complexity increases. Put several groups together into a community, such as an organization, and complexity increases even more dramatically. In fact, every time you add another person to a group, another group to a community, complexity increases substantially. We are caught in the wave of complexity and change, and we so often act as if we have to run faster and faster before it sweeps us under. But there is another way — you can surf the waves of change. In this course, you are introduced to the Decision Support System, which integrates the thinking processes of systems thinking, reflexive practice and strategic practice, and creates emergent leadership. Combined with action learning, you will discover a way to engage the energy of change and complexity to shape the future you desire.

This is one of the 7 courses that is offered as a series at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB, Canada. This is the sixth course in the Leadership Through Learning (LTL) Program. This course integrates action learning process and the trilogy of systemic storytelling courses, which include Systems Thinking, Reflexive Practice and Learning and Corporate Culture.

Course Guide