Human systems dynamics (HSD) prepares you to thrive in an uncertain future.
When you see, understand, and influence complex, wicked issues, nothing is intractable.
Are you interested in becoming a certified HSD Professional, but you cannot commit to the face-to-face portion of the program? If so, this program is for you. We will launch a new opportunity, beginning May 16 and extending through August 14. You are invited to join us in an all-virtual Human Systems Dynamics (HSD) Professional Certification program.
So what?
So what are the benefits to you?
- Learn to deal with the complexity inherent in life in the 21st century
- Use learning time to focus on applying HSD in your sticky issues at work, in your community, and/or in your personal life
- Access resources designed to build skill and knowledge to change how you
- See the world and understand the social dynamics of the human systems where you live, work, and play
- Engage with others in more open and generative ways, and address your most intractable challenges
- Make decisions, using models and methods that allow you to embrace the complex nature of your world
- Understand dynamics that create life patterns: conflict, collaboration, accountability, and trust
- Engage in online, personalized meetings on the Zoom.us platform
- Engage with others around the world in a virtual network of people who want to learn and apply human systems dynamics to their sticky issues
- Skip long-distance, away-from-home travel, and engage online for five half-day sessions that launch three months of application and learning
So what are the elements of the course?
- All-virtual course that engages you over a 3-month period to build your skill and understanding of HSD
- Individual and group learning sessions that focus on the challenges participants bring to the program
- Personal coaching and support from an experienced HSD Professional who has been through the training
- Details about the Program:
- Dates: May 16 - August 14, 2024
- Requirements:
- Orientation Meeting: May 16
- Five half-day sessions: May 20, 22, 24, 28, 30 | 10a - 3p CDT
Time Zone Converter - Three scheduled group meetings each month
- One individual coaching session each month
- Documentation/Discussions in response to the learning units
- Four Adaptive Action Experiments to work on your own sticky issues
- Discussions and deep learning from Adaptive Action: Leveraging Complexity in Your Organization
- Required learning activities that address the following areas: Lead in Complex Times, Plan in Complexity, Manage Complex Change, Build Adaptive Capacity, and Collaborate to Create Community
Now what?
Royce Holladay will serve as the faculty for this cohort. She looks forward to welcoming you into this learning ecology!
Faculty & Coaches
Royce Holladay has been working to support people as they navigate change for over 30 years. With a Master's degree in counseling, she began learning about the dynamics of personal change. Since learning about Human Systems Dynamics, she builds on and expands those skills in multiple areas of her work and personal life. She works with individuals of all ages, supporting them in the challenges of living, working, and playing in the complexity of today's world. Over the past decade, Royce has co-authored five books based on Human Systems Dynamics, including the book she and Glenda co-authored, Adaptive Action: Leveraging Uncertainty in Your Organization. Her most recent books are a series of brief guides designed to help people apply HSD principles to specific areas of work in human systems, such as coaching, instructional design, and facilitation.
