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SESSION READINGS

I.Introduction;TheStateoftheWorld

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Introduction:Policyresistance -

2 DAY

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State of the World: The science, trends &implications

Foley(2010)BoundariesforahealthyplanetScientificAmerican302(4)

Steffen et al. (2015). Planetaryboundaries: Guiding humandevelopment on a changing planet.Science,347(6223),1259855.

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Koonin (2014) Climate Science is notsettled.WallStreetJournal

Emanuel and Solomon (2014) AResponse toStephenKoonin’sCall toInaction.TheEquation

II.SystemsThinkingforSustainability

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Fishbanks–ARenewableResourceManagementSimulation

Fishbanks Simulation VideoTutorial: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/LearningEdge/simulations/fishbanks/Pages/Video.aspx

Optional: FAO (2014) State of theFisheries2014

4 DAY

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Fishbanks–

Debrief. Systems Thinking & How to MovetowardsSustainability?

Sterman (2012) "Sustainingsustainability: creating a systemsscienceinafragmentedacademyandpolarized world." Sustainabilityscience.SpringerNewYork,2012.21-58.(Selectedsections)

Online(skim):

The Guardian (2014) The art ofsystems thinking in drivingsustainabletransformation

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/systems-thinking-sustainable-transformation

Dymphna van der lans (2014) howsystems thinking can impact climatechange

https://www.clintonfoundation.org/blog/2014/09/19/how-systems-thinking-can-impact-climate-change

Senge (2014) SystemsThinking https://www.solonline.org/?page=SystemsThinking

Meadows (2014) Systems Thinkingresources

http://www.donellameadows.org/systems-thinking-resources/

Optional Background: Hardin, G.(1968). The tragedy of the commons.

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https://mitsloan.mit.edu/LearningEdge/simulations/fishbanks/Pages/Video.aspx

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/systems-thinking-sustainable-transformation

https://www.clintonfoundation.org/blog/2014/09/19/how-systems-thinking-can-impact-climate-change

https://www.solonline.org/?page=SystemsThinking

http://www.donellameadows.org/systems-thinking-resources/

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Science,162(3859),1243-1248

SESSION READINGS

III.SystemThinking:SystemDynamicsPrinciplesandTools

5 DAY

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The purpose of modeling;dynamicsoffeedbackloops;building theory with causalloopdiagrams

Sterman (2000) BusinessDynamics (BD), Ch. 5 (not:sections5.4,5.6,5.7)

6 DAY

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Dynamics of stocks andflows; mapping the stockand flow structure ofsystems

BD, Ch. 6 (not: sections6.2.7, 6.2.8, 6.2.9, 6.3.4,6.3.6;Optional:6.3.3)

IV.ManagingGrowthforSustainablePracticesandMarkets

7 DAY

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Dynamics of simplestructures; diffusion ofinnovations, new practices,andIdeas

BD, Ch. 8 (not: sections8.2.4,8.2.5)

BD, Ch. 9.2 until & incl.9.2.4;9.3(not:9.3.1-end)

8 DAY

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Applying tools: Networkexternalities,complementarities, andpathdependence

BD, Ch. 10 (not: 10.2;Optional:10.8)

Henderson, Conkling, andRoberts (2010) Focused onthe future of solarpowerhttps://mitsloan.mit.edu/LearningEdge/CaseDocs/07-042-SunPower-Henderson.pdf

V.HumanBehaviourandSustainability

9 DAY

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Human Decision Making:Bounded Rationality orRationalExpectations?

BD,CH15.1-15.4

Optional background: Tversky, A., & Kahneman,D. (1974). Judgment underUncertainty:HeuristicsandBiases.Science, 185(4157),1124–1131.

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/LearningEdge/CaseDocs/07-042-SunPower-Henderson.pdf

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10 DAY

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DynamicsofConsumerism tba

VI.GettingUnstuck:SustainableOrganizationalStrategy&Change

11 DAY

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GettingUnstuck Sterman (2013) StumblingtowardsSustainability:

Whyorganizationallearningand radical innovation arenecessaryto

build a more sustainableworld—butnotsufficient.R.Henderson, M. Tushmanand R. Gulati (eds.)Organizational & StrategicChange and the Challengeof Sustainability. OxfordUniversityPress.

12 DAY

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Building Capabilities forSustainability1:

RepenningN.andJ.D.Sterman(2001)“Nobodyevergetscreditforfixingproblemsthatneverhappened”CaliforniaManagementReview,43(4).

Optionalbackground:Kotter(1995)LeadingChange:WhyTransformationEfforts.HarvardbusinessReview(95204)

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VII.TransformationsFromGlobaltoLocal;Synthesis

13 DAY

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TheWorldLimitstoGrowthandWhatCanWeDo

Meadows, D. (1999).Leverage points: Places tointervene in a system. TheSustainabilityInstitute.

Meadows, D (1991). "TheLimitstoGrowthrevisited."The global citizen (1991):29-33.

14 DAY

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SystemsThinkingLab:

Energy Policy with EN-ROADs; SustainableMobility

En-Roadstutorial

Better Place: ShiftingParadigms in theAutomotive Industry(Etzion,andStruben(2014)in: Pirson, M., (Ed) CaseStudies in SocialEntrepreneurship, TheOikos Collection V4(October2014).

VIII.Presentations;Synthesis

15 DAY

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Innovating forSustainability: In-ClassPresentations

16 DAY

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Review; Professional andPersonal Strategies formoving towards a moresustainable world; How tokeep learning. Follow-upresources. Careeropportunities.

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