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TED Talk: Got a Wicked Problem? First, Tell Me How You Make Toast

Tom Wujec loves asking people and teams to draw how they make toast, because the process reveals unexpected truths about how we can solve our biggest, most complicated problems at work. Learn how to run this exercise yourself, and hear Wujec’s surprising insights from watching thousands of people draw toast.

Insights from Rewilding Patagonia: Why action-based storytelling matters for systemic change

Using Rewilding Patagonia as a case study, this article draws on work from the UCL Climate Action Unit and the legacy of former Patagonia CEO Kristine Tompkins to explore how action-based storytelling helps people engage with complex systems and act.

Discover how Systems Thinking Transformed Nestlé's Carnation Milk Production!

Explore a compelling case study by ThinkWater, showcasing how understanding and optimizing system interrelationships can solve complex challenges and improve efficiency. Discover how these strategies can transform your business!

What is Systems Thinking?

This whiteboard animation video about systems thinking tells a story of cats in Borneo (a.k.a. Operation Cat Drop parachuting cats) that occurred in Borneo in the 1950's. It is a reminder that when solutions are implemented without a systems perspective they often create new problems.

Using the World Economic Forum’s Transformation Maps for Research Innovation

Explore the Forum’s Strategic Intelligence (SI) Platform! This session, part of Princeton's 2024 GradFUTURES Forum, features a live demo showcasing the SI platform’s ability to foster creativity, enhance research, and prepare students for future career opportunities.

Feeling Stuck on Climate Change? Here’s What To Do.

In this TED talk, Kris De Meyer, explains that climate inaction is often psychological, not informational. When people feel overwhelmed or powerless, action stalls. Improving climate outcomes therefore requires improving how we think, supporting systems thinking, perspective-taking, and a clearer sense of agency.

Uniting the Next Generation of Actionists

Teenagers Sophia Tabibian and Lulu Goulet-Hofsass, frustrated by the climate crisis, founded Covalence Global in 2020 to unite young leaders for real climate action. With 100 leaders across five continents, they're driving a global network for climate progress.

Strategic Intelligence Platform

The World Economic Forum has developed its Strategic Intelligence capabilities to help make sense of the complex forces driving transformational change across economies, industries, and global issues.

Introducing Transformation Maps

The World Economic Forum's Transformation Maps - a constantly refreshed repository of knowledge about global issues, from climate change to the future of work - are now publicly available for the first time and free of charge. But what are they? And what can we do with them?