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Agenda - What to Expect

Are you considering the Waters Center for Systems Thinking Credential Program? Here is what you can expect as part of this year-long opportunity to build your skills in systems thinking, coaching and facilitation.

Fill out the Application to apply to Cohort 7 (September 2024 - September 2025) or Cohort 8 (October 2024 - September 2025)

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All Cohort 7 sessions begin at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time (calendar date before the listed date) / 12:00 p.m. Australia Eastern Time (Sydney)
All Cohort 8 sessions begin at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

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Cohort 7:
September 18, 2024

Cohort 8:
October 16, 2024

Professional Learning Session 1
3 Hours
Getting Started
  • Welcome
  • Introductions
  • Waters Center background
  • Overview of Systems Thinking
  • Introduction to Habits

Cohort 7:
October 16, 2024

Cohort 8:
November 13, 2024

Professional Learning Session 2
3 Hours
Meet Your Learning Team
  • Continue Habits
  • Meet your learning team

Cohort 7:
November 13, 2024

Cohort 8:
December 11, 2024

Professional Learning Session 3
3 Hours
Extraordinary Learning
  • Your best learning experiences
  • Facilitation tips

Cohort 7:
November 27, 2024

Cohort 8:
January 8, 2025

Professional Learning Session 4
3 Hours
Demo Lessons Round 1
  • Demo teaching and feedback
  • Debrief

Cohort 7:
December 11, 2025

Cohort 8:
January 29, 2025

Professional Learning Session 5
3 Hours
Demo Lessons Round 1, cont‘d
  • Demo teaching and feedback
  • Debrief

Cohort 7:
February 5, 2025

Cohort 8:
February 19, 2025

Professional Learning Session 6
3 Hours
Workshop Design
  • Asking powerful questions

Cohort 7:
February 19, 2025

Cohort 8:
March 19, 2025

Professional Learning Session 7
3 Hours
Connection Circles and Causal Maps

    Cohort 7:
    March 19, 2025

    Cohort 8:
    April 16, 2025

    Professional Learning Session 8
    3 Hours
    Archetypes 1

      Cohort 7:
      April 16, 2025

      Cohort 8:
      May 21, 2025

      Professional Learning Session 9
      3 Hours
      Archetypes 2

        Cohort 7:
        May 21, 2025

        Cohort 8:
        June 18, 2025

        Professional Learning Session 10
        3 Hours
        Stock-Flow Maps

          Cohort 7:
          June 4, 2025

          Cohort 8:
          July 9, 2025

          Professional Learning Session 11
          3 Hours
          Demo Lessons Round 2
          • Demo teaching and feedback
          • Debrief

          Cohort 7:
          June 18, 2025

          Cohort 8:
          July 30, 2025

          Professional Learning Session 12
          3 Hours
          Demo Lessons Round 2, cont‘d
          • Demo teaching and feedback
          • Debrief

          Cohort 7:
          July 9, 2025

          Cohort 8:
          August 20, 2025

          Professional Learning Session 13
          3 Hours
          Coaching
          • Ladder of Inference
          • Reflective Coaching

          Cohort 7:
          July 30, 2025

          Cohort 8:
          September 10, 2025

          Professional Learning Session 14
          3 Hours
          Open Space – Celebration of Learning
          • Open Space
          • Celebration
          • Closing