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Introduction
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Business is a System, and it is a dynamic one that needs different
techniques, methodologies and even philosophies to understand and to deal
with. Decision making and policy design processes in the context of such
complexity, range from subjective to objective practice. One of the crucial
aspects in the policy design and decision making process is obviously the
policy and decision makers and their understanding about reality. Whether
he/she is risk-taker or conservative, there should be a route to follow to
reach less risky sound intervention. Many respectable methodologies are out
there to help policy and decision makers in their intervention journey.
However, most of them include linear-based thinking process to define
problem and hence to choose the least risky intervention within the given
circumstances and conditions. Unfortunately this kind of linear based
thinking process ignores a lot of important and yet not easy to recognize
aspects, such as side effects of our intervention and the unintended
consequences due to the presence of delay and feedbacks within our
context.
Modeling/Simulation technique such as Systems Dynamics is considered as
a methodology that takes into consideration, the delay and the feedback
nature that exist in our context. Accordingly any policy design and
decision making methodology that neglect such features and nature will
probably lead to high risk intervention.
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Content
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• What is Systems Thinking?
- Why do we think the way we do? The origins of modern
thinking
- What is a system and what is not? Systems
and non-systems
- Why do leaders need Systems
Thinking?
- How do we make sense of the world? Four
Levels of Thinking
- Why do organizations
fail?
- How to design effective policies and
strategy?
- How to avoid between policies
(strategies) conflict?
• System Structure and
Behavior over Time
- Dynamics: Feedback
Loops, Delay
- System Archetypes
• System Dynamics Process (5-Phase Process)
- Phase 1: Problem Articulation
- Phase 2: Causal Loop Diagram CLD (Dynamic Hypothesis)
- Phase 3: Simulation Model (Stock & Flow
Concept)
- Phase 4: Testing and Validation
- Phase 5: Implementation |
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Key
Benefits
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At the
conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to use System
Dynamics concepts and tools to model, simulate and explain
complexity and hence to make better decision and intervention. They will be
able to draft a design of new policies/strategies/decisions and or the
already-existing policies/strategy in effective way. They will be able to
recognize the dynamic and interdependent nature of recurring problems and
to identify key leverage points for lasting decisions and solutions.
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Participants'
Profile
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• Executives,
Senior Managers reporting to CEOs (CFO, CIO, CMO, Head of Strategy)
• Divisional Managers of large organizations
• Middle managers who are planned to be Executives
• Researchers and Modelers
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Instructors'
Profile
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Khaled Wahba is an adjunct
Associate Professor at a number of universities, business and technical
schools located in various countries such as Canada, the Netherlands,
Romania, Peru, Colombia, Suriname and Egypt. With more than 20 years of
teaching experience in the academic field, Khaled has dedicated his career
as a freelance trainer and instructor with a focus on Data Analysis,
Decision Making, Quantitative Research Methods, Systems Thinking and System
Dynamics. His goal is to share extensive knowledge and experience outside
the academic field, targeting corporate and business clients. Individuals
trained represent different sectors such as Petroleum, Cement, Banking and
ICT.
Khaled has developed his own portfolio of training courses that
he believes are essential for any organization to understand the complexity
of business and the decision making process. His courses such as:
KWANTi®, Data Analytics for Impact, Life Design©,
Pizzatistics®, Research Skills for Business always provide a framework
for participants to help change their mindset and the way they think both
professionally and personally.
Read more about Khaled http://www.riti.org/Program.aspx?Cat=ShortTerm&ID=121
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Dates:
3, 4 & 5 January 2016
Registration Deadline:
18 December 2015
Duration and Schedule:
24
hours, from 9:00 to 17:00
Location:
RITI Premises, Cairo, Egypt
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Special
Promotion
• 14% Early bird discount until 13 December
2015.
• Corporate deals for groups of 3+ candidates
• Special Rates for the members
of: EHRMA, EITESAL and
CIT
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