Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Course Player Demo Video

    • A message from Professor Anne Kapuscinski

    • Things to Know Before Starting Your Course

    • Pre-Program Survey
  • 2

    Wicked Problems

    • Introducing the raw case for the 2024 BPP Accelerator

    • Raw-case Study: The mCDR Innovation Challenge (download the PDF file for easier access)

    • Big Ideas for Tackling a Wicked Problem
  • 3

    Complexity and Big History

    • Understanding Complexity from the Big History Perspective

    • Energy Solutions From the Perspective of Big History (optional 9-page article for further exploration)

    • Energy Flows and the Rise and Demise of Complexity (optional 36-page article for those whose curiosities are aroused by Professor Christian's TED Talk)
  • 4

    Systems Thinking and Approach

    • Rethink Everything

    • The Big Idea of Systems Thinking

    • Systems Approach to Problem Framing and Solutioning

    • Systems Innovation

    • Understanding Systems Transition through a Multi-Level Analysis (33-page article, optional but very useful reading)
  • 5

    Design Thinking and Lean Development

    • Design Thinking according to IDEO

    • The IDEO Shopping Cart

    • Design Thinking and Complex Problem Solving?

    • What Is Lean Startup?

    • Got a Wicked Problem?
  • 6

    The Collaborative Challenge

    • The Collaborative Challenge

    • A Model of Collaborative Governance
  • 7

    Next Steps...

    • Generative AI and Me

    • Your Pick of Theme

    • Congratulations! What's Next?