This module helps educators understand the process of identifying actual or potential sustainability problems and how to categorize these problems. Furthermore, this module addresses how to apply this process to lessons in the form of learning activities.

This module equips you to:

  •  Identify, analyze, and categorize sustainability challenges within complex systems by applying systems-thinking principles and classifying problems into one of the four problem types: (I) Straightforward, (II) Formidable, (III) Manageable, and (IV) Wicked.

  • Frame sustainability problems from a systems and design perspective, using concepts such as difficulty, stakeholders (human and non-human), time horizon, geographical scope, and interdependencies between social, ecological, technological, and institutional elements.

  • Deconstruct complex sustainability problems to identify leverage points and appropriate intervention strategies, drawing on design- and systems-thinking approaches to anticipate and prevent future problems, as well as to mitigate and adapt to existing challenges.

Time usage: Estimated time to read through and explore this module: 1,5-2 hours.

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