Breakfast Briefing Event: Introducing Systems Thinking for Business

Schedule

Thu Feb 26 2026 at 08:30 am to 11:45 am

UTC+00:00

Location

4th Floor Conference Room, Business School, The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC

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A masterclass and networking session to explore new ways of looking at organisational performance based on systems thinking principles.
About this Event

The event is jointly organised by the Gamification and Systems Thinking Lab and the University of Edinburgh's Executive Education Team, and will take place at the University of Edinburgh Business School in the 4th Floor Conference Room.

How could systems thinking help my organisation?

Modern organisations operate in increasingly complex environments characterised by rapid and often unpredictable change. Systems thinking can help you to engage with this complexity, and so developing systems thinking capabilities in business and management is a matter of survival.

This masterclass will introduce some of the key concepts in systems thinking, and provide an opportunity to begin mapping your business, ask questions and learn how to take your organisation’s systems thinking capabilities further. You will explore your own business as a system and learn how you can unfold complexity in your organisation and how it can limit or enable your strategy.

Who is this Masterclass for?

This event is designed for senior strategic and operational leaders. It will take place in-person with a limited number of spaces available.


Key takeaways for all participants

The participant fee includes the following:

  • A viable systems model of your organisation - to help you unpack the hierarchies and feedback mechanisms that may prevent it from performing as intended
  • A copy of Agnessa Spanellis and Umit S. Bititci’s book “Systems Thinking for Business and Management: Principles and Practice” (RRP £39.99)
  • Refreshments throughout the morning, including breakfast

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast and networking
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Presentation

Info: Introduction to systems thinking and an overview of systems thinking models and methods useful in business and management


🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Refreshment Break
🕑: 10:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Viable Systems Model Masterclass
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Closing remarks
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Where is it happening?

4th Floor Conference Room, Business School, The University of Edinburgh, 29 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 65.00

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