University of Colorado Boulder - Transforming Communities
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- Public/Government Institute
Transforming Communities at Coursera Overview
Duration | 9 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Transforming Communities at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
- Shareable Certificates.
- Graded Programming Assignments.
Transforming Communities at Coursera Course details
- This course focuses on communities and organizations in transition, and using the skills and new knowledge you have to lead change. In this course, we will discuss fundamentals of sustainability and resilience. We then go over the essentials of being a change maker. This course will provide further opportunity for skill building. We will go over asset mapping and needs assessments, two important skills that will be used for you to work with your clients so understand community and organizational needs, and have broad engagement, and use a systems-based approach to so that that the community can define its own needs and identify its own assets. This course will have three modules. Sustainability & Resilience will provide the basic principles of sustainability and resilience so that you will know the difference of these concepts and potential means of implementing them in your workplace and place of practice. In Needs Assessment & Asset Mapping, I will go over two important techniques that provide the community and organization needs front and center and allow you to engage stakeholders so that they have a voice and are involved throughout the process. Systems Thinking for Change will focus on using systems thinking principles as a changemaker, and provides tips and motivation for making change. Whether you work in a Fortune 500 company or a small non-profit, are a community organizer, it is time for you to step up and step out and put your new knowledge into practice. The road won't always be easy and often non-liner. But real change requires radical change and true and genuine engagement with the people who will see and experience that change every day.
Transforming Communities at Coursera Curriculum
Sustainability and Resilience
Welcome to Transforming Communities
Sustainability and Resilience
Defining Sustainability
Defining Sustainability: Part 2
4 Principles of Sustainability: A Systems Perspective
Sustainable Practices
Resilience: Introduction
Applying a Resilience Lense
Distinguishing Resilience from Sustainability
Systems Thinking for Sustainability and Resilience: Practice
Resilience Assessment
Review Applying a Resilience Lens
End of Sustainability and Resilience Quiz
Needs Assessment and Asset Thinking
Welcome to Needs Assessments and Asset Mapping
Letting the Community Decide
Getting People Involved
Needs Assessment: What Is It?
Needs Assessment: Before You Begin
Needs Assessment: Understanding the Current State
Needs Assessment: Gather and Analyze Information
Needs Assessment: Possible Questions
Needs Assessment: Identify Needs and Make Decisions
Needs Assessment: Barriers
Asset Mapping: Introduction
Asset Mapping: What is an Asset?
Asset Mapping: Set Up and Planning
Asset Mapping: Identify Assets
Asset Mapping: Data Collection
Asset Mapping: Map and Report
Reviewing Needs Assessments
End of Needs Assessment and Asset Mapping
Systems Thinking for Change
Welcome to Systems Thinking for Change
Systems Thinking and the Triple Bottom Line
Systems Thinking For Change
Being a Changemaker
Changemaker Archetypes
Keys to Making Change
Perspectives on Systems Thinking and Inclusive Leadership
Benefits of Co-Creation
Systems Thinking and Project Management
Applying Systems Thinking to Your Projects
Final Thoughts
Developing a Community Vision
Moving Beyond a Gas Station Stop
Transforming Communities: Final Project
Transforming Communities Case Studies
Further Reading
Reviewing Inclusive Leadership
End of Systems Thinking for Change
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