Organizations today operate in increasingly complex environments where success depends on the ability to lead change, engage stakeholders, and make informed, context-driven decisions. This specialization gives professionals practical tools to do exactly that. You will learn how to apply systems thinking, conduct assessments, map relationships, and design engagement strategies that build trust and deliver results. Whether you're advancing strategic initiatives, improving organizational processes, launching community-facing initiatives, or collaborating across functions and with external partners, these courses will help you build effective partnerships and lead transformation with purpose, clarity, and impact.
Leading Sustainable Community Transformation Specialization
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Leading Sustainable Community Transformation Specialization
Lead Change with Systems Thinking Skills. Learn tools to lead change, engage stakeholders, and apply systems thinking to solve challenges.
Instructor: Joel Hartter
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4.4
(132 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Learners will master techniques to collect data that can be used to inform your work and stakeholder interaction.
Learners will know how to develop a practical, place-based strategy for stakeholder engagement.
Learners will apply systems thinking for project management.
Learners will be able to explain how to build rapport and trust with stakeholders and how to work as a consultant in a team environment.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Sustainability Reporting
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Relationship Building
- Communication Strategies
- Decision Making
- Organizational Strategy
- Root Cause Analysis
- Business Leadership
- Project Planning
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Drive Engagement
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Strategic Thinking
- Systems Thinking
- Business Systems Analysis
- Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Strategic Leadership
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Build foundational knowledge to adopt a systems mindset.
Learn to operationalize systems thinking for strategy and stakeholder engagement.
Strengthen your ability to work across functions and develop context-driven solutions.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Project Management
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Category: Business Systems Analysis
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Community Development
Category: Project Planning
What you'll learn
Apply a range of tools to engage stakeholders, gather insights, and build understanding.
Conduct rapid assessments and map systems to inform strategy and decision-making.
Practice ethical engagement in complex organizational and community settings.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Communication Strategies
What you'll learn
Understand key principles of leading change within organizations and communities.
Use stakeholder-informed methods to identify needs, strengths, and priorities.
Apply systems thinking to support context-driven decision-making and implementation.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Needs Assessment
Category: Project Management
Category: Community Development
Category: Sustainability Reporting
Category: Decision Making
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Drive Engagement
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Complex Problem Solving
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Frequently asked questions
No specific background knowledge or expertise is necessary beyond an interest in stakeholder engagement.
While the courses are set up to be stand alone, it is advised to take the classes in the following order:
Developing a Systems Mindset
Strategies for Effective Engagement
Transforming Communities
University credit is not currently offered for this Specialization.
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