Course Summary
Transforming Communities is a course that teaches you how to create positive change in your community through understanding the power structures and dynamics that exist within it.Key Learning Points
- Learn about the different types of power and how they affect community dynamics
- Understand how to work collaboratively with community members to create change
- Explore the role of culture and history in shaping communities
- Discover strategies for addressing systemic issues and creating sustainable change
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the role of power and culture in shaping communities
- Develop strategies for creating sustainable change
- Learn how to work collaboratively with community members
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior experience necessary
- Open to all interested in creating positive change in their community
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
- Video Lectures
- Interactive Assignments
Similar Courses
- Community Development: Creating Positive Change in Your Community
- Social Change: How to Create Positive Change in Your Community
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Founder and CEO of PolicyLink
- Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance
Related Books
Description
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.
Knowledge
- Develop an understanding of the fundamentals of leading change in communities and organizations.
- Apply project management techniques to help stakeholders define their own needs and assets to foster efficient stakeholder engagement.
- Apply methods for understanding community and organization needs using a systems-based approach to problem solving.
Outline
- 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
Summary of User Reviews
Transforming Communities is a highly rated course that teaches learners how to create positive change in their communities through effective communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. Many users found the course to be engaging and empowering, with a particular focus on practical skills that can be applied in real-world situations.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Practical skills that can be applied in real-world situationsPros from User Reviews
- Engaging and empowering course
- Well-structured and easy to follow
- Instructors are knowledgeable and supportive
- Provides practical and actionable advice
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course content to be too basic
- Limited interaction with other learners
- Not enough focus on specific community issues
- Some technical issues with the online platform
Joel Hartter
4.5 Raiting
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