Driving meaningful change in your organization requires more than internal alignment. It also depends on understanding the communities, networks, and systems your organization touches. This course equips business professionals with the tools and mindset to support change that is strategic, inclusive, and grounded in real-world context.



Transforming Communities
This course is part of Leading Sustainable Community Transformation Specialization

Instructor: Joel Hartter
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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.
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There are 3 modules in this course
This module introduces core ideas behind sustainability and resilience and how they shape long-term thinking. Learners explore the balance between social, economic, and environmental priorities, and examine how systems adapt to disruption. The module also highlights common assumptions about sustainability and shows how a resilience lens can uncover vulnerabilities, strengthen adaptive capacity, and guide decision-making in changing environments.
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11 videos3 assignments
This module introduces practical tools for understanding a community’s needs, strengths, and priorities. Learners explore how to build relationships, engage stakeholders, and gather meaningful input through structured assessments. The module breaks down each step of the needs assessment process and shows how to surface barriers and opportunities. It also introduces asset mapping as a way to identify local resources, support systems, and existing capacity that can guide strategy and build momentum for change.
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16 videos3 assignments
This module focuses on how systems thinking can guide real, lasting change in organizations and communities. Learners explore how to identify leverage points, anticipate unintended consequences, and manage complexity across teams and networks. The module connects systems thinking to inclusive leadership, project management, and the triple bottom line. Learners also reflect on their role as changemakers and gain practical strategies for supporting collaboration, co-creation, and resilient outcomes.
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13 videos2 readings4 assignments
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Reviewed on Jun 27, 2020
Excellent course. If u are interested in community management, u must opt this course
Reviewed on Jan 14, 2022
One of my favorite courses taken! Short but concise. And timely too.
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