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Lund University

Lund University has Scandinavia’s largest range of education taught in English, and one of Sweden’s broadest ranges of study programmes in engineering, science, law, social science, economics and management, medicine, humanities, theology and the fine and performing arts. Lund University’s wide subject range and ability to collaborate across disciplinary boundaries gives us unique opportunities to create new solutions that improve people’s lives all over the world. As such, we have developed strong collaborations with public and private sectors as well as society at large. In this way, we tackle current problems and challenges, and make sure that the knowledge and research findings generated are put to good use. In addition to our, more than 270, study programmes, we offer skills and competence development courses in a variety of areas. Many of our more than 1,400 stand-alone courses are delivered digitally, without any physical meetings. We offer both free training in the form of stand-alone courses that you as a private individual can apply for and tailored commissioned education courses that your employer pays for. You can also sign up for our MOOCs, massive open online courses, which are open to anyone regardless of prior knowledge.

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Catalytic Leadership for a Sustainable Change

This course emphasizes that systems-based changes are needed to achieve a sustainable world. In the past, dominant theories of change have neglected these complex conditions. In part, it includes the belief that change can be managed, planned, and controlled. This course suggests more contemporary theories where you are more inclusive, being many stakeholders and use fluid ways of creating change. Similar compositions of ideas have been tested in the honours track Change Maker Future Track at LU School of Economics and Management. At the end of the course, the participants will have a better chance of: a.       Understanding of the systemic nature of sustainability b.       Understanding of systems theory, and the concepts of complexity and wicked problems c.       Understanding of systems innovation and change d.       Having an overview of some tools for describing and analysing complex problems and contexts e.       Having an overview of contemporary theories of change f.        Having an in-depth understanding of the concept of Catalytic Leadership and Change