Case Stories

We work in diverse ways with private, public and community sector organisations. Some examples are below

The World´s First Green MBA

Systemic Practice tools and techniques taught in all SLI programs are key components of the highly successful Dominican University California´s Green MBA. For example, forty students of the GMBA program have recently completed a series of 7 two-day laboratories. The skills learnt in these laboratories are now been implemented in a variety of business, government and community enterprises, including Cisco, Wells Fargo Bank and Metronics. www.greenmba.com

In Asia

In 2007 the major Thailand management consulting company APM contracted SLI faculty to train 20 of their senior consultants in systems thinking tools for managing the complex changes being experienced by Asian businesses. These consultants are now implementing SLI taught practices to business groups in Thailand and beyond.

Green Your Management (GYM)

SLI partner GreenYourManagement has been contracted to organise and facilitate the Fort Baker Leadership Summits (Feb 2009) which will bring 40 diverse Californian leaders together to co-design a resilient and sustainable future.

Environmental Protection Authority, California

The EPA in California found a systems-based approach, facilitated by Bruce McKenzie through GYM, enabled key players in the Biofuels sector to overcome a year of negotiation difficulties and reach shared options on issues that they need to address. The Full Report is available at www.efc.org

Dairy Australia

A team of SLI faculty, headed by Chair Bruce McKenzie, is working with Dairy Australia to develop sustainable options for the industry´s future. The team is using the same suite of systems thinking tools as taught by SLI, in this case to address its complex economic, environmental and social issues.

Parsons Brinkerhoff

SLI is working with this leading global infrastructure firm to develop systemic approaches to its innovation practices - including integrating sustainability into its design and enineeering considerations.