Course Calendar

WeekDateModuleTopicGuest LecturerAssignment GivenAssignment Due
101/15Martin Luther King Jr. Day: No Classes
01/17Course Introduction
201/22Wicked ProblemsWicked Problem Anatomy & DynamicsAssignment #131-Jan
01/24Wicked Problems & Globalization
301/29Work Session: Assignment #1
01/31Social RelationsMapping Stakeholder RelationsAssignment #221-Feb
402/05Mindset & Posture
02/07Systems of Oppression
502/12Pluriversality & DecolonialityAhmed Ansari
02/14Power Dynamics & Polarization
602/19Worksession: Assignment #2
02/21Mapping the Evolution of a Wicked ProblemEvolution of a Wicked ProblemAssignment #313-Mar
702/26Types of Transitions
02/28Historical Context
03/04Holiday: No Classes
03/06Holiday: No Classes
803/11Worksession: Assignment #3
03/13Designing for TransitionsVisioningAssignment #41-Apr
903/18Backcasting/Assessing the Present/Mile-stoning
03/20How the Past Can Inform the Future: Commoning & Mutual Aid
1003/25Alternative Economies
03/27Worksession: Assignment #4
1104/01Designing Systems InterventionsDesigning Systems InterventionsAssignment #56-May
04/03Material vs. Non-Material InterventionsJonathan Chapman
1204/08Frames & Narratives
04/10Policy & Legal InterventionsTomar Pierson-Brown
1304/15Max-Neef's Theory of Needs
04/17Worksession: Assignment #5
1404/22ConclusionFinal Presentations
04/24Final PresentationsAssignments re-submitted for improved grades due: May 3