• Sustainability-related change processes.
• Increased participation, diversity and perspective-taking.
• Systems Theory and Systems Thinking.
• Complexity Theory.
• How to constructively and co-creatively can lead change processes.

After passing the course, the student should be able to

• orient themselves among theories and analytical tools concerning systems complexity theory, systems thinking, and how to lead change processes
• identify complex sustainability-related problems and with limited information plan for co-creation processes
• analyse limitations of traditional engineering methods when handling complex sustainability-related problems
• lead groups in complex situations in a critical, co-creative, and creative way both alone and in collaboration with others
• develop the practice around co-creative processes

in order to

• be able to understand, relate to, and lead sustainability-related change processes in a world that is characterised by increasing complexity and uncertainty, and take responsibility for their own learning.

The learning activities consists of:

Introductory lecture

An Art of Hosting training (week 1-3)
6 half day sessions
Some students have supervision at scheduled times in between.
All students have one prepratory 2 hour session before the last half day.

Themed weeks (week 4-7)
Each week have 1 lecture
1-2 student led seminars
Course readings (mainly research literature)

Debrief
Last session is a collaborative debrief, feedback and course evaluation session.

Reflective essay
All students hand in an individual reflective essay at the end of the course.

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• DEL1 - Active participation, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• INL1 - Hand-in assignment, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Compulsory attendance (75%) on the activities that concern co-creative processes.

Participation in course activities, including discussions, group work, and practical exercises, is essential for meeting the learning outcomes and constitutes part of the assessment.

The written assignment is graded based on the following criteria:

• Reflect on the process of participating in complex change processes
• Reflect on the process of leading groups in complex change processes
• Critically reflect on different approaches to handling engineering problems
• Refer to and show that you have read and understood relevant course literature.

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

This official course syllabus is valid from the autumn semester 2023 in accordance with decision by the head of school: J-2022-2169.

Date of decision: 16/10/2022