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Community Practice

The Social System Design Lab has worked with partners around the world in designing and facilitating group model building workshops on issues ranging from rural development and nutrition to obesity prevention and gender based violence.

Current & Completed Community Practice Projects

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Improving Equity and Consistency in Hospital Prescribing of Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy

Strategic collaboration on modeling public systems & social services

Strategic collaboration on modeling public systems & social services

What does it take to Raise a Child in St. Louis?

What does it take to Raise a Child in St. Louis?

What does it take to impact disability advocacy in a community?

What does it take to impact disability advocacy in a community?

Student Project

What Factors can Strengthen Student-Teacher Relationships?

What Factors can Strengthen Student-Teacher Relationships?

Student Project

How can Student Support Services be Expanded in High Schools?

How can Student Support Services be Expanded in High Schools?

Student Project

How can Honduras improve trends in neonatal & maternal mortality?

How can Honduras improve trends in neonatal & maternal mortality?

Social and Ecological Approach to Livelihoods

Social and Ecological Approach to Livelihoods

Accelerating and sustaining system performance through time

Accelerating and sustaining system performance through time

Systems thinking informed policy dialogue on maternal health

Systems thinking informed policy dialogue on maternal health

What makes cities healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable?

What makes cities healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable?

Systems Thinking For Educational Equity Partnership (STEEP) 2018

Systems Thinking For Educational Equity Partnership (STEEP) 2018

Changing Systems 2019: Emotional Support in Schools

Changing Systems 2019: Emotional Support in Schools

Changing Systems 2016: Gun Violence

Changing Systems 2016: Gun Violence

Changing Systems 2017: Youth Homelessness

Changing Systems 2017: Youth Homelessness

Changing Systems 2015: Racism

Changing Systems 2015: Racism

Together for Healthy and Successful Schools

Together for Healthy and Successful Schools

“For Teens by Teens” Near Peer Trauma-aware Training Project

“For Teens by Teens” Near Peer Trauma-aware Training Project

Systems Thinking for Education Equity Project (STEEP) 2019

Systems Thinking for Education Equity Project (STEEP) 2019

Changing Systems 2018: Education Equity

Changing Systems 2018: Education Equity

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