LFU:online

The course will enable students to

1. understand a range of theories of leadership, change management and systems thinking

2. understand why and how to apply these theories in order to contribute to the sustainable development of society with regards to the grand challenges of the 21. century

3. develop and present sustainability strategies for a specific case, the University of Innsbruck  (group project)

4. identify and analyse best-practice examples and adapt and apply them to the specific context of the University of Innsbruck

3. work collaborately across subject disciplines

5. apply a range of methods that enhance critical thinking, systems thinking, reflection (of the own discipline and of one's wn values), participation and mindfulness

6. work collaboratively across subject disciplines

7. inspire others (first follower principle)

1. Leadership Theory

2. Change Management Theory

3. Strategy development

4. Systems Thinking and Critical Thinking Methods

5. Reflection and Mindfulness methods

6. Grand Challenges, such as Anthropogenic Climate Change

7. Framings (SDGs, IPCC, EU Green Deal, Austrian government regulations....)

8. Fields of action and criteria for sustainability in the context of universities

9. Case Studies universities and sustainability

- Impulse lectures

- independent group projects

- Presentation and discussion of results

combined

will be discussed in the first session

none