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Skim: Management in Complex Environments

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Session 1: Why “diplomacy in complex systems”?

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Session 2: Barriers to collaboration in complex systems

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Session 3: Mapping a conflict system

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Session 4: Mapping parties and issues

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Before Class: Conduct an Interview

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Session 5: Framing issues in multiparty contexts

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Session 6: Creating room for learning & exploration

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Session 7: Unlocking decision possibilities

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Session 8: Structuring institutional elements for sustainability

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International Standards of Corporate Performance - 13 October 2025

Ganson 2021 International standards of corporate performance

Equatania Background Briefing - 13 October 2025

Ganson and Kopischke 2019 Equatania Background Briefing 2.0

Proposed Individual Assignment Topic - 13 October 2025

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Team Assignment - 20 October 2025

Final Individual Assignment - 15 December 2025
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