Discovering Compassionate Systems

Audience

  • Teachers, Middle and Senior Leaders in schools

  • Professionals in the not-for-profit and sustainability education sectors

  • Practitioners working at the intersection of community, education, and sustainability

Duration and delivery mode

3-day onsite workshop

Dates

Wednesday 19 - Friday 21 November 2025

Location

The Friends’ School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Facilitators

Dr Richard Owens and James Clapham

Access

Open

Cost

$545.45 + GST + booking fee

Registration

Registration is open

About

Join us for transformative 3-day introductory workshop on the Compassionate Systems Framework, grounded in the pioneering research of the Center for Systems Awareness and the MIT Systems Awareness Lab. This immersive experience is designed for educators, leaders, and change-makers seeking to cultivate systems thinking, emotional intelligence, and compassionate leadership in their personal and professional lives. Through a blend of experiential learning, reflective dialogue, and practical tools, participants will explore how compassion and systems awareness can be integrated to foster well-being, resilience, deep learning and collective responses to complex challenges.

Over the course of the workshop, participants will engage with foundational concepts of the Compassionate Systems Framework, including mental models, systems mapping, and social-emotional learning. Facilitated by experienced practitioners, the sessions will emphasise both individual and collective practices that support compassionate systems change.

Learning Goals
Participants will:

  • Understand the core principles of the Compassionate Systems Framework

  • Explore the intersection of systems thinking and social-emotional learning

  • Develop skills in systems mapping and identifying leverage points for change

  • Reflect on personal mental models and their influence on perception and behaviour

  • Practice mindfulness and compassion-based exercises to support inner development

  • Learn strategies for cultivating compassionate leadership in teams and communities

  • Build a network of peers committed to systems transformation and well-being