NOTICE: This event is open to the Humber College community and registered guests only.
Please join us for a virtual information session on Thursday, November 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. (EST) to learn more the competition. This virtual session will be held on MS Teams.
What is Map the System?
Map the System is a global competition run by Oxford University that challenges students (at any level and from any discipline) to think differently about complex social or environmental problems using Systems Thinking. In Map the System, students explore an issue they care deeply about and then present their work to a broader audience in a way that promotes understanding and engagement. This is the fourth year of Map the System at Humber College. Last year, Humber's winning team placed in the top six in Canada.
Who can participate?
Map the System is open to all Humber students and recent graduates from any faculty or level of study. Students can participant individually or in teams of up to five people. The only requirement is at least one team member must be a current student, or recent graduate (within 12 months). Teams can also include practitioners or industry-professionals.
What will Students do? Students will:
- Develop a systems thinking mindset (one of the three key HLO mindsets).
- Design a visual systems map of their chosen problem using systems thinking tools.
- Practice research and presentation skills.
- Build connections with other innovative, change-making students, faculty, and practitioners from within Humber and the wider community.
- Compete to be the winning Humber team that will present at the Canadian regional semi-finals.
- Compete to win a (funded) trip to the University of Oxford to present their work in person at the Global Finals.
Faculty can:
- Embed the competition (in part or entirely) in a course you are teaching - join us to learn more.
- Give students an option to participate in the competition in lieu of another course assignment - ask us how this works.
- Support student groups who register as independent Humber teams - we need volunteers.
- Act as a judge in the Humber competition.
- Reap the support of experienced faculty, systems thinking resources, lesson plans, slides, activities, and much more.
Have Questions? Email us! Isabel at isabel.sousa@humber.ca or Elinor at elinor.bray-collins@humber.ca.
