# Systemic Design Toolkit ![Systemic Design Toolkit Guide](https://2070434153-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lqb3gu6BSP5BphaCcgD%2F-LrDbkyEzEEEKJ1Y5ZL0%2F-LrDgHXHk-K5LijchE3k%2Fsystemic%20design%20toolkit.PNG?alt=media\&token=9e546608-3e84-4b77-9403-7a325c070f23) ## What is it? The Systemic Design Toolkit was officially launched at the RSD7 conference in Turin by a collaboration between [**Namahn**](https://namahn.com/) and [**shiftN**](https://shiftn.com/). This toolkit provides a set of systems and design thinking tools to support a coherent, but flexible and collaborative process to understand complex problems and design more viable alternatives. ## What is it useful for? * Identifying leverage points * Applying participatory tools * Co-creation of solutions with different stakeholders (from government to private organisations) * Create alignment among different ideas * Creating visualizations tools and prototyping ## Description from Authors: The toolkit was developed from the understanding that the current society is in the midst of a fundamental shift where the conventional ways of problem solving don’t work anymore. In this sense, this toolkit provides step by step and hands-on tools to analyze complex challenges and co-create systemic solutions following seven main steps: ![Systemic Design Toolkit Framework](https://2070434153-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lqb3gu6BSP5BphaCcgD%2F-LrIf4MilNUMCxwOQPZb%2F-LrIfWQyfiYgbVvmMDmu%2Fsystemic%20design%20toolkit%20steps.jpg?alt=media\&token=cd2823d5-7bca-431c-83d9-46de52a85e59) ### Framing the system Setting the boundaries of your system in space and time and identifying the hypothetical parts and relationships. ### Listening to the system Listening to the experiences of people and discovering how the interactions lead to the system’s behaviour. Verifying the initial hypotheses. ### Understanding the system Seeing how the variables and interactions influence the dynamics and emergent behaviour. Identifying the leverage points to work with. ### Defining the desired future Helping the stakeholders articulate the common desired future and the intended value creation. ### Exploring the possibility space Exploring possible ideas for intervening on the leverage points. Empowering the ideas by working with the paradoxes in the system. ### Designing the intervention model Defining the engine for change and its variations. Iterating by envisioning its implementation in different contexts. ### Fostering the transition Defining how the interventions will mature, grow and finally be adopted in the system. **Useful links and resources:** {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %}