Module 1: Orientation & Foundations of Systems Thinking

• Welcome to Systems Thinking for Leaders.
• Systems thinking learning journey.
• Core terms and concepts.
• What systems thinking means.

Module 2: Transforming Cost, Speed, and Access: Ford's Assembly Line Revolution

• Operations for unmatched scale.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Evolution of Ford’s moving assembly line.
• Ford’s assembly line impact.

Module 3: Leveraging Flow for Strategic Advantage: Toyota Just-in-Time

• Flow as strategic power.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Just-in-Time advantage.
• Toyota’s Just-in-Time flow.

Module 4: Embedding Quality at Source: Toyota Jidoka

• Quality built into every step.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Jidoka approach.
• Built-in quality elements.

Module 5: Continuous Improvement as Leadership Habit: Kaizen Growth System

• Improvement as a daily leadership habit.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Kaizen approach.
• Kaizen growth system elements.

Module 6: Designing Reinforcing Ecosystems: Apple Ecosystem Strategy

• Power of ecosystem thinking.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Ecosystem strategy.
• Apple’s integrated ecosystem.

Module 7: Strategic Focus and Premiumization: Apple Premium Simplicity

• Simplicity as a strategic weapon.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Premium simplicity approach.
• Apple’s premium simplicity.

Module 8: Repositioning Legacy Organizations: IBM Reinvention Strategy

• Reinvention for legacy organizations.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Reinvention strategy.
• IBM’s reinvention.

Module 9: Pivoting to Future Growth Engines: Microsoft Cloud-and-AI Strategy

• Strategic pivots for future growth.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Cloud-and-AI pivot strategy.
• Microsoft’s cloud-and-AI pivot.

Module 10: Building Defensibility through Vertical Depth: NVIDIA Full-Stack Strategy

• Power of owning the stack.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Full-stack advantage.
• NVIDIA’s full-stack platform.

Module 11: Making Customer-Centricity Strategic: Amazon Customer Obsession

• Customer at the center of strategy.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Customer obsession.
• Amazon’s customer obsession.

Module 12: Building Reinforcing Growth Systems: Amazon Flywheel Strategy

• Self-reinforcing growth.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Flywheel model.
• Amazon’s flywheel.

Module 13: Proactive Self-Disruption: Netflix Business Model Cannibalization

• Disrupting your own success.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Self-disruption playbook.
• Netflix business model cannibalization.

Module 14: Strategic Speed through Talent Philosophy: Netflix Talent Density

• Culture as a strategic multiplier.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Talent density advantage.
• Netflix talent density strategy.

Module 15: Recurring Revenue and Digital Monetization: Adobe Subscription Strategy

• Revenue stream transformation.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Subscription strategy.
• Adobe subscription transformation.

Module 16: Speed-to-Market and Demand Sensing: Zara Demand-Sensing Strategy

• Demand-sensing advantage.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Demand-sensing model.
• Zara demand-sensing engine.

Module 17: Redesigning Loyalty and Economics: Costco Membership Model

• Power of membership economics.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Membership model.
• Costco membership economics model.

Module 18: Scale Economics and Cost Leadership: Walmart EDLP Strategy

• Scale as market power.
• Core terms and concepts.
• EDLP and EDLC model.
• Walmart EDLP strategy.

Module 19: Integrating Affordability, Design, and Scale: IKEA Design-to-Cost

• Affordable design for the many.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Design-to-cost model.
• IKEA design-to-cost engine.

Module 20: Scaling through Systems: McDonald's Franchise Growth Model

• Scaling beyond individual heroics.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Franchise growth model.
• McDonald’s franchise scale model.

Module 21: Driving Economic Power through Simplicity: Southwest Simplification Strategy

• Simplicity as a growth engine.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Southwest simplification strategy.
• Point-to-point productivity model.

Module 22: Growing Account Value: Salesforce SaaS Expansion Strategy

• Customers as growth engines.
• Core terms and concepts.
• SaaS expansion model.
• Salesforce land-and-expand strategy.

Module 23: Driving Growth through Consumer Insight: P&G Consumer Superiority

• Strategic power of consumer insight.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Consumer superiority model.
• P&G consumer-first superiority.

Module 24: Establishing Innovation Rhythms: Intel Innovation Cadence

• Innovation as repeatable discipline.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Innovation rhythm model.
• Intel innovation cadence.

Module 25: Restoring Trust through Systems Discipline: Boeing Safety-and-Quality Reset

• Trust, safety, and sustainable growth.
• Core terms and concepts.
• Safety-and-quality reset model.
• Boeing safety-and-quality reset.