Supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
We set the Global Systems Thinking Standard Standards (STS)™
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT SYSTEMS THINKING.
Top 10 Future Job Skill"
World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs 2025 Report
"Most Crucial Leadership Skill"
Forbes 2025
It’s not what you know. It’s what you can do — in real time, when it counts.
"Total systems shield against the Al takeover."
Andrew Anagnost,CEO of Autodesk (2025)
WE'VE BEEN BUILDING THE STANDARD FOR 35 YEARS.
It's not what you know–it's what you can do in real time.
Our science made systems thinking measurable, practical, and trainable.
Our goal: make it so useful and easy that raising 8 billion people above the standard becomes inevitable.
WE TRAIN EVERYONE—FROM SPECIAL FORCES AND PRO ATHLETES TO HIGH-PERFORMING LEADERS. FROM CARING PARENTS AND TEACHERS TO HIGH-END COACHES AND THERAPISTS. FROM PRESCHOOLERS TO PHDS.
MADE BY SCIENCE, BUILT FOR LIFE.
Top 10
Get the skills in demand. Systems Thinking is ranked a Top 10 Future Job Skill and is now demanded across today’s complex, fast-changing world.
Buyer beware. Research shows only 12% of the most popular Systems Thinking frameworks have scientific validity or effect research—our standards and protocols are tested and proven to work.
#1
Work with the best. We are #1 in Systems Thinking: the only science-backed standard, the largest global conference at Cornell University, and the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the field.
Top 1%
The voice of systems thinking worldwide. We are in the Top 1% of all podcasts worldwide–and the #1 Systems Thinking podcast in the world.
80/20
Get more with less. Research shows 6 Mental Moves give you 80% of the benefit for 20% of the effort in improving systems thinking, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, and clarity.
551%
Practice makes Performance. Practicing the simple 6 moves increases overall performance and clarity by up to 551%.
99th
Do things others can’t. Research shows our TRAINING C∆MP puts you in the 99th percentile of systems Thinkers--DSRP and the Big 6 Mental Moves boost cognitive complexity by 49%.
8Bn
Count me in. We've made Systems Thinking so useful and easy that raising the standard for 8 billion people is inevitable.
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Invest in yourself. In the new AI landscape, the best investment individuals and organizations can make is in the skills AI can't replace. AI is informational. Systems Thinking is transformational.
What we do makes what you can do, possible.
DO WHAT OTHERS CAN'T DO WITH OUR TRAINING C∆MP PATHWAY AND PRACTICE PROTOCOLS
White Belt
TQ Baseline Assessment
• 20m skill-based assessment with Thinking Quotient (TQ)
• 1 hr baseline course
• Personalized training plan
CanDo™ Competencies
• I can identify my thinking strengths & gaps
• Identify and reduce thinking biases
• I can see my roadmap for growth
• I can begin targeted practice
• I can see a path & protocol to improve what I can do
*All belts include access to training camp, LIVE online meetups with Drs. Derek and Laura Cabrera, exclusive podcast episodes on systems thinking, and much much more.
What your organization can do depends on what your systems and people can do.
GET EVERYONE THINKING ON THE SAME PAGE BEFORE YOU WASTE MORE TIME, MONEY, AND ENERGY.
We know how to do rollout. STSI installs Adaptive Leadership and Systems Thinking across your org so you get clarity inside and credibility outside. You focus on what matters most — we’ll handle the rollout.
Adaptive Leadership Bootcamp
Systems Leadership (VMCL)
• 8 hour online cohort training for executive teams
• Build your organizational VMCL
CanDo Competencies
• I can build and deploy a Vision and Mission that works
• I can map and deploy a strategic systems that are effective
• I can build a Learning organization that adapts to complexity and change
• I can purposefully build a Culture that eats the competition for lunch
Give your leaders a practical framework (Vision, Mission, Capacity, Learning) to align teams, adapt in real time, and turn complexity into action.
