Supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Global Path to
Professional Systems Thinker (PST)™ and
Professional System Thinking Organizations
Your Path to Pro Starts Here
A Clear, Step-by-Step Path to the
Professional Systems Thinker (PST)™
Professional Systems Thinker (PST)™
Blue Belt
• Self-paced 24-hours (online course + structured practice)
• Receive the Professional Systems Thinker (PST)™ Certification
CanDo™ Competencies
• I can think on my feet in complexity
• I can navigate faster than peers
• I can apply systems thinking like a pro & teach others
• up to 49% increase in systems thinking and adaptability
*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.
Global recognition to lead, innovate, and adapt in a complex world.
STEP™ certifies your organization’s ability to lead, innovate, and adapt through Systems Thinking Enabled Performance. Built on the Global Standard (STS™), it’s a recognized signal of strategic thinking, aligned culture, and measurable impact.
Systems Thinking Enabled Performance (STEP)™ Organizational Accreditation
The Mark of Future-Ready Organizations
• Recognizes organizations committed to systems thinking–enabled performance
• Transforms “too good to be true” into standard operating reality
CanDo™ Competencies
• I can lead my organization to navigate and master complexity with CanDo™ skills that create an unfair advantage
• I can operationalize proven, science-based systems thinking standards across teams and processes
• I can increase systems thinking and problem-solving abilities in my people by up to 550%
• I can build the mental fitness that makes my people—and my customers—happier
• I can successfully roll out Systems Thinking organization-wide
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
"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.
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#1
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Top 1%
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80/20
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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.