Map the System Canadian Final 2024

Unravelling Complexity in Global Challenges

Join us at the Bella Concert Hall (Calgary, Alberta) on May 27th at 9:30 MST | 11:30 EST.

  • From climate change to inequality, experience the Brilliance of Canada’s top 6 student teams as they unravel complex societal and environmental issues and witness the power of systems thinking in addressing complex challenges.

  • Connect with experts, students, and professionals shaping a sustainable future.

  • Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired and empowered by the next generation of change-makers.

Check the event schedule, the 20 Campus Final Teams, and the community of systems thinkers below.
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Count of the in-person event registration number (updated on April 22, 2024)

Last year’s live streaming participants

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PARTICIPANTS

Schedule

9:00 AM

Doors Open & Check-In

9:35 AM

Welcome Speeches

10:00 AM

Team 1 10-min Presentation and Q&A

10:25 AM

Team 2 10-min Presentation and Q&A

10:50 AM

Team 3 10-min Presentation and Q&A

11:15 AM

Team 4 10-min Presentation and Q&A

11:40 AM

Team 5 10-min Presentation and Q&A

12:05 PM

Team 6 10-min Presentation and Q&A

12:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM

Lunch Ends

2:00 PM

Local artist's performance

2:15 PM

Announce winners and awards

3:00 PM

Event ends

20 Campus Final Teams (Ongoing Update)

  • This image features a promotional graphic for Mount Royal University, established in 1910, as shown by its logo prominently displayed at the top center. The focal point of the image is a research topic titled "UNDEREMPLOYMENT OF CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS"

    Mount Royal University

    Topic: Underemployment of Canadian Immigrants

    Students: Linh Bui, Andrea Barlaan, Ally Phan

    Support: Institute for Community Prosperity, Calgary, AB

  • University of Calgary

    Topic: Systemic Barriers to Higher Education

    Students: Paige Thompson, Julia Brady, Sam Padron

    Support: Hunter Hub UCalgary, Calgary, AB

  • University of Waterloo

    Topic: Over-representation of Indigenous Women In Canadian Prisons

    Student: Fiona Li

    Support: The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement, Waterloo, ON

  • Thompson Rivers University

    TBD

  • Athabasca University

    TBD

  • Centennial College

    TBD

  • Concordia University

    TBD

  • HEC Montreal

    TBD

  • Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

    TBD

  • McGill University

    TBD

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    TBD

  • Nova Scotia Community College

    TBD

  • Royal Roads University

    TBD

  • Corpus Christi College and St. Mark's College at UBC

    TBD

  • University of Alberta

    TBD

  • University of British Columbia

    TBD

  • UBC - Okanagan Campus

    TBD

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    TBD

  • University of Manitoba

    TBD

  • University of New Brunswick

    TBD

A Community of Systems Thinkers

  • A headshot of James Stauch, an executive director of Institute for Community Prosperity, showing him in a bright smile and an outfit of blue shirt and grey vest.

    “Map the System challenges students to go well beyond their disciplines, to question not just practices, policies and structures, but deeply held assumptions, often at the level of culture and collective mental models”

    James Stauch, Executive Director of Institute for Community Prosperity

  • “Engaging in systems thinking through events like Map the System Final offers dual benefits: it helps problem-solvers streamline their thinking for greater productivity and exposes them to passionate presentations that inspire and educate”

    Mai Tuyet Trinh, Map the System Alumni

  • “Everyone should attend the Canadian Final or a systems thinking related event because you do not realize how much there is to an issue until you take that systems approach to it.”

    Alita Vaz, MRU Map the System Campus Program Lead

  • "I never would have thought that a competition so seemingly disconnected would help me develop a skill so fundamental to my degree"

    Sutherland Hedley, Map the System Alumni

  • "When I partook in Map the System during the pandemic, it completely changed my personal and professional life. I found a discipline that seamlessly aligned with my passions and view of the world, while challenging me to be the best version of myself"

    Emma Berger, Map the System Alumni
“You could teach a lot about a fish by dissecting it, but you teach more about a fish by watching it swim in its natural habitat. Similarly, a system must be analyzed and understood as a whole.”
— Russell Ackoff