Instructions
Ask Scouts to either identify a new issue that is of concern to them in the community. Then in groups, ask them to discuss the problem from all four levels of the iceberg: events, patterns, systems & structure, and mental models. There are questions on the sheet linked here: https://compasseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Systems-Iceberg-with-questions-en.pdf
Explain that they are now thinking about their issue as a system - a set of connected problems that they can try to solve. Systems thinking lets you look a the whole picture, and identify how best to solve it.
Now decide which specific problem on your iceberg you’d like to try to solve in the next section. Which would have the most impact? Which one do you have the most ability to change? You could link this activity to the ‘Influence Zone’ activity.
