Systems thinking and cross-disciplinary insight

Now to Then and Back Again (with a very intention reference to Tolkien) takes up the challenge of relating systems thinking principles to everyday life. "As a Navy man, nautical analogies always appealed to me," says author, presenter and consultant Matt Weilert, head of Systems Thinking Institute and Board Chair of the non-profit STETA Group, a chamber of commerce for risk.

"'Climbing the steps of the lighthouse' allows us to see over the fog of everyday chatter, beyond the horizon of silo thinking and recognize the objective, universal truths God writes on each of our hearts. As we ascend each level, windows give us a glimpse of a more distant horizon, expanding our view of the world.

"Once we've arrived at the lens room, we can see 'over the horizon' of our former perspective yet still recognize the familiarity of our surroundings below, so those who are alive & awake can bring this increased perceptiveness to all walks of life."

5 Steps to Scaling Your Achievements

1) Fish can't see water

2) Lighthouse/Battleship story

3) Lighthouse icon

4) 19-element time-shifting model (Jeopardy-like query for 8-letter Greek word that means a part represents the whole)

5) Cross-disciplinary insight

There will be brief Q&A after each segment rather than just at the end to encourage thoughtful questions that build on each other.

As an Eagle Scout, a Navy Scholarship winner and a decorated Navy veteran, Matthew Weilert has traveled by sea around the world - twice - and worked remotely in Peru, Canada, Australia, Germany, England, and Malta. He has been involved in the aviation industry from the cockpit to the coach seat; from hardware design of missile launch systems, to mentoring Dutch aviation consultants on designing the optimum travel experience.

Matt is a principal with Systems Thinking Institute LLC, which equips organizations to drive improved profit by resolving the hidden risks in their operations. As the developer of the Systemkey™ Risk Modeling Language and the Language Leverage™ certification, STI is transforming how risk is measured and managed by delivering more granular detail on risk exposures. His core message, across all walks of life, invites people to recognize their own native gifts for cross-disciplinary insight.

An internationally-requested speaker, he has keynoted to invitation-only audiences of billion-dollar brands such as Coca-Cola, Kraft, Bacardi, and the US Navy. An award-willing author, he has several books in the pipeline with STI Press, both individually and in collaboration with others. STI Press delivers tools for business intimacy: that culture where people tell us what we need to hear, rather than what they think we want to hear.