FREE WEBINAR: System Thinking- The Cognitive Skill of the 21st Century
With Professor Ed Crawley, MIT Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems
Live Webinar Date
January 15, 2026
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TIME
11 AM ET
Duration
45 Minutes
Includes Q&A Session
RESERVE YOUR SEAT
With the MIT xPRO System Thinking course team and Professor Ed Crawley, MIT Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and of Engineering Systems
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Systems thinking is a powerful way to understand complexity. If you’ve ever felt that solving one problem creates another, or that your projects span too many moving parts to manage cleanly, systems thinking offers a framework for making sense of it all.
During this live and engaging webinar, you'll get a window into how the System Thinking online course teaches that mindset in a practical, approachable way. You’ll hear directly from Professor Ed Crawley, whose career at MIT has helped shape how engineers, innovators, and leaders design and manage complex systems. Through a guided conversation, he’ll share why system thinking has become an essential skill for modern problem-solving.
Whether you’re trying to elevate your strategic thinking, make better decisions, or understand the big picture behind the work you do, this session will help you determine if the course is the right fit for your goals.
WHY ATTEND?
See how systems thinking applies to your real-world challenges. Learn how this mindset can help you untangle complexity, anticipate ripple effects, and make clearer, more confident decisions.
Hear from MIT's Ed Crawley and ask him your questions directly. Gain insight from an MIT leader whose work has shaped how engineers and decision-makers approach large-scale, interconnected systems.
Experience what learning with MIT xPRO feels like. Get a better understanding of the course structure, who it's meant for, and how the course helps you build practical, transferable skills.
Decide if this course is the right next step for your career. Understand the outcomes you can expect and the kind of transformation this learning experience can support in your day-to-day work.
MEET YOUR SPEAKER
Professor Edward F. Crawley is the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds faculty appointments in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and in Engineering Systems.
He earned his B.S., M.S. and Sc.D. in Aeronautics & Astronautics from MIT. His research has focused on the architecture, design and optimization of complex technical systems including space systems, launch systems, and systems architecture under stakeholder and economic constraints.
At MIT, Professor Crawley has served as Head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Co-Director of the Systems Design & Management Program, Executive Director of the Cambridge–MIT Institute, and founding President of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow.
