Step 7 participatory systems mapping process designed to build shared understanding, foster consensus, and enable collective action. Rooted in system dynamics developed at MIT, OM uses causal loop diagrams to visualize the relationships within complex problems and facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue to co-create shared strategies for change.
An interview with our founder, Dr. Joe Hsueh, on the philosophy behind Omplexity Mapping.
“Enable stakeholders to bring their best selves to the change process”
Founder of Omplexity
• What is my work and where is it on the map? If not shown, where would I put it?
• What is my theory of change?
• How does my success depend on your success?
• Does my work have unintended consequences to others?
•Who is missing in the room?
•What is our shared vision? What are key indicators of success?
•What are high-leverage points for realizing our shared vision?
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Explore how we translate strategy into real-world impact through systems thinking, driving lasting regenerative change, and scaling globally.
Through the three stages of system design, community building, and blended finance, Omplexity supports GSG—an independent global steering group catalyzing impact investment and entrepreneurship—in identifying the barriers that hinder development and the levers that drive transformation, in order to accelerate systems change, align collective action, and scale the global influence of impact investment.
In partnership with the Regenerative Economy Lab (REL) and local leaders, Omplexity co-developed a systems map to address the complex environmental threats facing the Osa Peninsula—one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. By revealing root causes and identifying high-leverage points, we helped align cross-sector stakeholders around a shared vision for systemic regeneration. Outcomes include the restoration of coral reefs in Golfo Dulce Bay and the creation of Costa Rica’s first profitable recycling center, demonstrating the power of systems design to unlock collective action and scale impact.
Taiwan Low Birthrate Systems Map
Private Wealth Systems Map
Impact Platform Systems Map
Taiwan Sustainable Farming Systems Map
Corporate Talent Sustainability Systems Map
En-ROADS Systems Map
Taiwan Education Inequality Improvement Systems Map
Performance Art Industry Ecosystem Strategy Map
NTU Future University Initiative Systems Map
Taiwan Ghost Gear Marine Pollution Systems Map
Blue Carbon Plan - Commercial Fisheries of Mesopelagic Species Systems Map
2030 In Sight - National Eye Health Strategy Systems Map
Impact Investment Scaling Systems Map
Future of Production Systems Map
Moldova National Sustainable Development Strategy Systems Map
Alibaba Corporate Strategy Systems Map
Taiwan National Sustainable Energy Strategy Systems Map
Taiwan National Development Strategy Systems Map
Taiwan National Education Strategy Systems Map
Regenerative Osa Systems Map / Osa (Costa Rica) Regenerative Rainforest Economy Strategy Systems Map
Sustainable Electricity Systems Map
North America Cancer-free Economy Strategy Systems Map
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Vision 2020 Strategy Systems Map
World Bank Big Data Disaster Risk Management Project
Systems Map of Sustainable Fisheries Strategy in Gulf of California
Colorado Water Management Systems Map
North America Sustainable Consumption and Production Systems Map
Zero Discharge Hazardous Chemical Systems Map
Mexico Sustainable Fisheries Systems Map
US Common Core State Standards Education Strategy Systems Map
Systems Map of Sustainable & Equitable Access to Lisbon's Urban Opportunities