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 20 Campus Final Teams, the event schedule and the community of systems thinkers below.
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PARTICIPANTS

20 Campus Final Teams (Ongoing Update)

These teams have been exploring these topics since January 2024 and have won the campus level (during April). They will continue competing in a semi-final round on May 26th to reach this national stage on May 27th.

  • Centennial College

    Topic: Education -Employment Discontinuities among international Community College Students in Ontario

    Students: Misael Joan Santos, Ayeshwini Lama, and Nivethitha Chivasothy

    Support: Centennial College

  • Concordia University

    Topic: Ensuring Educational Equity for Hospitalized Children

    Students: Genevieve Lamarche, Nathalie Duponsel.

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

    Topic: Vancouver's Housing and Affordability Crisis on University of British Columbia Students

    Students: Ilya Ghodousi, Keisha Walrond, Julia Gatchalian, Ajel Dale

  • 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

  • McGill University

    Topic: Systemic Neglect: Addressing the Marginalization of Widows in India

    Students: Gauri Sethi, Lara Erdenee, Manola Sob Ndongo

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    Topic: Risk Perception, Major Factors, and Survivors’ Narratives of Road Accidents in Bangladesh

    Student: Israt Jahan Lipa

  • Nova Scotia Community College

    Topic: Affordable Housing in Halifax Nova Scotia

    Students: Campbell Henderson

  • Royal Roads University

    Topic: Consequences of Gun Trafficking in the US

    Students: Danae Solis Pasaran, Aoi Hashimoto, Akashdeep Singh, Zhaoheng Sun

  • Thompson Rivers University

    Topic: Farmers Reduced Revenue and Returns in Canada

    Students: Chandhana Gogineni, Nitish Sharma

  • 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

  • University of New Brunswick

    Topic: Positive Psychology and the Implementation of Distributed Energy Resources in New Brunswick

    Students: Vincent d'Entremont, Syed Naqvi, and Olympias-Simple Anyahara

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    Topic: Dehumanization of Housing: From a Fundamental Need to a Commodity

    Students: Marie Gontharet, Julie Mansour

  • University of Manitoba

    Topic: Promoting Access and Acceptance of Gender Affirming Care

    Students: Theodore Biggs-Engel

  • University of Alberta

    Topic: Beyond the Concrete Jungle: Urban Sprawl in Edmonton

    Students: George Houle, Aivery Cardinal, Krystyna Moroziuk, Mac Kim, and Tanzil Multani

  • Athabasca University

    TBD

  • HEC Montreal

    TBD

  • Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

    TBD

  • University of British Columbia

    TBD

  • UBC - Okanagan Campus

    TBD

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

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

  • "My hope is that this program can reach as many passionate students as possible, because not only will it be a valuable stepping stone in their personal development, but it is also absolutely crucial if we wish to curate the next generation of systems leaders."

    Teegan Nordstrom, McGill University, Program Lead

  • “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

  • a portrait of Teegan Nordstrom

    "What I learned through Map the System is that complexity can actually be a beautiful thing – so long as you have the tools to tear down your assumptions and think differently about systems."

    Teegan Nordstrom, McGill University, Program Lead

Revamped Canada Final this Year

Why a Systems Approach is Key to Meaningful Solutions

“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