Membership Value Proposition:
Ten Compelling Reasons to join and actively engage in Systems Thinking
- Action & Results: Make A Difference In The World.
- Enhance Personal Marketability & Credentials.
- Free Learning Resources & Information.
- Focus your Professional Development.
- Obtain Professional Certifications and/or Degrees.
- Apply How-To Tools.
- Access To Global Networking.
- Financial Returns and Savings.
- Recognized For Your Expertise.
- And Finally—Help Take Systems Thinking Mainstream.

- Action & Results: Make A Difference In The World.
- Achieve satisfaction as you make a difference through Systems Thinking actions for individual and collective decisions.
- Help make the world a better place with universal concepts, language, and actions.
- Help others to learn the unique benefits of Systems Thinking as it goes mainstream.
- Improve the value of your services delivered to internal & external customers.
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- Enhance Personal Marketability & Credentials.
- Differentiate yourself from the competition and gain an edge in hiring and promotions.
- Increase your compensation & competence with a Systems Thinking Certification or degree.
- Accelerate your career mobility and flexibility.
- Enhance your resume and reputation with your colleagues, organization, community, and/or clients as the “go to” Systems Thinking person.
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- Free Learning Resources & Information.
- Access up to date, carefully-selected Premier Systems Thinking Resources, research, and wisdom from the field and schools of Systems Thinking world-wide.
- Access to the latest Systems Thinking Newsletters, Journals, How-To Tools, author white papers, Intellectual Property, and publications.
- Engage in a wide variety of User Forums for your specialty areas & interests.
- Receive unrestricted Access to original research results, including Lessons Learned from Case Studies grounded in science and practical experiences.
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- Focus your Professional Development.
- Attend the Premier Systems Thinking professional development programs, conferences, and events (With CEUs as a bonus).
- Become a life-long learner in Systems Thinking applications.
- Achieve a level of Mastery in Systems Thinking, Systems Being, and Systems Spirit.
- Connect with respected Thought Leaders through on-line discussions and learning.
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- Obtain Professional Certifications and/or Degrees.
- Improve your competence in Systems Thinking and its professional standards.
- Become a Master in Systems Thinking through our comprehensive listing of Systems Thinking premier degree/certification programs.
- Become a Master practitioner in the Systems Thinking application for better and more sustainable results through “Simplicity on the far side of complexity”.
- Enhance the content and delivery of Systems Thinking Curricula in education.
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- Apply How-To Tools.
- Learn and utilize relevant Systems Thinking, How-To Tools, tips, and techniques in resolving or transcending complex, long-standing, chronic dilemmas in the world.
- Identify, develop, and use new innovative Systems Thinking content, How-To Tools, and practices, both individually and collectively, to achieve your goals and ROI.
- Build a Systems Thinking Road Map for success through practical on-line tools and knowledge from the Premier Firms, authors, and Thought Leaders in the field.
- Acquire our comprehensive list of how-to-books and tools, from beginner to expert.
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- Access To Global Networking.
- Join a thriving network, learn and share with many fellow Systems Thinkers, practitioners, and Thought Leaders in the Community of Excellence User Forums.
- Nurture, communicate, and collaborate with a global Systems Thinking support network and contacts on all levels of systems issues (individual, team, organization, community, society and planet).
- Enjoy a vast clearinghouse for engagement and greater satisfaction through helping Systems Thinking become a mainstream thought process with actionable results.
- Utilize Strategic Alliances in your professional Systems Thinking network, world-wide, on any issue or passion you have.
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- Financial Returns and Savings.
- Learn, share, apply, and achieve better, sustainable results globally.
- Enjoy exclusive financial discounts (10% off) on everything available through GAST.
- Ability to gain a higher compensation and fees through increased competencies.
- Enjoy increased contact with prospective clients.
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- Recognized For Your Expertise.
- Become a respected professional, scholar, or specialist in your field and organization.
- Increase your credibility and personal Brand Recognition in your field or industry.
- Become recognized as a Thought Leader in Systems Thinking applications and results.
- Earn recognition, acknowledgement, and awards for your expertise, achievements, and results in a central GAST location world-wide.
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- And Finally—Help Take Systems Thinking Mainstream.
- As a Member, you are part of a collective voice, clearinghouse, and alliance to help disseminate Systems Thinking knowledge, skills, and applications world-wide, as we make a difference by taking Systems Thinking Mainstream...Around the world.
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