Planning for Success in Conflict-Affected Regions – Online Course – FutureLearn
Learn how to best approach working in a complex conflict zone with International Security expert Dr Aisha Ahmad For businesses aid agencies and NGOs alike working in a complex conflict zone presents a myriad of security and political challenges Too often organisations can find themselves embroiled in local conflicts and derailed from their missions On this ExpertTrack youll develop the skills and knowledge to evaluate and assess the challenges and opportunities of working in a complex conflict zone Throughout the program youll focus on the Malian conflict as a real-world case study Youll also use practical exercises and tools to prepare you for the field but all from the safety of the classroom Meet your Expert Educator International Security expert Dr Aisha Ahmad Youll learn with Dr Aisha Ahmad an International Security expert with a specialisation in civil wars insurgencies organized crime and complex international military interventions Across four unique courses Dr Ahmad will give you the foundations to evaluate conflict-affected regions and plan for both humanitarian aid and business success in them Discover the skills to build conflict maps Before embarking on any activity in a conflict zone its important to assess the environment and plan your operations The first step of this process is conflict mapping Youll start this ExpertTrack by learning how to create a conflict map that covers the dominant actors and interests in conflict theatre This will give you the techniques to better understand the roles of each party in a conflict zone the factors that can lead to conflict and how different parties may intersect Explore the motivations and perspectives of the enemy Almost nobody thinks they are the bad guy in their own story they think theyre the protagonist in their story instead and often the victim of injustices caused by others The second course will allow you to develop a meaningful understanding of the enemy in a conflict zone in order to better understand and strategize in a contested environment Create robust business plans for conflict-affected environments Missteps in a conflict zone can be incredibly dangerous Fortunately there are ways to better prepare and plan for a business development or humanitarian project in a conflict zone even amid uncertainty and instability On the final two courses of this ExpertTrack youll delve into business and humanitarian project planning in conflict zones learning how to assess vulnerabilities in your strategies prepare contingencies and then stress test your plans Empathetic learning Stress testing Contingency planning Business and development planning Evaluating options Considering outcomes Balancing priorities Project planning Risk assessment Risk management Forward planning Learn how to best approach working in a complex conflict zone with International Security expert Dr Aisha Ahmad Investigate what it would mean to embark on a project in a conflict-affect part of the world Evaluate the costs benefits opportunities and challenges of pursuing a venture in a complex and conflict-affected part of the world Apply empathetic learning to any project or context Apply the red team exercise model to any project or context Stress test ideas before implementation
