I had not predicted how much of the learning would also come from the other students in the cohort and the diversity of their backgrounds and experiences. Having worked in a small software company for most of my career, it has been extremely valuable to see how folks from the military, energy, aerospace, or the many other industries represented use and respond to the content we are discussing. Exposure to this breadth of experience has already taught me new ways to think about systems and organizations, and this new breadth of context will inform my future work. It would be very valuable to be able to expand that exposure to more classes and contexts.