BCTD Models

These models and simulations have been tagged “BCTD”.

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 This model is derived from the paper " Nobody Ever Gets Credit for Fixing Problems that Never Happened: Creating and Sustaining Process Improvement " by Nelson P. Repenning and John D Sterman. See  Insight 752  for a causal loop version of this model.  @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube

This model is derived from the paper "Nobody Ever Gets Credit for Fixing Problems that Never Happened: Creating and Sustaining Process Improvement" by Nelson P. Repenning and John D Sterman. See Insight 752 for a causal loop version of this model.

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Consider the following "Sustaining the Forest" model intended to provide another example of how unexpected the behavior of a web of extended interactions can be.   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
Consider the following "Sustaining the Forest" model intended to provide another example of how unexpected the behavior of a web of extended interactions can be.
The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.
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Yesterday's actions are responsible for the world we experience today. And today's actions are responsible for the world that we will experience tomorrow. The "Creating the Future" model is intended to provide a better sense of the common process associated with the unexpected unfolding of the futur
Yesterday's actions are responsible for the world we experience today. And today's actions are responsible for the world that we will experience tomorrow. The "Creating the Future" model is intended to provide a better sense of the common process associated with the unexpected unfolding of the future..
There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.  Video    There is a new version of this model at   Frequently Recurring Structures
There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.

There is a new version of this model at

Frequently Recurring Structures

 To develop insights regarding a situation of interest there are a number of things should be considered to ensure a view of the relevant influences.  @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube

To develop insights regarding a situation of interest there are a number of things should be considered to ensure a view of the relevant influences.

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There's actually more to filling a swimming pool with water than you might realize. @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
There's actually more to filling a swimming pool with water than you might realize.
All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...
There are limits to what one can infer from a qualitative model. @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
There are limits to what one can infer from a qualitative model.
 Adaptation of "Sustainable Capitalism" in an attempt to achieve further understanding of the interactions at play in Unsustainable Capitalism.    Influences which work in opposition to sustainable capitalism and influences that might work to further promote it.
Adaptation of "Sustainable Capitalism" in an attempt to achieve further understanding of the interactions at play in Unsustainable Capitalism.

Influences which work in opposition to sustainable capitalism and influences that might work to further promote it.


This is a more  Traditional Career Model  of how education works, with an increased lifetime earnings from going to college. The following are links to the other two models in the series.    Loan Cost Model    Savings Model    @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
This is a more Traditional Career Model of how education works, with an increased lifetime earnings from going to college. The following are links to the other two models in the series.
The following model was submitted by Lise Inman & Keith Margerison for inclusion in the ILE currently under development. I think it's a useful model which gets interesting as the arrival interval gets smaller and the queue backs up. So, what do you think of the model and what insights can we sur
The following model was submitted by Lise Inman & Keith Margerison for inclusion in the ILE currently under development. I think it's a useful model which gets interesting as the arrival interval gets smaller and the queue backs up. So, what do you think of the model and what insights can we surface with this model?
New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning. The question is then how do we break this cycle. Adopted from "An Introduction to Systems Thinking with STELLA" by Barry Richmond. @ LinkedIn
New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning. The question is then how do we break this cycle. Adopted from "An Introduction to Systems Thinking with STELLA" by Barry Richmond.
When one undertakes to create a model there are a number of guidelines that are considered essential for consideration if there is to be a success with the model. @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
When one undertakes to create a model there are a number of guidelines that are considered essential for consideration if there is to be a success with the model.
The structure responsible for rabbit population growth. @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
The structure responsible for rabbit population growth.
When endeavoring to develop an understanding of the nature of something it is generally useful to create a model of some type to aid in surfacing that understanding.   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
When endeavoring to develop an understanding of the nature of something it is generally useful to create a model of some type to aid in surfacing that understanding.
The purpose of this model is to have the user change the value of stocks, flows and converters to experience a variety of different graphical results. Understanding this generic model is important pre-requisite to learning about intravenous drugs in the body, radioactivity, self-esteem, water flowin
The purpose of this model is to have the user change the value of stocks, flows and converters to experience a variety of different graphical results. Understanding this generic model is important pre-requisite to learning about intravenous drugs in the body, radioactivity, self-esteem, water flowing from a drain and many other basic natural systems.
CLD of Eric Wolstenholme Syst. Dyn. Rev. 23, 371–389, (2007) See IM-1008 for a stock flow version. @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
CLD of Eric Wolstenholme Syst. Dyn. Rev. 23, 371–389, (2007) See IM-1008 for a stock flow version.
This Romeo and Juliet Model was adapted by  Geoff McDonnell  from Michael J Radzicki (1993)  Dyadic processes, tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics , System 
Dynamic Rev. 9 (1) :79-94 @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
This Romeo and Juliet Model was adapted by Geoff McDonnell from Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes, tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics, System Dynamic Rev. 9 (1) :79-94
What do activities of these images have in common? @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
What do activities of these images have in common?
The Home Heating System can be used to demonstrate how we get caught in dilemmas and become victims of ourselves. @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
The Home Heating System can be used to demonstrate how we get caught in dilemmas and become victims of ourselves.
All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...    *  Systems Thinking World Webinars
All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...