Simplest Innovation diffusion model from Sterman's Business Dynamics Ch 9

Joe P. is currently managing a project that's behind schedule and he's experiencing substantial pressure to get the project back on track.

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.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

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

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 structure responsible for rabbit population growth.

All the following have a common characteristic.

There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.

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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 1899 for a simulation of this model.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

The issue of increasing private and government debt to banks is a major concern after the financial crisis of 2008 (see Figure at link given below). In order to understand why our society and government is increasingly indebted to banks we need to understand how our current money system works and why we need a continuous infusion of new money in a growing economy. “Why We Are Increasingly Indebted To Banks?” investigates the reasons behind this and suggest a possible solution.

What's the real difficulty associated with managing time?

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

Joe P. is currently managing a project that's behind schedule and he's experiencing substantial pressure to get the project back on track.

There's actually more to filling a swimming pool with water than you might realize.

There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.

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While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...

What do activities of these images have in common?

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

There's actually more to filling a swimming pool with water than you might realize.