Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
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All the following have a common characteristic.
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This Romeo and Juliet Model was adapted by Geoff McDonnell from Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes, tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics, System
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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.
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This common archetype of systems that include relapse or recidivism allows exploration of the unintended effects of increasing upstream capacity and swamping downstream capacity. The increase in the relapse rate eventually returns to swamp upstream capacity as well. A social welfare example, based on a TANF case study, from How Small System Dynamics Models Can Help the Policy Process. N. Ghaffarzadegan, J. Lyneis, GP Richardson. System Dynamics Review 27,1 (2011) 22-44 Conference version at http://bit.ly/HlxtZj
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A pequena chapeuzinho vermelho está caminhando na floresta até a casa de sua avó, quanto tempo vai demorar?
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Joe P. is currently managing a project that's behind schedule and he's experiencing substantial pressure to get the project back on track.
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There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.
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All the following have a common characteristic.
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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.
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All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...
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All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...
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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 and SysNet for a Video.
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Joe P. is currently managing a project that's behind schedule and he's experiencing substantial pressure to get the project back on track.
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Little Red Riding Hood walking through the woods to Grandma's house. How long will it take?
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While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.
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All the following have a common characteristic.
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The model construction process is actually a balancing loop which endeavors to employ an abstract version of real events to form a model which produces conclusions and behavior which mimic the real events.
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There's actually more to filling a swimming pool with water than you might realize.
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While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.
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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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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.
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While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.
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What's the real difficulty associated with managing time?
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