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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The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.
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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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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.
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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 the following have a common characteristic.
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The model construction process is actually a balancing loop with 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 are limits to what one can infer from a qualitative model.
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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.
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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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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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Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
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The structure responsible for rabbit population growth.
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There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.
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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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The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.
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The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.
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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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The model starts in 1900. In the year 2000 you get the chance to set a new emission target and nominal time to reach it. Your aim is to have atmospheric CO2 stabilize at about 400 ppmv in 2100. From Sterman, John D. (2008) Risk Communication on Climate: Mental Models and Mass Balance. Science 322 (24 October): 532-533.
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Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
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The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.
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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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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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