The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning.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.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

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

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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We create the future as a result of the manner in which we choose to engage with situations which concern us. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

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

Based on 1990 SDR Article. Control systems act to make their own input match internal standards or reference signals. Competent control systems create illusions of stimulus response causality. Stimulus-response theory can approximate the relationship between disturbance and action, but it can't predict the consequences of behavior. These consequences are maintained despite disturbances. See also Double loop learning and Nurse Thinking Insights.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

Rich Pictures, Causal Loop Diagrams and Stock & Flow Simulation Models are the three types of models most commonly used.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Learning Program.

There are limits to what one can infer from a qualitative model.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

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.

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.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight.

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

There are about a dozen known systems archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them. Watch Video

From Jay Forrester 1971 book World Dynamics, the earlier, simpler version of the World 3 Limits to Growth Model. Adapted by Geoff McDonnell from Mark Heffernan's ithink version at Systemswiki.org.

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