Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.

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.

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

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

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

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

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

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.

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

Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.

This is a model depicting the interactions of the Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

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.

This is a model depicting the interactions of the Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

This is a definition of the Systems Thinking Interactive Learning Environment (STILE) development process which was used to create Beyond Connecting the Dots (BCtD).

Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.

Little Red Riding Hood walking through the woods to Grandma's house. How long will it take?

This model depicts the interactions of Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

The structure responsible for rabbit population growth.

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

New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning.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

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

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

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.