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.

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

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

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

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

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

New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning.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

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

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

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

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

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

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

Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.

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.

New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning.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

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

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

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

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

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

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.