This Insight is a simple model of a sluggish shower, the classic example from Systems Thinking of a balance loop with delay. It illustrates the sometimes baffling influence that time delays can have on simple decision making tasks.
This model of a single simple shower is based on a 1994 paper by John Morecroft et al of the London Business School. It is used to show the impact of delay on control of a simple system.
This Insight is a simple model of sales growth driven by word of mouth constrained by market saturation. Adjust the parameters below and hit the simulate button to see what happens.
This is an example of the balancing loop described by Dennis Sherwood on page 103 of his book, Seeing the Forest for the Trees - a Manager's Guide to Applying Systems Thinking.
