A system is an entity that the existence of which is maintained via the mutual interaction of its parts and which demonstrates characteristics not exhibited by any of its parts.

This is a simplification of the Austerity vs Prosperity model in the hope that it will be easier to understand.

WIP Ideas from Science Special Issue May 2014

The strategy is actually a set of structural changes that have to be made to the relationships that cause the future to be different than the past.

At this stage it is essential to understand and admit that the task at hand completely overwhelms the current methods. The way forward lies in realizing the essential nature of collaboration and the need for an integrated tool set to support collaboration. Even with that as the realization, current understanding indicates that the integrated tool set necessary to support the needed collaboration simply does not exist. And, not only does it not exist, it is most likely beyond the resources of any one vendor to provide it if they wished. So what are the options?

The generic stock & flow form for a balancing loop.

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There exists a well defined set of possible ways to alter an existing set of interactions. Each of these alterations will produce a particular effect depending on the relations the change is relative to. Identifying which are possible and which will migrate the interactions to produce the desired situation is the essence of the strategy.

The limits to action structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state though more often than not there is some limit on the action.

This Savings Model is the third in the series. It illustrates the difference in savings over time for a doctor or for a skilled worker who went to a trade school.

• Traditional Career Model
• Loan Cost Model

A random walk demonstration using an ABM. As individuals drink more they become more intoxicated and their walk becomes more random. And when they drink to much it finally kills them.

It's now time for the stakeholders to take the investigation resulting from leverage and craft a strategy which will address the current situation in a manner that is beneficial to the whole system.

This is my first attempt at creating a simple Agent Based Simulation Model. Nothing fancy, just something that works.

How does a goal seeking structure progress with a resource constraint.

The predicament forcing us toward virtual collaboration and our learning about relationships is hopefully encouraging us toward the systemic perspective.

Supply and Demand tend to oscillate back and forth through Price.

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The Button primitive enables you to write JavaScript code that controls various aspects of the model via the Insight Maker API.

Time Settings are used to define the simulation start time, duration, and the step size used from one calculation to another.

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

Supply and Demand tend to oscillate back and forth though Price.

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This model is an element of the effective problem solving program.

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This model represents an elaboration of the Savings Account model to investigate the implications associated with intending to save money for retirement so an amount may be withdrawn monthly for living expenses.

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

The Sensitivity Analysis option allows you to develop a sense of the extent to which some part of the model is affected by changes in some other part of the model. I think you'll find the approach to implementing Sensitivity Analysis rather straightforward and powerful at the same time.