The goal seeking structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the growth structure. See also Archetypes.

The Reinforcing Loop Systems Archetype is one of the two most basic Systems Archetypes. The Balancing Loop being the other one.

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When the relevant interactions are identified it's appropriate to identify which elements are the responsibility of which stakeholders, which elements are part of the addressable interactions and which elements are part of the environment.

The Flipping a Coin insight computes and display the cumulative results of flipping a coin for 1,000 flips.

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It's relatively well understood that you can't be all things to all people. Somewhere one has to make choices. An Attractiveness Principle Systems Archetype is essentially a Limits to Growth Systems Archetype with multiple limits, all of which can not be addressed equally.

Maybe this makes sense in terms of how to access past values in Insight Maker.

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

The three basic simulation structures.

An example of how to separate connections when they're overlaid.

Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less. See also Archetypes.

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.

When the typical approach doesn't work we tend to rely on our tried and true problem solving approaches, which as you will see really aren't that good.

Investigating the behavior of several variables over time has probably raised more questions than answers. As such now it's time to investigate what else might be influencing the trending of these variables.

Use a bathtub model to investigate the manner in which inflows and outflows govern the quantity of a stock. Extend the structure to create and investigate the relationships of a goal seeking balancing loop.

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Inventory Model v4.0 calculates min days inv & max days inv and makes adjustments for desired service level. See also: Inventory Model v3.0.

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

A Conveyor is just a special type of a stock.

Bathtub model with filling control added. Running the model is essentially considered to be turning on the faucet and water will run into the bathtub until it is full.

Network Magic's rapid growth creates a growing demand for resources. And the more they satisfy their customers the more difficult the problem becomes.

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Causal loop diagrams are more rigorous than rich pictures though are still only contain a very few elements with well defined rules for connecting them.

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Developing a strategy for dealing with a situation begins with a description of the situation and the preferred state for today, not in some distant future, and the perceived implications of not doing anything.

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

To this point the Situation, Behavior, Model, Stakeholder and Boundary aspects of this situation have been investigated. It is now appropriate to consider the assumptions that have been made to this point and ensure we are on a solid foundation before proceeding to the Leverage and Strategy aspects are considered.