Shifting the Burden/SFD is a segment of Systems Archetypes.

How we know what we know.

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.

Fixes that Fail Systems Archetype Causal Loop Diagram.

A Limits to Growth Systems Archetype consists of a Reinforcing Loop, the growth of which, after some success, is offset by the action of a Balancing Loop.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

If we pay close attention to our actions and the typical outcomes of those actions it would be evident that there are frequently occurring patterns that develop. And there is a relation between the patterns.

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.

A quick example for creating a simulation in Insight Maker.

Clone of IM-752 map for working simulation model This model is derived from "Nobody Ever Gets Credit for Fixing Problems that Never Happened: Creating and Sustaining Process Improvement" by Nelson P. Repenning and John D Sterman. An expanded map is at IM-1918.

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

Borrowed from STW/STiA Certification program to help develop insights regarding situations of interest to New Community Paradigms. There are a number of things should be considered to ensure a view of the relevant influences.

Jackson's System of Systems Methodology (SOSM) framework presents a construct that enables one to begin to make sense of the broad array of approaches that claim to embrace the Systems Thinking paradigm.

As long as A and B are equally successful everything will remain stable. Though if either A or B receive more resources than the other, or A or B is more successful than the other, the imbalance will result in greater success of A or B accordingly and promote even more success of the one that demonstrates greater success.

A Limits to Growth Systems Archetype consists of a Reinforcing Loop, the growth of which, after some success, is offset by the action of a Balancing Loop.

How we know what we know.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

A Tragedy of the Commons situation exists whenever two or more activities, each, which in order to produce results, rely on a shared limited resource. Results for these activities continue to develop as long as their use of the limited resource doesn't exceed the resource limit. Once this limit is reached the results produced by each activity are limited to the level at which the resource is replenished. As an example, consider multiple departments with an organization using IT resources, until they've exhausted IT capacity.

Shifting the Burden/SFD is a segment of Systems Archetypes in the Systemic Perspective Series.

A Limits to Growth Systems Archetype consists of a Reinforcing Loop, the growth of which, after some success, is offset by the action of a Balancing Loop.

Addiction Systems Archetype Stock & Flow Diagram.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

This model depicts the high level sector model for the U.S. Economy to be used in contemplating how to assess the health of the economy.

The generic stock & flow form for a balancing loop.