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. There is a also a video for this insight.

Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.

How we know what we know.

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.

21st Century Systems Thinking Skills as depicted b Viktor Vojko. Adapted from Systems thinking: critical thinking skills for the 1990s and beyond by Barry Richmond.

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

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

Are there environmental/physical limits to humanity? Based on the Are There Limits? blog post by Tom Fiddaman.

All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...

21st Century Systems Thinking Skills as depicted b Viktor Vojko. Adapted from Systems thinking: critical thinking skills for the 1990s and beyond by Barry Richmond.

A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

There are three types of models most commonly used.

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.

Original Insight (#1366) by Gene Bellinger

Enabling a Better Tomorrow is a systemic approach for developing a systemic strategy which may be employed to intervene in a current situation to effect the desired results while minimizing the likelihood of creating new problems in the process.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

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

There are a number of habits that one should practice to improve their Systems Thinking skills. This graphic is from the Waters Foundation Systems Thinking in Schools site.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

Addiction Systems Archetype Causal Loop Diagram.

Understanding Relationship and Their Implications: The Essence of AND?

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.

Are there environmental/physical limits to humanity? Based on the Are There Limits? blog post by Tom Fiddaman.

Part 2 demonstrates labeling of links as well as putting elements of the model in a folder. A number of previously developed models are also presented to provide an idea of what's possible.

Very begining lab.

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.