Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

When one undertakes to create a model there are a number of guidelines that are considered essential for consideration if there is to be a success with the model.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

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.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

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

What do activities of these images have in common?

What do activities of these images have in common?

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

Development of a model to understand why we don't all get rich from investment accounts.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

We create the future as a result of the manner in which we choose to engage with situations which concern us. There is a also a video for this insight.

The structure responsible for rabbit population growth.

Consider the following "Sustaining the Forest" model intended to provide another example of how unexpected the behavior of a web of extended interactions can be.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

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

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.

All the following have a common characteristic.

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

There are three types of models most commonly used.