Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of Room Temperature Control
Insight diagram

A thermostat mechanism that regulates the heating of your room (or cooling, if it is connected to an air conditioner instead of a furnace). 

One stock system - 2 competing loops
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of 1 A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone 1 of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone 1 A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Loop B2
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat
Insight diagram
Learning exercise adapted from Donella Meadows "Thinking in Systems," Part One: Systems Structure and Behavior. The example is a single stock system (room temperature) managed by two competing goal-seeking balancing loops​, each of which is attempting to pull the stock to a different goal.
Clone of A Stock with Two Competing Balancing Loops, a thermostat