It is now appropriate to investigate the possible leverage points for the current situation in an attempt to understand the most appropriate components for the strategy.

Purpose: Employ the Mono Lake model adapted from "Modeling the Environment" by Andrew Ford as a basis for developing a set of guidelines to support asynchronous multi-user model development.

Mono Lake is an ancient inland sea on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. From a policy point of view Mono Lake is the story of how a handful of people began a campaign to save a dying lake.

• 10.06.04 v1.0 created and documented by Bellinger. Initial problem with the reference mode has been fixed.

Our actions are based on our beliefs and the results of those actions are the basis for our beliefs. The difficulty we create for ourselves is that we make assumptions as to how to interpret the results we select based on our beliefs. As a result we are often operating on a flawed perspective of reality.

The Exponential Growth Archetype is a reinforcing structure which promotes exponential growth. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the goal seeking structure. See also Archetypes.

Adding images to a model typically assists in conveying meaning.

A savings account model is the basis for a retirement account.

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There are limits to what one can infer from a qualitative model. It is typically beyond the capacity of humans to infer the behavior of complex situations with 2 or more feedback loops.

STW Recursive Vision?

Basic Stock & Flow models for use in Systemic Perspective video.

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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What's the real difficulty associated with managing time?

The delays associated with adjusting the shower is a very common example of the Balancing Loop with Delay Systems Archetype. 

Citizenship: Gardenbrian View from Gardens of Demoncracy

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In addition to identifying the relevant stakeholders it is essential to understand which elements of the situation are relevant to which stakeholders. Often this is quite apparent and at times it's not so obvious. 

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.

Through our endeavors we have identified and experimented with a number of environments that seem to satisfy the Web Based, Multi-User and Free requirements and seem well up to the task. It seems that while each environment has its strengths there are additional features we would like to see in each one that would enhance their utility.

The limits to growth structure is based on the basic growth structure. And, as should be obvious, nothing grows forever as growth requires resources. Those required resources become a limits to growth.

Model of some of the interactions in a call center.

Example of using Pulse function to create a recurring delay.

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.

Creating a Pulse function that has a size and duration based on an outbreak. The assumption is that there can't be an outbreak if there is an outbreak.

Example of using Pulse function to create a recurring delay.

Understanding relationships is the foundation of effective problem solving. Though relations exists on multiple levels.