Based on a dialogue on the System Dynamics mailing list regarding the current level of acceptance of System Dynamics after it has been promoted for over 70 years I dredged up the following set of influences as a thought exercise. This is an example of a Drifting Goals Archetype.

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An example of dynamic equilibrium from Change Management: A Columbo Approach.

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Population Growth in an Agrarian Society with the addition of agriculture.

Examples of reinforcing and balancing loops enhanced with images to maybe them more visually engaging.

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

This is a more Traditional Career Model of how education works, with an increased lifetime earnings from going to college. The following are links to the other two models in the series.

• Loan Cost Model
• Savings Model

Comparison of scalar and vector version of the rabbit population model.

Contemplating the development of a systemic perspective.

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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.

How a Savings Account works.

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

This page contains a set of models associated with the LinkedIn discussion which was an endeavor to develop a Systemic Perspective associated with Chris Argyris' "Teaching Smart People How to Learn" article.

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The structure responsible for rabbit population growth.

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.

The purpose of this model is to have the user change the value of stocks, flows and converters to experience a variety of different graphical results. Understanding this generic model is important pre-requisite to learning about intravenous drugs in the body, radioactivity, self-esteem, water flowing from a drain and many other basic natural systems.

New Learning tend to reduce Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning though our Outdated Thinking, Communicating & Learning inhibits new learning. The question is then how do we break this cycle. Adopted from "An Introduction to Systems Thinking with STELLA" by Barry Richmond.

The generic stock & flow form for a balancing loop.

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Some people have found it easier to communicate interactions and their implications with Connection Circles rather than Causal Loop Diagrams.

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From Jay Forrester 1971 book World Dynamics, the earlier, simpler version of the World 3 Limits to Growth Model. Adapted by Geoff McDonnell from Mark Heffernan's ithink version at Systemswiki.org.

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We are embedded in a larger system and unless we realize it an act accordingly we are likely to be the victim of it. From Introduction to System Dynamics: Overview by John Sterman

Initial causal loop diagram for the influences leading to the acceptance of Systems Thinking.

Population Growth in an Agrarian Society with the addition of Deaths and Food Consumption.

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This Romeo and Juliet Model was adapted by Geoff McDonnell from Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes, tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics, System Dynamic Rev. 9 (1) :79-94