Tell me, in what subjects are you literate? Sounds like a question a college interviewer might ask. To be literate of course means you…

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As a professional systems thinker and system dynamicist, I sometimes wonder why more people don’t see value in simulation models for learning and insight.

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Imagine you were suddenly struck with a strange illness that affected your vision. While you were still able to “see” everything around you, somehow…

Most people are familiar with the Sufi tale of the four blind men, each of whom is attempting (unsuccessfully) to describe what an elephant…

The adage “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” captures an old belief that something “known” is more valuable than…