Topic: System Dynamics
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Behavior Over Time Diagrams: Seeing Dynamic Interrelationships
An old Winnie the Pooh cartoon sketch shows Christopher Robin dragging Edward the Bear down a set of stairs by one arm, while the…
Operational Thinking
The first three systems thinking skills help you establish an extensive (breadth) and intensive (depth) boundary for your mental or computer-based model. The next…
Barbie Fights for Her Crown
For more than 40 years, Barbie® has dominated the doll kingdom. Over a billion Barbie dolls (including relatives) have been sold since 1959, and…
Scenarios of the Future: The Urgent Case for Sustainability
I was in grade school when the original Limits to Growth (Universe Books, 1972) was published. The environmental consciousness that blossomed in the early…
The “Infectious” Spread of Change at Nortel Networks
Transforming a large, successful organization with facilities around the world to meet the needs of a changing market is a challenging undertaking. But several…
Modeling for What Purpose?
System dynamics does not impose models on people for the first time—models are already present in everything we do. One does not have a…
Acting on Interdependence
The world works much better when we respect its interdependence. I learned this lesson 15 years ago, when my colleagues at Rocky Mountain Institute…
Raw Data vs. Reality: The Case of SARS
The recent SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak in Toronto, Canada, and its handling by the media, local health authorities, and the World Health…
Anchoring Model Development in Causal Loop Diagrams
As a consultant working in the field of systems thinking, I am continually amazed by the ease with which people are able to read…
Step-By-Step Stocks and Flows: Improving the Rigor of Your Thinking
The systems thinking community has always considered stock and flow diagrams to be important tools, and recognition of their key place in the…