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The goal seeking structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the growth structure. See also Archetypes.

Video * Trilogy

Goal Seeking
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Causal loop representations of macroeconomics taken from the System Dynamics literature contrasted with Forrester's main analysis of social and business organization layers See also Saeed's Forrester Economics IM-183285
Macroeconomics causal loop diagrams
7 yesterday
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A visual look at using technology in school based on the article:

 Levin, B. B., & Schrum, L. (2013). Using systems thinking to leverage technology for school improvement: Lessons learned from award-winning secondary Schools/Districts. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 46(1), 29-51. 
Using Systems thinking for technology in education
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This is a simplified picture of the system dynamics of an RBMK nuclear reactor highlighting its design flaws. Two reinforcing feedback loops and one negative loop, along with significant human disregard for safety led to the events of April 1986.

For an entertaining, albeit inaccurate at times, presentation, watch the HBO miniseries clip on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmIEI4ky-Zc

Try: Tools > Identify Loops to see details.
Chernobyl: How an RBMK Nuclear Reactor Explodes
2 days ago
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Sistema de intervenção do Banco Central para regular a cotação do dólar. O sistema tem um loop que conduz naturalmente ao equilíbrio, isto é, a COTAÇÃO ATUAL tende, com o tempo, à COTAÇÃO DESEJADA pelo BC.  Entretanto devido ao TEMPO DE REAÇÃO DO MERCADO, o sistema OSCILA mas ainda assim tende ao equilíbrio.  Na verdade, o que faz a COTAÇÃO ATUAL oscilar, é a relação entre o TEMPO DE REAÇÃO DO MERCADO e o TEMPO DE AJUSTE da intervenção do BC. A frequência de oscilação é tanto maior quanto maior for a relação entre o TEMPO DE REAÇÃO DO MERCADO e o TEMPO DE AJUSTE do BC.
Dolar
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SARS-CoV-19 spread in different countries
- please adjust variables accordingly

Italy
  • elderly population (>65): 0.228
  • estimated undetected cases factor: 4-11
  • starting population size: 60 000 000
  • high blood pressure: 0.32 (gbe-bund)
  • heart disease: 0.04 (statista)
  • free intensive care units: 3 100

Germany
  • elderly population (>65): 0.195 (bpb)
  • estimated undetected cases factor: 2-3 (deutschlandfunk)
  • starting population size: 83 000 000
  • high blood pressure: 0.26 (gbe-bund)
  • heart disease: 0.2-0.28 (herzstiftung)
  • free intensive care units: 5 880

France
  • elderly population (>65): 0.183 (statista)
  • estimated undetected cases factor: 3-5
  • starting population size: 67 000 000
  • high blood pressure: 0.3 (fondation-recherche-cardio-vasculaire)
  • heart disease: 0.1-0.2 (oecd)
  • free intensive care units: 3 000

As you wish
  • numbers of encounters/day: 1 = quarantine, 2-3 = practicing social distancing, 4-6 = heavy social life, 7-9 = not caring at all // default 2
  • practicing preventive measures (ie. washing hands regularly, not touching your face etc.): 0.1 (nobody does anything) - 1 (very strictly) // default 0.8
  • government elucidation: 0.1 (very bad) - 1 (highly transparent and educating) // default 0.9
  • Immunity rate (due to lacking data): 0 (you can't get immune) - 1 (once you had it you'll never get it again) // default 0.4

Key
  • Healthy: People are not infected with SARS-CoV-19 but could still get it
  • Infected: People have been infected and developed the disease COVID-19
  • Recovered: People just have recovered from COVID-19 and can't get it again in this stage
  • Dead: People died because of COVID-19
  • Immune: People got immune and can't get the disease again
  • Critical recovery percentage: Chance of survival with no special medical treatment
SARS-CoV-19 model