To develop insights regarding a situation of interest there are a number of things should be considered to ensure a view of the relevant influences.

Original Insight (#1366) by Gene Bellinger

The model construction process is actually a balancing loop which endeavors to employ an abstract version of real events to form a model which produces conclusions and behavior which mimic the real events.

There are about fifteen known archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them.

SystemsWiki's Musings

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

All the following have a common characteristic.

Simplest Innovation diffusion model from Sterman's Business Dynamics Ch 9

What do activities of these images have in common?

What do activities of these images have in common?

What do activities of these images have in common?

All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...

What do activities of these images have in common?

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

The structure responsible for rabbit population growth.

All the following have a common characteristic.

Clone of IM-752 map for working simulation model This model is derived from "Nobody Ever Gets Credit for Fixing Problems that Never Happened: Creating and Sustaining Process Improvement" by Nelson P. Repenning and John D Sterman. An expanded map is at IM-1918.

Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.

All the following have a common characteristic.

We create the future as a result of the manner in which we choose to engage with situations which concern us. There is a also a video for this insight.

All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...

To develop insights regarding a situation of interest there are a number of things should be considered to ensure a view of the relevant influences.

All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds and make for a more pleasant morning. And...

While these pictures represent very different things there is a common essence.

The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.