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.
Clone of The Essence of AND?
Illustrates the effect of sleep, exercise, and lifestyle factors on one's level of energy.
My Energy Level
Fixes that Fail Systems Archetype Causal Loop Diagram.
Clone of Fixes that Fail/CLD
The Home Heating System can be used to demonstrate how we get caught in dilemmas and become victims of ourselves.
Clone of Clone of Home Heating System
A quick example for creating a simulation in Insight Maker.
Clone of Clone of Your First Simulation
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.
Clone of Credit Never Happened Simulation
Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
Clone of Clone of Sustaining the Forest
Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
Clone of Clone of Clone of Sustaining the Forest
The interaction of a population of Moose and Wolves.
Clone of Clone of Moose and Wolves
If we pay close attention to our actions and the typical outcomes of those actions it would be evident that there are frequently occurring patterns that develop. And there is a relation between the patterns.
Clone of Experience Unfolded
Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.
Clone of Balancing Loop with Delay
The Home Heating System can be used to demonstrate how we get caught in dilemmas and become victims of ourselves.
Clone of Home Heating System
Depicts a behavior over time graph.
Clone of Behavior Over Time
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.
Clone of Modeling Guidelines
Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
Clone of Clone of Clone of Sustaining the Forest
Balancing Loop with Stock & Flow Diagram.
Clone of Balancing Loop with Delay
All you wanted to do was put a bird feeder in your yard to attract birds.
Clone of Bird Feeder Dilemma
If we pay close attention to our actions and the typical outcomes of those actions it would be evident that there are frequently occurring patterns that develop. And there is a relation between the patterns.
Clone of Experience Unfolded
How we know what we know.
Clone of Clone of Follow the Clues
This diagram presents the valid relationships between stocks, flows, and parameters. Ghosts of Stocks, Flows, and Converters can be created as needed.
Clone of Stock & Flow Diagrams
A quick example for creating a simulation in Insight Maker.
Clone of Your First Simulation
This is a model depicting the interactions of the Aesop's Fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."
Clone of Clone of Clone of The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Introduce the concept of modeling and simulation.
Clone of Clone of Sustaining the Forest
Joe P. is currently managing a project that's behind schedule and he's experiencing substantial pressure to get the project back on track.
Clone of Clone of Joe P. Management Challenge
