Realist Models

These models and simulations have been tagged “Realist”.

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Modified from Sterman (2006) and Gene Bellinger's Assumptions IM-351 by Dr Rosemarie Sadsad UNSW See also Complex Decision Technologies IM and IM-63975

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A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for implementing a systems approach, including virtual intervention experiments using computer simulation models. See also Complex Decision Technologies IM
Interventions and leverage points added in IM-1400 (complex!)
Clone of Systems Methods
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Simulate an impact of an asteroid of any Diameter at any given Speed!
Clone of Asteroid impact simulator
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IM-1175 with computable arguments, based on ideas from Micropublications paper about Claims, Evidence, Representations and Context Networks

Clone of Toulmin's Argument Model and Micropublications
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Simulate an impact of an asteroid of any Diameter at any given Speed!
Clone of Asteroid impact simulator
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Improvement Science as one of the clusters of interacting methods for improving health services network design and delivery using complex decision technologies IM-17952
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A launchpad to tie together some ideas about Reality. See wikipedia
Reality
2 months ago
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IM-1175 with computable arguments, based on ideas from Micropublications paper about Claims, Evidence, Representations and Context Networks

Toulmin's Argument Model and Micropublications
12 months ago
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WIP Summary of recent IEEE Computer graphics article (abstract) which could be applied to almost any chronic persistent health or social problem
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Modified from Sterman (2006) article and Gene Bellinger's Assumptions IM-351 by Dr Rosemarie Sadsad UNSW See also Complex Decision Technologies IM and IM-63975

Virtual Experiments
3 11 months ago
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Inference Robustness Assessment entails demonstrating that the ways a model differs from the real world do not affect model based inferences. From Jim Koopman's work on Infection Transmission Science esp Biological Networks Book Ch 13 p 453-4 and this accessible paper pdf
Inference Robustness Assessment
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Diagrams modified from article
Urban renewal and health inequality
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Based on a book chapter by Rosemarie Sadsad based on her PhD Thesis. See also other Insights tagged Multiscale and Realist ( IM-3546 and IM-3834 are embedded here)
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Addition of multilevel system dynamics to the context mechanism outcome realist evaluation framework of Pawson and Tilley. See also multilevel holons IM-3546



Realist Evaluation Dynamics
3 11 months ago
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Summary of 2017 IEEE Computer graphics article (abstract) which could be applied to almost any chronic persistent health or social problem
Building useful theory on solid foundations
3 months ago
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Summary of the History of Pragmatism mostly based on Cheryl Misak's Books and reviews   See also Insight Peircean Truth and the end of Inquiry
Pragmatism
12 months ago
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Summary of Ray Pawson's Book The Science of Evaluation: A Realist Manifesto See also lse review
Clone of The Science of Evaluation
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Peircean process approach to Causation from Menno Hulswit's article. See also Peirce thought insight 

Peircean Causation and Causality
2 months ago
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Hoffman and Klein IEEE Intelligent systems 2017-18 series of articles on decision making and computing, including macrocognition
theoretical foundations abstract
empirical foundations abstract
causal landscapes abstract
deep nets abstract 
See also 2018 Gary Klein podcast and IM-171552
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A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods for implementing a systems approach, including virtual intervention experiments using computer simulation models. See also Complex Decision Technologies IM
Interventions and leverage points added in IM-1400 (complex!) 
Clone of Systems Methods
3 months ago
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WIP to explain iterative modelling of linkages over space and time see also causal pathways IM
Clone of Linkages among objects
2 months ago
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Summary of the History of Pragmatism mostly based on Cheryl Misak's Books insight integrated with Cornelis de Waal's Introducing Pragmatism Peirce insight   See also Insight  Misak Peircean Truth and the end of Inquiry
History of Pragmatism
2 months ago
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Simulate an impact of an asteroid of any Diameter at any given Speed!
Clone of Asteroid impact simulator
2 months ago
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WIP Adding Pragmatism, Critical Realism and Category Theory to  WIlliam Powers' Perceptual Control Theory to explain ways of thinking, with similarities to structure agency theory. Based on help from Gene Bellinger's conversations with Gemini Nov2025, named Unified Cybernetic Realist Model
Philosophies of Science and Cognition