From Hieronymi's 2013 Systems Research  Paper  Understanding Systems Science. Systems Science as one of the clusters of interacting methods for improving health services network design and delivery using  complex decision technologies IM-17952
From Hieronymi's 2013 Systems Research Paper Understanding Systems Science. Systems Science as one of the clusters of interacting methods for improving health services network design and delivery using complex decision technologies IM-17952
How do drugs affect us on individual and popular levels? Let's take a look at drug addiction as a system and pick it apart based on its biological, financial, mental, and communal effects.
How do drugs affect us on individual and popular levels? Let's take a look at drug addiction as a system and pick it apart based on its biological, financial, mental, and communal effects.
The causal loop with human capital and beliefs and practices built into the model.
The causal loop with human capital and beliefs and practices built into the model.
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent  how the system is supposed to work  based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent how the system is supposed to work based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?

First challenge in learning system dynamics.
First challenge in learning system dynamics.
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent  how the system is supposed to work  based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent how the system is supposed to work based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?

Illustrates moving from a Causal Loop Diagram (scroll to the right) to a stocks & flows representation.  Press Simulate to see graphs. Note that the "pulse" represents something like eating a donut and the graphs show how the body responds.  Which part of the system relates to whether someone ma
Illustrates moving from a Causal Loop Diagram (scroll to the right) to a stocks & flows representation.  Press Simulate to see graphs. Note that the "pulse" represents something like eating a donut and the graphs show how the body responds.  Which part of the system relates to whether someone may or may not need to take insulin? 
 Use a causal loop diagram to represent some system or series of interactions that has some negative links, but is a reinforcing (+) loop overall.
Use a causal loop diagram to represent some system or series of interactions that has some negative links, but is a reinforcing (+) loop overall.
Barry Richmond's 7 thinking skills in Systems Thinking. See  article from systems thinker   Also expressed as a mind map of  Systems Thinking Skills IM   Compare with  Systems Science  and  Critical Systems Thinking  Insights
Barry Richmond's 7 thinking skills in Systems Thinking.
See article from systems thinker
Also expressed as a mind map of Systems Thinking Skills IM 
Compare with Systems Science and Critical Systems Thinking Insights
First challenge in learning system dynamics.
First challenge in learning system dynamics.
How do drugs affect us on individual and popular levels? Let's take a look at drug addiction as a system and pick it apart based on its biological, financial, mental, and communal effects.
How do drugs affect us on individual and popular levels? Let's take a look at drug addiction as a system and pick it apart based on its biological, financial, mental, and communal effects.
 Use a causal loop diagram to represent some system or series of interactions that has some positive links, but is a balancing (-) loop overall.
Use a causal loop diagram to represent some system or series of interactions that has some positive links, but is a balancing (-) loop overall.
 Fig 3.1 Sociotechnical system underlying health IT-related adverse events NAP IOM Report

Fig 3.1 Sociotechnical system underlying health IT-related adverse events NAP IOM Report

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Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent  how the system is supposed to work  based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent how the system is supposed to work based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?

Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent  how the system is supposed to work  based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent how the system is supposed to work based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?

Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent  how the system is supposed to work  based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?
Activity: Use causal loop diagram to represent how the system is supposed to work based on Elmore quote.  Then, according to Elmore, what is missing?  How might the model be modified to include what Elmore says is missing?