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. There is also a video for this model which is component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

OK, we have a problem. Yet do we really know what the problem is? There is a also a video for this insight.

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. There is also a video for this model which is component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

There are limits to what one can infer from a qualitative model.

Adding images to a model.

Understanding relationships is the foundation of effective problem solving. Though relations exists on multiple levels. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

A goal seeking structure with delay can be responsible for behavior that's quite difficult to intuit. There is also a video for this insight with is a component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

A goal seeking structure with delay can be responsible for behavior that's quite difficult to intuit. There is also a video for this insight with is a component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

A model to use for enhanced storytelling and the article publishing lectures.

Understanding relationships is the foundation of effective problem solving. Though relations exists on multiple levels. There is a also a video for this insight which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

There are a number of habits that one should practice to improve their Systems Thinking skills.

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. There is also a video for this model which is component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

Developing a strategy for dealing with a situation begins with a description of the situation and the preferred state for today, not in some distant future, and the perceived implications of not doing anything. There is a also a video for this insight.

Balancing Loop Stock & Flow Simulation intended to show the effects time delay can have on the behavior of a simple balancing loop.

Our actions are based on our beliefs and the results of those actions are the basis for our beliefs. The difficulty we create for ourselves is that we make assumptions as to how to interpret the results we select based on our beliefs. As a result we are often operating on a flawed perspective of reality.

This model is derived from the paper "Nobody Ever Gets Credit for Fixing Problems that Never Happened: Creating and Sustaining Process Improvement" by Nelson P. Repenning and John D Sterman. See Insight 752 for a causal loop version of this model.

A goal seeking structure with delay can be responsible for behavior that's quite difficult to intuit. There is also a video for this insight with is a component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

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.

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 which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

There are about a dozen known systems archetypes with an interesting set of relationships among them. Watch Video

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 which is a component of the Effective Problem Solving Course.

This Romeo and Juliet Model was adapted by Geoff McDonnell from Michael J Radzicki (1993) Dyadic processes, tempestuous relationships, and system dynamics, System Dynamic Rev. 9 (1) :79-94

A goal seeking structure with delay can be responsible for behavior that's quite difficult to intuit. There is also a video for this insight with is a component of the Systems Archetypes Course.

Balancing Loop Stock & Flow Simulation intended to show the effects time delay can have on the behavior of a simple balancing loop.