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---- Prof Forrester wrote: >I believe the system dynamics community places far too >little emphasis on developing generic models that each >treat a kind of dynamic situation that is to be found >in many places. Ive recently browsed an excellent book by Adrian Slywotzky and David J.Morrison(see note)...

Dear Colleagues, I can remember there were (just in one academic paper) about 17 different validation tests for SD models, some of them were structural validation tests and others were behavior validation tests. Therefore validation is not only for SD models structure but also for its behavior. Vali...

Bob, Id surely go for visual learning/verbal debriefing, or to experiential icebreakers. In some of the presentations I make, I use to project some cartoons like those generated by Larsen where I could easily deduce a systemic and/or dynamic mini-debriefing. There are also some selected Dilberts car...

Lynn, You might try to read as a point of departure: Tools for thinking - Modelling in Management Science by Michael Pidd - Edited by John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0-471-96455-7 There you could find introductions to how to apply cognitive mapping, spray diagrams, rich pictures, causal diagrams, stock &...

Dear Colleagues, I would add to the resource list that is being defined the last book by Prof. G. Coyle. Mirroring part of what was included in the bibliography and reading list of the Master Program in SD in the University of Bergen: Id also add some papers, such as Prof. John Stermans Skeptic guid...

Dear Colleagues, Some years ago Ive translated and adapted into Spanish some of the Learning Environments from the Creative Learning Exchange. Ive also developed a lesson plan in Spanish about the issue of Internet Saturation alla Tragedy of the Commons, integrating the usage of several tools such a...

Dear Colleagues, What would you include in a brochure that you decide to mail to prospective corporate clients in order to emphasize what SD could provide to them ? A personal dilemma: if one does include SD in the brochure, it begines to complicate; if you dont, you become a commodity (how many str...