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Sometimes we become so tangled up with words that they loose their hooks in reality. This discussion of "systems thinking" "systems dynamics" SD is becoming such for me. It seems to me that overlaying these concepts on the actions of human beings produces a Venn diagram where the...

We have come to a discussion of words. "The word is not the thing" Alfred Korzipski(sp?). The question arises in my mind as to when it is appropriate to use the phrase "whole systems" in the context of SD (systems dynamics). Words are tools for understanding and communicating tho...

The following is a required disclosure for a certified public accountant when reporting on the presentation of a forecasted or projected financial statement. "there will usually be differences between the projected/forecasted and actual results, because events and circumstances frequently do no...

Thanks to Marc and Stephan for their comments. I am not sure how much more of the "Systems from the top " "Ownership" discussion can have a benefit for the list. I would like to respond to their comments. First, I believe that "ownership" in the context of consulting is...

The discussion of ownership in the context of consulting amuses me somewhat (apologies if this sounds flip). It is easy to test ownership of real property yet there are volumes of court cases interpreting ownership in this sense. If you would have tried to discuss real property ownership to the Amer...

I have been observing the Systems Dynamics(SD) list for about three years. I am not a SD specialist or practitioner in any particular sense. I am enchanted by ideas. I was caught by complexity theory and that road led me to this list. The recent discussion regarding the implementation of SD practice...