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Patrick Murphy asks whether modeling the internal motivations of an individual is appropriate to SD.. Im not an SD insider but have made some observations concerning what insiders are discussing and where I think they may mean to go. I believe that SD the right place to model individual behavior bas...

Geert, I wrote a net response to your message as it related to others just previously transmitted, but also would like to send along a few other thoughts specific to your effort. I am a Systems Engineer with years of experience in military systems. This perspective has taught me to view the problem ...

Ian Griffiths observation points out an interesting feature of discussions Ive been watching: > You sometimes get valuable new insights by thinking about things at a > very detailed level, eg motion of individual molecules. For some > purposes, thinking (and modeling) at this level of detail is vita...

Bill, I read your comment with great interest. Were working with small farmers in production of sustainable coffee fields in remote Peru. The biggest problem is getting a handle on how to induce farmers to develop an afinity to the project. We operate Mothers Clubs to engage the families and underta...

I started this message and then set it aside but now feel compelled to send it along: Benny Budiman made some comments that I may need to think through in greater depth but he closed on a point close to my heart: > What is important to ourselves here is the ability to clearly > understand that the s...

Gene Bellinger CrbnBlu@aol.com asked: > So how is it that one comes to understand when they are operating based > on false beliefs, or in an arena where they dont know what they > dont know? There is no way to draw a firm conclusion in the abstract. The only resolution is a test through action and t...

The only one who fails to understand system dynamics is the one that has learned to discount his own experience. The impact of isolated abstraction tends to encourage new participants to imagine that it is unfathomable. Sustained conversation resolves these issues. Bob Kane robert_kane@ds.Cubic.COM ...