QUERY Who wants to share models
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:27 am
Posted by ""Magne Myrtveit"" <magne@myrtveit.com>
The recent discussion on model interchange formats raised some questions
relating to the usefulness of such a format:
Assume that we already had a way to share models among different SD tools?
- Would it make a difference?
- Would people use it?
Sharing of models is useful only if:
1) Modellers create models that have a value also to other people
2) Modellers want to make such models available to others (share, publish,
sell, ...)
3) The models in question are (more or less) disconnected from a particular
software technology
John Sterman's ""Business Dynamics"" is an example of a modeller who have
created valuable models, and who has made the models available to others on
multiple software platforms.
Are there others who have or would like to share models?
Or is Sterman just an exception to the general rule?
Education is important for the future generations' understanding of systems.
So let's start by looking for models in that field:
1) Are there SD models around that are (or can be) used in teaching?
2) Are the copyright-holders interested in distributing/publishing their
models?
3) Do the copyright-holders see their models as a way to sell software, or
is it conceivable that the models and the accompanying material can be made
available on multiple software platforms (just as Sterman's book)?
I think the availability of good SD models is very limited. (If someone
looks for high-quality SD models in areas such as, teaching, education,
research, or business use; where will he or she find such models?)
If people are interested in creating and distributing useful models, a model
interchange format can be of some value both to the authors and to the
users. (Authors get a larger potential user base. Users get a larger source
of models to draw from).
Best regards,
Magne Myrtveit
Posted by ""Magne Myrtveit"" <magne@myrtveit.com>
posting date Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:28:12 +0200
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The recent discussion on model interchange formats raised some questions
relating to the usefulness of such a format:
Assume that we already had a way to share models among different SD tools?
- Would it make a difference?
- Would people use it?
Sharing of models is useful only if:
1) Modellers create models that have a value also to other people
2) Modellers want to make such models available to others (share, publish,
sell, ...)
3) The models in question are (more or less) disconnected from a particular
software technology
John Sterman's ""Business Dynamics"" is an example of a modeller who have
created valuable models, and who has made the models available to others on
multiple software platforms.
Are there others who have or would like to share models?
Or is Sterman just an exception to the general rule?
Education is important for the future generations' understanding of systems.
So let's start by looking for models in that field:
1) Are there SD models around that are (or can be) used in teaching?
2) Are the copyright-holders interested in distributing/publishing their
models?
3) Do the copyright-holders see their models as a way to sell software, or
is it conceivable that the models and the accompanying material can be made
available on multiple software platforms (just as Sterman's book)?
I think the availability of good SD models is very limited. (If someone
looks for high-quality SD models in areas such as, teaching, education,
research, or business use; where will he or she find such models?)
If people are interested in creating and distributing useful models, a model
interchange format can be of some value both to the authors and to the
users. (Authors get a larger potential user base. Users get a larger source
of models to draw from).
Best regards,
Magne Myrtveit
Posted by ""Magne Myrtveit"" <magne@myrtveit.com>
posting date Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:28:12 +0200
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