2022 Conference Highlight #intheloop
2022 Conference Highlight
Is System Dynamics the Missing Subject in our Educational System?
Is System Dynamics so valuable that we should encourage its inclusion in our educational system? This year, presentations at International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC) supported this hypothesis. The President of System Dynamics Society, Shayne Gary, noted a growing trend in appreciating systems thinking as a useful tool to explain complexities. The ever-expanding requirement to cope with a complex world opens room for increased utilization of System Dynamics in our daily life. The power of the method was proved in the global study “Limits to Growth” fifty years ago. Jorgen Randers reflected on this Anniversary by comparing the initial study results with today’s worldwide situation. The project signals one of the most important features of System Dynamics, the capacity to describe phenomena and present their behavior in time, on a global scale.
Upcoming Events
Sep 28 | Webinar: The Effect of Within-Host Dynamics on Diversity of a Multi-Strain Pathogen
Oct 6 | Health Policy SIG Meeting
Oct 6 | Webinar: Insights Within an Iceberg
From Our Community
Recording & Resources: Multisolving Working With Complexity and Interconnection – Watch
Reading: System Dynamics Focuses More on Sustainability Than the Sustainable Development Goals – Read
Open Model: Baby Formula Shortage – Simulate
Reading: Examining the Success of Women of Color-Owned Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the United States – read
Jobs
Professor and Department Chair – Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | UMass Lowell
Research Associate | Loughborough University
Assistant Professor | University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Quantitative Analyst | Exelon
Articles
System Dynamics Review
What Jay Didn’t Tell Us: Hidden Gems in the System Dynamics Practices of Jay W. Forrester – read
Animal – Science Proceedings
Non-Linear Thinking: From Mental Models to Mathematical Models in Animal Science – read
Systems
Using Cascaded and Interlocking Generic System Archetypes to Communicate Policy Insights—The Case for Justifying Integrated Health Care Systems in Terms of Reducing Hospital Congestion – read
Mineral Economics
Perspectives on Exploration and Extraction of Seafloor Massive Sulfide Deposits in Norwegian Waters – read
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Recent News
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Upcoming Events

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