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WANT TO Apply Systems Thinking in Your Organization?
This page is for all who use or want to use models or maps developed by System Dynamics experts or hire people to create models or maps for you.
why system dynamics ?
Decision-making in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world is hard. System Dynamics helps you to develop a smart strategy by enabling you to identify, structure, and provide solutions to problems that need to take into account:
Holistic view
Short- vs Long-term effects
Tradeoffs
Chain of reactions
Uninteded consequences
Feedback effects
Integrate
major forces that can affect key outcomes
Identify and quantify
consequences in the short- and long-term, years or decades into the future
Explore
pros and cons of various options
Spot
reactions of all affected parties, and the reactions to those reactions
Discover
unexpected consequences not previously considered or intended
Recognize
reactions (good or bad) that build upon themselves in reinforcing effects (vicious and virtuous cycles) or balance outÂ
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who ?
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how ?
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applications & cases
Climate Change and Energy
Climate Change and Energy Client National Commission on Energy Policy, Environmental Defense Fund, WAI Authors/Consultants Bassi AM, Yudken JS Four industries – iron and steel, aluminum, paper and pulp, and chemicals – account for nearly half of the energy consumed by...
Energy Policy Analysis in Mauritius
Energy Policy Analysis in Mauritius Client Ministry of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities, Mauritius Authors/Consultants Bassi AM, Bainac K, Bokhoree C, Deenapanray P Under the leadership of the Ministry of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities of the Republic of...
Health and Social Care Policy in the UK
Health and Social Care Policy in the UK Client UK Government Authors/Consultants Wolstenholme E, Monk D, McKelvie D, Smith G In 2000, the British government initiated a National Health Services (NHS) program aimed at improving the quality of health care services. This...
Spatial Planning in Indonesia
Spatial Planning in Indonesia Client Ministry of Human Settlements and Regional Infrastructures Development, Indonesia Authors/Consultants Radianti J, Tasrif M, Rostiana E In pioneering spatial planning management for metropolitan cities, the Ministry of Human...
Monetary Policy in Colombia
Monetary Policy in Colombia Client Central Bank of Colombia Authors/Consultants Fernando Arenas and Franz Hamann The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Columbia) and the Central Bank of Colombia cooperated in an effort to recast the bank’s MTM (Mechanism of...
Logistics Support System for the US Coast Guard
Logistics Support System for the US Coast Guard Client US Coast Guard Author/Consultant Ellis RE The United States (US) coast guard has started the development of the Integrated Deepwater System, a large-scale system engineering effort to design the next generation...
National Airspace System
National Airspace System Client US Federal Aviation Administration Authors/Consultants Ventana Systems For the US Federal Aviation Administration, Ventana developed a comprehensive National Airspace System (NAS) Strategy Simulator. The simulator provides a framework...
Cement Industry Price Dynamics in Iran
Cement Industry Price Dynamics in Iran Client Cement Investment and Development Company Authors/Consultants Ghaffarzadegan N, Tajrishi AT The project was conducted from September 2005 to May 2006 for the Cement Investment and Development Company (CIDCO). CIDCO is a...
Medicare Payment Rate
Madicare Payment Rate Name How Medicare Payment Rate Reductions Will Affect Hospitals and Patients Modelers Jack Homer, Gary Hirsch Client/Participant Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (CMS/OACT) Client Type Government The Issue You...
HealthBound
HealthBound Name National Health System Reform Strategy Modelers Bobby Milstein, Jack Homer, Gary Hirsch Client/Participant Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Client Type Government The Issue You Tackled Proposals to improve the US health system are...
Obesity Population Dynamics
Obesity Population Dynamics Client Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Authors/Consultants Homer J, Milstein B, Dietz W, Buchner D, Majestic E A system dynamics simulation model was developed for understanding trends in obesity in the United States. Data...
Local Strategy for Chronic Disease Management and Prevention
Local Strategy for Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Client a large hospital in Washington State Authors/Consultants Homer J, Hirsch G, Minniti M, Pierson M Experts agree that the U.S. healthcare system is poorly organized to care for chronic illnesses and...
Hospital Surge Capacity Planning
Hospital Surge Capacity Planning Client Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US Department of Health and Human Services Authors/Consultants Manley W, Homer J, Hoard M, Roy S, Furbee P, et al. A system dynamics model was developed to help hospitals...
Antibiotic Resistance Dynamics
Antibiotic Resistance Dynamics Client Texas Department of Health Authors/Consultants Homer J, Ritchie-Dunham J, Rabbino H, Puente L, Jorgensen J, Hendricks K Many common bacterial pathogens have become increasingly resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them. The...
Marketing Strategy for a New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug
Marketing Strategy for a New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Client a large global pharmaceutical company (Sandoz, now Novartis) Author/Consultant Homer J This was the first of a series of models with Sandoz dealing with the positioning of new products in various...