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The Society Seminar Series consists of periodic online meetings on topics of interest to the systems thinking and System Dynamics communities. These virtual activities cover a wide range of topics that cross many domains while bringing together academics, practitioners, and students together for learning and lively discussion. Our seminars aim to promote and improve skills to effectively apply systems thinking and dynamic computer simulation to private and public sector challenges.Â
All seminars and recordings are free for members.  For some seminars, the general public is welcome to join for a nominal fee. Join now for free access.
upcoming SEMINARS
Group Model Building Online: Experiences and Insights Seminar
System Dynamics Society ZoomAll Seminar Series Webinars are free for System Dynamics Society members. Join or Renew today and unlock all membership benefits. 11 am New York | 4 pm London | 12 […]
Applied System Dynamics for Students and Beginners
System Dynamics Society ZoomFree for Members | $25 for non-members. 12 pm New York | 4 pm London | 6 pm Johannesburg | 12 am Beijing Several guidelines on the System Dynamics modeling […]
PAST SEMINARS
LOCAL LEVEL COVID MODELS: BRINGING YOUTH TO THE TABLE
February 10, 2021
The COVID 19 Localisation Modelling GroupÂKim Warren | Maurice Glucksman | Farrah Farnejad | Quinn Kennedy | Harshita Magroria | Brahmani NutakkiÂ
This webinar describes an accessible COVID model that can be readily localized to any specific area – large or small. It will describe unique findings – generated by young people with no prior experience – for Delhi, distinct parts of Mumbai, London, and New York/Bronx. It will conclude with wider implications for localizing System Dynamics models and for youth-engagement.
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MODELING COVID-19: A PANEL DISCUSSION
ONLINE, December 22nd, 11 am New York
Mohammad Jalali (Harvard University) moderates a panel discussion session with Q&As providing a big picture overview of Covid-19 modelling activities taking place in different modelling communities while exploring the question of what makes a Covid-19 model useful with panellists Jeroen Struben (emylon business school), Hazhir Rahmandad (MIT Sloan), Jack Homer (Homer Consulting), and Navid Ghaffarzadegan (Virginia Tech).
Jeroen Struben’s presentation slide            Hazhir Rahmandad’s presentation slide
Jack Homer’s presentation slide                Navid Ghaffarzadegan’s presentation slide
MOVING THE SYSTEMS THINKING PLAYBOOK GAMES ONLINE
ONLINE, Thursday, November 12th, 11am New York, 4pm London, Friday, November 13th, 12am Beijing
by Linda Booth SweeneyThe author of The Systems Thinking Playbook and The Climate Change Playbook, Linda Booth Sweeney, shares how she has adapted their short gaming exercises that illustrate the subtleties of systems thinking to a new online world. Participants will also be asked to share their methods for bringing them online.
FISH BANKS
Thursday, October 29th from 10am – 1pm EST
by Jason Jay,  Senior Lecturer and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at the MIT Sloan School of Management
Join us online to experience this classic web-based simulation developed by Dennis Meadows. Participants in this participatory game will manage their own fishing companies as they compete with others to achieve a profitable venture. Together team players will strategize about buying and selling ships, where to fish, how best to manage fleets without depleting fish stocks all while in competition with neighboring teams.
Managing tourism-driven growth and waste generation: the case of the Maldives
Wednesday, October 28th, 12pmÂ
by Florian Kapmeier and Paolo Goncalves
Florian and Paulo analyze the tension that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face between economic growth and environmental impact. Their case example is the beautiful, paradise-like Maldives, which seeks to double the existing hotel capacity within only 6 years. Florian and Paulo assess the tension between tourism-driven economic growth and environmental degradation from a limits-to-growth perspective. The model is calibrated to 38 years of data from the Maldives to estimate parameters and Monte-Carlo methods are used to assess the sensitivity of results to uncertainty. They contrast development paths for the next three decades under three sets of policies focusing on promoting growth, managing tourism demand–supply balance, and improving waste management. Findings are counterintuitive.Â
TELLING STORIES TO SPARK CHANGE
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
by David Hutchens
The author of Tip of the Iceberg will share some key insights around organizational storytelling – content brought to the likes of Harvard Business Review, L’Oreal, Accenture, and Paypal.
THE BEER GAME
Thursday, August 6, 2020
by John Sterman (MIT) and Michael Bean (Forio)
This quintessential board game is now available online in a format that allows multi-player use just like in the classroom. See how it works!
Society Members may view the recorded session!