system dynamics

 
 
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author:
Forrester, Jay Wright
country:
United States
period:
1961
type:
model
role:
consultant and change agent
activity:
analyse and design
topic:
strategic management and org. design & development
abstr. level:
environment
perspective:
transformational
status:
final
module:
classics I
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In the 1960's, MIT developed System Dynamics as an offshoot of the broader discipline of Systems Thinking. Systems Thinking detected structures underling complex problems and allowed individuals to become aware of the mental models they used to perceive reality. System Dynamics simulated interactions between objects in dynamic systems in order to understand how complex systems changed over ti...

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