By Carlo Cuijpers Located in Amsterdam, Netherlands Sustainability/corporate social responsibility consultant at KPMG European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2012-2014 Interests: systems and sustainability thinking, modelling sustainability issues The average person has most likely never heard of ‘’Limits to Growth’’(Meadows,…
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Yearly Archives: 2014
Modelling for Organisational Learning
By Wissam El Hachem Currently located in Bergen, Norway Master in System Dynamics, University of Bergen Interests: Supply chain management, Network flow, Production management This short essay will try to define and explain organizational learning, its importance, the importance of…
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The many model thinkers
By Angelika Schanda Located in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 Modelers frequently refer to the notion that the question is not whether to use models, but which models to use and how to improve or integrate…
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Systems Issues in the Media: Climate Change
By Angelika Schanda Located in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 ‘When it comes to climate change, why do we do so little when we know so much?’ Here are a few articles and a short documentary…
The “reference mode zombie” trap
By John Huertas Located in Panama City, Panama Consultant and Partner at Stratendo Inc. European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2010-2012 Interests: Small strategic models Contact: http://www.stratendo.com Literature provides guidelines on which problems can be tackled with the system dynamics…
A Transformative Summer School
By Conor Meehan Currently in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 In July 2014, three students from the European Master in System Dynamics had the chance to be part of the Global Sustainability Fellows Program, a summer…
The Beer Game re-visited and re-presented
By Julián Chacón Currently in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 My experience in the summer SD conference in Delft was of great importance for me, since it introduced me to many people that are working in…
Soundbites from a dynamic conference
By Angelika Schanda Located in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 One month after the 32nd International System Dynamics Conference in Delft, Netherlands, it is time to think about what remains. It was an event of five…
Happy Earth Overshoot Day
By Angelika Schanda Located in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 I started this blog out of a passion for connecting and inspiring people and for becoming a better modeler myself. This passion is not an end…
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Welcome to Young Modeler
By Angelika Schanda Located in Nijmegen, Netherlands European Master in System Dynamics, Class 2013-2015 This is a blog for a young generation of students and practitioners interested in modeling complex problems. Since this blog is started from within the system…
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