Systems Thinking about Graduate Competencies
A Group Model Building Workshop
Two goals for the activity today…
1. learn from each other
2. learn a method for model building
Group Rules for today
1. All models are wrong
2. Respect each other
3. ‘No’ is banned
4. Discusions are confidential
5. It will be fast
6. Listen
Brainstorming activity
What do we “need” in our SE graduates?
What do our SE graduates “need”?
Reference modes
Image: Balancing & reinforcing loops
Reference modes
Image: Limits and oscillations
Now, build your own…
..reference mode for a variable that you are interested in
Causal-Loop Template
Image: Template template
Variable of interest
Image: Choose an important variable that changes over time template
Causal Links
Image: Look for causal links template
Look for Feedback Loops
Image: Feedback loops template
Look for places to ‘intervene’
You could.. adjust the ‘status quo’, ‘structures’ or ‘paradigms’
You can see these slides at: https://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~Chris.Browne/projects/