Week 3 reaction – Margaret Irving
Macy & Willer 2001 – From factors to Actors Macy & Willer provide a plethora of examples illustrating the value of ABM in modeling social phenomena. Indeed, these examples are somewhat...
View ArticleLorraine Fan: Readings Week 3
Comment on “Counterintuitive Behavior”: The most interesting idea of this article is the modeling of a dynamic system that incorporates multiple-feedback loops and the non-linear nature of real...
View ArticleWeek 3 Reaction — Tabitha Bonilla Worsley
Counterintuitive Behavior of Social Systems: In distinguishing between the traditional social science models and system dynamics models, Forrester underlines the fact that “systems dynamics models are...
View ArticleAutumn Carter – Week 3 Reading Responses
Throughout his paper, Forrester works towards an argument for limiting population growth and limiting capital investment, thereby reducing the use of natural resources and pollution and raising the...
View ArticleDaniel Greene – Week 3 Reaction
Response to Forrester: Given that we evolved in a world of “multi-loop nonlinear feedback systems”, I am surprised that we don’t have a better intuitive understanding of their properties. It seems...
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