SystemDynamics

From AgileOpenNorthwest

Contents 1 Time/Place/People 2 Terminology 3 Quotes 4 Topics Discussed 5 References

Time/Place/People

Tuesday 2:30 in the Interstate room

Session proposed by Kim Wallmark

I don't have notes on the other attendees -- please fill in if you can.

Terminology

• second-order change
• wicked problems
• educhaos

Quotes

• "[An important thing is] making people realize they're in a system." -- Patrick Logan
• "What kind of fidelity do we get in models? [Is pushing for fidelity a valuable use of our time?]" -- Ward Cunningham

Topics Discussed

• definition of systems dynamics
• what systems dynamics has given rise to
• conflict resolution
• systems dynamics may be helpful in understanding team behavior either by being used for numerical modeling or by being used for non-numerical understanding of behavior
• linguistics, less obvious elements of communication, and ways in which people can misunderstand each other
• analyzing data can give you new information about yourself, not just about others (example of Paul's friend who figured out that he was worse at chess during the evening)
• this kind of thinking could be used to achieve a more formal understanding of things that XP gets right

References

• The post that started me thinking about this. It has useful comments and links.
• STELLA (software for this kind of modeling)
• Limits To Growth
• Managing the White Space
• How Organizations Work by Alan Bratch