April 2019
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Type C Systems Approaches for Structural Complexity
Over the course of the last 30 years there has evolved at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology a new method for understanding the dynamic behavior of complex systems. The method is called System Dynamics. The basis of the method is the recognition that the structure of any system – the many circular, interlocking, sometimes time‐delayed relationships among its components – is often just as important in determining its behavior as the individual components themselves
(Meadows et al. 1972, p. 31)
A third type of systems approach is primarily concerned with structural complexity. Structural complexity stems from the arrangement of and dynamic interrelationships between the many elements that make up a complicated system. The nature and quantity of the interactions makes it difficult to understand the system's behavior. Systems thinking can help by identifying the significant variables and interactions that impact what happens and then modeling these interactions, on the basis of positive and negative feedback loops and lags, in order to grasp the underlying causes of system behavior. The systems methodology that has this as its main area of concern is:
- System Dynamics
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