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Georgia State University Systems Thinking Questions

 

1) What type of loop can be used to represent:

a.The thermostat in your home

b. Algae in a pond that grows slowly, then suddenly covers the entire pond

2) What type of loop predominates under conditions of speculation?

3) What might be the archetype in the following scenarios?

a) At a big playoff football game, two fans of opposing teams argue. Their argument becomes a fistfight. Others join in.
b) The stock market has grown to unexpected heights over the past 2 years. Suddenly it
crashes to a new low.
c) A technical organization has struggled to compete and laid off 200 people to save money. A few months later, demand for a product escalates but it no longer has the people to manufacture and sell the product.

4) Why is a lag in a system often missed?