World Dynamics
World Dynamics - From the Jay Forrester seminar series at MIT.
World Dynamics - Overview
Introduction of Seminar Participants
Pre Survey
1. Background to World Dynamics book
2. Jay and The Club of Rome
(Quiz) Jay and The Club of Rome
3. Initial model structure, stocks and flows
(Quiz) Initial model structure, stocks and flows
(Discuss) Initial model structure, stocks and flows
(Discuss) Fractions
4. Model Base Run
(Quiz) Model base run, attention to pollution stock
5. World Dynamics and Limits to Growth Thought Culture
6. World Population from Growth to Equilibrium
(Quiz) World Population from Growth to Equilibrium
7. Public Reaction to World Dynamics Book
(Quiz) Public Reaction to World Dynamics Book
8. Pricing System and the World Dynamics Model
(Quiz) Pricing System and the World Dynamics Model
(Discuss) Pricing System and the World Dynamics Model
9. Criticisms of the World Dynamics model
10. Criticisms and Trading the Future for the Present
11. Population Growth Themes (Intro to Limits to Growth book)
(Quiz) Population Growth Themes (Intro to Limits to Growth book)
12. Reactions to Limits to Growth
(Quiz) Reactions to Limits to Growth
Post Survey
Suggested Reading-National Modeling in the Global Context
Suggested Reading-On Criticisms of World Dynamics
Suggested Reading-The Fledgling Cheermonger
Suggested Reading-The Debate on World Dynamics