Virtual Workshop: Visualise and analyse complex challenges the easy way

Organization: A maximum of ten participants.The time will be 2pm to 7pm (EST/GMT-5) with a break in the middle. The platform to be used will be Zoom. The iMODELER can be started in your browser. Since participants come from around the world we may adopt the time.

Trainer: Kai Neumann and/or Franc Grimm, both scientists and business consultants with more than 20 years of experience.

Price: The price is 195 EUR/person (plus VAT if applicable). The iMODELER comes as a freeware for qualitative modeling.

When: You can find the current dates here. If you are interested in open workshops in another month or at another day please let us know

Background: System Dynamics is a powerful way to simulate complex systems. However, it takes a lot of effort to elaborate the correct formula, collect data, and test and validate the models. Therefore, in many cases modellers just come up with Causal Loop Diagrams (CLD) that merely visualise the interactions within a system and highlight its feedback loops. An alternative would be so called Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) that allow for a rough weighting of the connections to come up with further insights derived from the dynamics of the system. Unfortunately, FCMs for some reason show no escalation from reinforcing feedback loops. The software iMODELER uses another approach to calculate the effects along impact chains and loops. Its Insight Matrix shows you levers short, medium, and long term. Modellers around the world have used this innovative way to identify risks and solutions to their challenge in relative short time. While even smaller CLDs often are a matter of interpretation and while for simulation models there is notice nor budget, a qualitative model with matrix analyses based on weighted connections shows results in no time even for larger models with thousands of feedback loops.