Systems Dynamics (Jay Forrester, MIT)
Jay Forrester at MIT developed System Dynamics, a computer modeling method for understanding how feedback loops and delays produce counterintuitive behavior in complex systems.
Then there was Jay Forrester at MIT, who developed Systems Dynamics – a powerful methodology using computer modeling to understand the behavior of complex systems over time, revealing how feedback loops and delays can lead to counterintuitive outcomes.
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