Online training
Model Building: Learning and applying the basics. Price: £150
4 hour-long recorded webinar sessions.
Sessions 1 to 4.
Introduces the model building process and leads STELLA and iThink users through the creation of basic models that analyze issues relevant to business, research, and education. Learn how to create your own simulations using the language of system dynamics.
Course instructor Chris Soderquist begins with the basic modeling building blocks of the Systems Thinking language—stocks and flows—adding tips on software mechanics along the way to show how simple, powerful models are created. Each recorded session includes 30-45 minutes of instruction followed by Q&A. Online access to handouts that summarize session content, sample models and homework exercises will help cement learning.
Session 1: The Modelling Process
Session 2: Tracking System Attributes
Session 3: Modeling Market Dynamics
Session 4: Modeling Supply and Demand
Building More Effective Models: Unlocking the hidden treasures of iThink and STELLA.
Price: £150
4 hour-long recorded webinar sessions.
Sessions 1 to 4.
Building More Effective Models: Unlocking the Hidden Treasures of STELLA and iThink will help STELLA and iThink users sharpen their model building skills and unlock the power of often overlooked/underutilized features.
Through four, one-hour recorded presentations, you’ll learn to create models that engage your audience, make convincing arguments, and effectively simulate future scenarios. Led by instructor Chris Soderquist, you'll explore the potential of storytelling, sensitivity analysis, array, and data import/export features.
Each recorded session includes 30-45 minutes of instruction followed by Q&A. Online access to handouts that summarize session content, sample models and homework exercises will help cement learning.
Session 2: Sensitivity Analysis
About the Instructor
Chris Soderquist is the president of Pontifex Consulting. Since 1998 he’s worked with executives and middle-level managers to develop strategic solutions to complex issues. His clients include: Alcoa, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, Mayo Clinic, NASA, Pfizer, Sony Ericsson, United Way, and the World Bank.Chris’ background in Systems Thinking began at Northwestern University where he first began integrating scientific methods with human decision making processes. He worked with isee systems (then High Performance Systems) for over four years, where he was a lead consultant, trainer, and learning environment developer. The over 30 unique training programs he has designed and delivered include an award-winning customer-service training program for BEP.
The author of many articles on Systems Thinking, Chris contributed a chapter on the Strategic Forum™ in The Change Handbook: Group Methods for Shaping the Future(Berrett-Koehler, 1999). Along with Barry Richmond, Chris co-developed the interactive teaching tool Systems Thinking: Taking the Next Step.
