Metaphors are shaped by experience and also contribute to shaping it. Common idioms attempt to capture the dynamics of the ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

What can the systems theory distinction between positive and negative feedback tell us about how recovery succeeds?

Scientists in Switzerland have created a system-dynamics model for the adoption of PV and heat pumps in Swiss residential buildings up to 2050. They have examined several scenarios to see how the ...

Using a causal loop diagram, the diagnosis might be that what impacts performance is the effort required, which is largely tied to motivation. High performance begets recognition, which in turn ...

We apply a system dynamics approach to develop the first literature-based causal loop diagram of systematic reflective practices in organizations. This article captures the underlying feedback ...

Source: from ISA-5.4-1991. Reproduced with permission. Further examples Both loop diagrams and process loop sheets can range from simple to complex depending on the equipment (instrumentation, devices ...

These sorts of vicious cycles are what complexity scientists call self-reinforcing “positive feedbacks.” We tend to see bits and pieces of a causal loop, but not the whole thing.