In this participatory webinar, Drew Jones of Climate Interactive shares insights on how to create a System Dynamics model and online simulator that will succeed at improving mental models and system performance at scale.
The teams at Climate Interactive, MIT Sloan, and Ventana Systems designed its System Dynamics models C-ROADS and En-ROADS with the goal of improving the understanding of climate policy choices amongst decision-makers around the world, leading to deliberate strategies in three major areas:
1) modeling
2) interface/UX design
3) facilitation, workshop design, game creation, training, and user support.
This webinar covers the design decisions made over the ~30 years of the project, generalizing the more universal insights for any System Dynamics project.
About the Presenters
Andrew Jones, is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Climate Interactive. He’s an expert in climate and energy, his team has created simulation models used to support climate agreements. Trained at Dartmouth and MIT, Jones is a recognized thought leader, award-winning modeler, and has been featured in top media outlets like the New York Times and The Washington Post.
Florian Kapmeier, Professor of Strategy at ESB Business School, in Germany. He’s an expert in System Dynamics, collaborating with Climate Interactive to raise climate change awareness through workshops and simulation games. Kapmeier's work has taken him to MIT, McGill University, and beyond, making him a recognized leader in climate education.
John D. Sterman is the Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor in the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. He is also the Director of the MIT System Dynamics Group and the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative.