Course
Syllabus
Session
1: Overview and Navigation
Explore a
range of interface designs and situations where interfaces enhance the
effectiveness of sharing STELLA and iThink models.
Create simple
navigation sequences with a consistent “look and feel” and that set the stage
for implementation of more advanced features.
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2: Control Panels
Build control
panels into your models that:
- allow for experimentation without requiring modeling skills.
- focus users on key variables to help build structural understanding.
- emulate balanced scorecards, dashboards and other special interfaces
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3: Message Posting
Use STELLA
and iThink message posting features to initiate sounds, play movies, or
guide navigation based on model conditions. Create messages that provide coaching,
offer learner feedback and engage users with your model.
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4: Design Principles
Make models
conducive to learning by setting objectives and developing an overall
architecture that meets them. Follow design principles and guidelines to
create easy-to-use and engaging interfaces for different types of models —
learning labs, interactive presentations, flight simulators, scenario tools,
etc.
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. While at isee systems he helped develop and deliver Introduction
to Dynamic Modeling with STELLA and iThink.
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.
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