Overview
Speed your dynamic modeling learning curve with this two and a half-day
workshop. Designed for beginners and those with some modeling experience, this
workshop explains the language, framework, and process of modeling. Through
guided, hands-on exercises, you’ll apply that knowledge to real business
problems using STELLA and iThink.
Participants should come prepared with a real modeling project - a business
process that needs improvement, an initiative that needs testing, or a problem
that must be solved. Work teams are encouraged to attend.
This workshop is a direct response to customer demand. Please sign-up early;
space is limited.
Course Outline
- Dynamic Modeling Applications: Where and when to use the approach
- Modeling Language: Stocks, flows, connectors and converters
- The Dynamic Modeling Process: From problem conceptualization to solution
- System Design: Using operational templates to generate behavior
- Key Concepts: Feedback, system as cause, operational thinking, main chains of
activity
- Selected Details of the STELLA and iThink Applications: Interface features, built-in functions, arrays, etc.
- Individual/Group Projects: Facilitated sessions in which participants work on
topics or problems of their choosing
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About the Faculty
Introduction to Dynamic Modeling with STELLA and iThink is taught by
three of the premier minds in systems dynamics and modeling: Mark Paich, Steve
Peterson and Corey Peck. Together they bring over 60 years of teaching and
practical experience to class. Examples from real engagements with clients in
automotive, telecommunications, technology, financial services,
pharmaceuticals, government, aerospace, education, not for profit, and fine
arts markets help guide discussions.
Mark, Steve and Corey are principals at Lexidyne, LLC, a leading provider of
dynamic modeling consulting and training services.
Mark Paich has over 20 years of teaching experience at Colorado
College and MIT. He is widely recognized as one of the leading practitioners of
dynamic modeling. His work with General Motors has been widely published and,
in 2002, was honored with 2nd place in the Edelman Competition for best work in
operations research and management science. He earned a doctorate in Systems
Dynamics from MIT and master’s degree in economics from the University of
Colorado.
Steve Peterson has taught countless dynamic modeling classes
and workshops. Much of his 20+ years of dynamic modeling experience was gained
at High Performance Systems where he was instrumental in the design and
development of STELLA and iThink. In addition to numerous clients in
industry, Steve’s clients include the US Army, US Coast Guard, and US
Department of Energy. Steve holds a BA from Colorado College and master’s
degree from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
Corey Peck is the Managing Director of Lexidyne, LLC. He has
guided Lexidyne to a position of market leadership in the pharmaceutical
industry where clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb and Centocor. His work has
provided the content for research publications including Net Gain: Expanding
Markets Through Virtual Communities (Harvard Business School Press,
1997) and Net Worth (Harvard Business School Press, 1999). With Mark
Paich he co-authored Pharmaceutical Product Strategy: Using Dynamic Modeling
for Effective Brand Planning (CRC Press, 2004). Corey earned a BA in
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