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A few days ago I found a parcel from the System Dynamics Society in my mailbox. No surprise, because I can’t stop looking for interesting sources regarding systems thinking. The System Dynamics Society has a DVD series with a PhD seminar in System Dynamics with Jay Forrester from 1999. The series consists of 11 sessions, one DVD for each session. Each session is 3 hours long. You also get a CD with recommended readings (pdf format) for each session. Jay Forrester is the father of System Dynamics, which is in many ways, is foundational to systems thinking. This first DVD was very interesting. The series will be a nice complement to the course from UNESCO which is very hands-on. I like to hear and read about a subject from different viewpoints.

The series consists of
A  What is System Dynamics?
B  World Dynamics
C  Corporate Growth
D  Non-linearity
E  Theory Underlying Modeling
F  Group Model Building
G  Confidence in Models
H  The National Model
I  Ethics in Modeling
J  System Dynamics in Management Education
K The Future of System Dynamics