System Dynamics
The System Dynamics group at MIT Sloan aims to understand, design, and manage change. Using data and technology, System Dynamics models the relationships between all the parts of a system and how those relationships influence the behavior of the system over time.
Current research focuses on:
- Organizational capabilities and strategy
- Process improvement
- Environmental and social sustainability
- Climate change policy
- Alternative fuel vehicles
- Global public health
System Dynamics was born at MIT Sloan in the 1950s and developed by Prof. Emeritus Jay W. Forrester.
Today, System Dynamics is taught around the world and used by corporations, nonprofits, schools, and governments to manage complex challenges in domains from organizational change to climate change, physiology to fiscal policy.
Teaching Resources Library
Teaching Resources Library is a collection of free case studies and teaching materials for educators, corporations, and students. Created by MIT System Dynamics faculty, Teaching Resources Library offers interactive management simulators to help us better understand society’s most complex challenges.