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PhD Students
PhD students in the MIT System Dynamics Group benefit from the teaching, research, and mentorship of MIT Sloan’s world-renowned faculty.
Courses and Programs
The MIT Sloan System Dynamics Group offers a wide array of engaging courses and hands-on learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students.
Faculty & Research Centers
Members of the System Dynamics Group proudly carry on the legacy of its founder, Jay Forrester.
About Us
System Dynamics was born at MIT Sloan in the 1950s and developed by Prof. Emeritus Jay W. Forrester.
Publications and Working Papers
The faculty of the MIT System Dynamics group research how modeling and simulations can be applied to business, economics, decision decision-making, organizational sciences, policy-making.
Our People
Our faculty researchers have deep expertise in operations management, organizational behavior, system dynamics, accounting, marketing, and finance.
PayPal and the Financial Wellness Initiative
In 2015, when Dan Schulman became CEO of PayPal, a digital payments company, many people thought of it as the button they clicked when paying for online purchases. In 2015, PayPal embarked on a new mission: using technology to democratize financial services. In Schulman’s words, it would “turn the ...
Seminars
MIT Sloan brings together industry and academic leaders to discuss how System Dynamics can help us better understand complex challenges, shape policy, influence decision-making.
The Surprising Potential of Health and Well-Being Committees
MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly, who is Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER), found in a recent multiyear study in e-commerce warehouses that establishing Health and Well-Being Committees that allow employees to give input on workplace issues significantly reduc...