Review: The Art of Systems Thinking
FRAME: Feedback loops and lags in Systems
The Art of Systems Thinking: Part One
by Joseph O’Connor & Ian McDermott

Review by Bryan Coffman

A system is an entity that maintains its existence and functions as a whole through the interaction of its parts. The behavior of systems depends on how the parts are related, rather than on the parts themselves. Therefore you can understand many different systems using the same principles.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Components of the Model
Reinforcing Feedback
Balancing Feedback
Lags - Time Delays
The Ordeal of Fire and Ice