Scriptapedia/System Dynamics Modeling Software and Online Resources

Modeling Software edit

Venism - A simulation software used for developing, analyzing, and packaging dynamic feedback models.
- Vensim PLE (Personal Learning Edition) is software that gets you started in system dynamics modeling and is free for educational use and inexpensive for commercial use. Vensim PLE is ideal for classroom use and personal learning of system dynamics.
iThink Architect (Stella) - A set of modeling tools to create professional simulations and presentations, and includes different software programs for various needs.
AnyLogic - A multimethod simulation modeling software
NetLogo - A free downloadable software that incorporates a programmable modeling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena
Powersim - A set of simulation tools that cover various different needs for building simulations, running in-depth analyses and distributing solutions

Online Resources edit

University programs edit

Region	Country/ State	University	Research Centers / Groups	Programs/ Courses Offered
Africa	South Africa, Stellenbosch	Stellenbosch University	None	Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development Introduction to system dynamics modeling Advanced system dynamics modeling
Asia	Singapore	National University of Singapore	Residential College 4	Junior & Senior level seminars on systems thinking
	China, Shanghai	Fudan University	None
	China, Xuzhou	China University of Mining and Technology	None	Undergraduate course in system dynamics
	India, Mumbai	India Institute of Technology, Bombay	None	System Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation for Development
Australia & New Zealand	Australia, Canberra	University of New South Wales, Canberra	None	Masters and PhD in system dynamics research
Australia & New Zealand	New Zealand, Wellington	Victoria University of Wellington	None	Undergraduate course in systems modeling
Europe	Norway, Bergen	University of Bergen	System Dynamics Group	PhD in System Dynamics M.Phil. System Dynamics Joint European Master’s Program in System Dynamics
	Netherlands, Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen	None	Joint European Master’s Program in System Dynamics Master’s Specialization in Business Analysis and Modelling
	Italy, Palermo	University of Palermo	CED4 System Dynamics Group	Joint European Master’s Program in System Dynamics
	Portugal, Lisbon	University of Lisbon	None	Joint European Master’s Program in System Dynamics
North America	USA, Missouri	Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis	Social System Design Lab	Master of Social Work with specialization in system dynamics Community based system dynamics Designing sustainable social policies and programs: A system dynamics approach
	USA, Massachusetts	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	None	Online Certificate course in System Dynamics Masters in System Dynamics Phd in System Dynamics
	USA, Massachusetts	MIT Sloan School of Management	MIT Sloan System Dynamics Group	Phd in System Dynamics
	USA, New York	University at Albany, State University of New York	Center for Policy Research	Specialization in System Dynamics (at Masters and Phd levels)
	USA, Michigan	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Center for the Study of Complex Systems	Undergraduate courses in Complex Systems Complex Systems Minor for undergraduates Graduate Certificate in Complex Systems Graduate courses in Complex Systems

Professional Organizations edit

Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science - An Austrian independent research institute, which aims to inspire the development of systems science by fostering systems research and supporting systems thinking.
Creative Learning Exchange - A non-profit organization that aims to develop systems citizens in K-12 education who uses systems thinking, system dynamics, and an active learner-centered approach to meet the interconnected challenges that face them at the personal, community and global levels
Society for Organizational Learning - SoL North America is a Massachusetts based nonprofit that facilitates connections between organizations, businesses, and individuals through organizational learning.
System Dynamics Society - An international, nonprofit organization devoted to encouraging the development and use of System Dynamics and systems thinking around the world. The Society provides a forum in which researchers, educators, students, consultants and practitioners in the academic, corporate and public sectors interact to keep abreast of current developments, build on each other’s work and introduce newcomers to the field.
Waters Foundation - A foundation that aims to build systems thinking capacity in schools throughout the United States and around the world

Journals, Blogs and other resources edit

System Dynamics Review - An online journal by members of the System Dynamics Society that publishes high quality, peer-reviewed advances in systems thinking and system dynamics and their applications to societal, technical, managerial, and environmental problems.
The Systems Thinker - A website with a vast collection of articles, case studies, how-to guides and pocket guides related to systems thinking
Systems & Us - A blog by Jenny Zhou and Andrew Frangos to spread the language of systems thinking, though analyzing every day problems from a feedback perspective
Tune In - A series of podcasts on systems thinking