The mission of the Social System Design Lab is to develop the science and application of system dynamics in human services and communities. The lab pursues its mission through research, community engagement, and teaching with a commitment to evidence-based practice, social justice, and capacity building. It is invested in building capacity in system dynamics among the next generation of researchers, policymakers, and social innovators.
Social System Design Lab Methods Briefs are short, digestible notes on applications of system dynamics and systems thinking in community settings. They are meant to capture and share out our current thinking on core ideas.
Research from 2023
Double Burden of Malnutrition Workshop Facilitation Manual: Iquitos, Peru, Carmen Quinteros-Reyes, Paraskevi Seferidi, Laura Guzman-Abello, Christopher Millett, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Lindsey Pawloski, and Ellis Ballard
Double Burden of Malnutrition Workshop Facilitation Manual: Lima, Peru, Carmen Quinteros-Reyes, Pavarskevi Seferidi, Laura Guzman-Abello, Christopher Millett, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Research from 2022
Online GMB: Challenges, Opportunities, and Barriers, Lucy Chin, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
An Overview of Platforms to Support Online GMB, Lucy Chin, Min Hu, Allie Farrell, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Facilitation Team Roles in Online GMB, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, Lucy Chin, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Definición de la Dinámica de Problemas, Clarissa Gaona Romero, Katherine Curi-Quinto, Laura Guzmán Abello, Carmen Quinteros-Reyes, Paraskevi Seferidi, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Modelos Mentales, Clarissa Gaona Romero, Katherine Curi-Quinto, Laura Guzmán Abello, Carmen Quinteros-Reyes, Paraskevi Seferidi, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Acumulaciones y Diagramas de Niveles y Flujos, Clarissa Gaona Romero, Laura Guzmán Abello, Carmen Quinteros-Reyes, Paraskevi Seferidi, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Iceberg del Pensamiento Sistémico: Buceando Bajo la Superficie, Clarissa Gaona Romero, Laura Guzmán Abello, Carmen Quinteros-Reyes, Paraskevi Seferidi, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Lindsey Pawlowski, and Ellis Ballard
Research from 2021
Accumulations, Mikayla Branz, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard
System Archetypes, Mikayla Branz, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard
Mental Models, Lucy Chin, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard
Framing Dynamic Problems, Ebuwa I. Evbuoma, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard
Systems Thinking Iceberg: Diving Beneath the Surface in Education Systems, Ebuwa I. Evbuoma, Min Hu, Allie Farrell, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard
Understanding Systems from a Feedback Perspective, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, Lucy Chin, Ebuwa I. Evbuoma, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard
Characteristics of Complex Problems, Allie Farrell, Min Hu, Ebuwa I. Evbuoma, William Liem, and Ellis Ballard