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Dr. Diana Fisher is a retired mathematics teacher. She taught math and computer programming for over 30 years and System Dynamics modeling for over 20 years at the high school level. Since 2014, she has been teaching a series of online SD courses for teachers. She earned a PhD in Systems Science from Portland State University where she also taught environmental math modeling using SD. She also earned a Graduate Certificate in System Dynamics from WPI.Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep9-TranscriptVideos about the importance of teaching SD modeling in high school algebra classes:  https://youtu.be/xjGuZR4zehUhttps://youtu.be/sulh0klDk_gLearn more about Diana, her 3 sequential online SD courses that are 10 weeks each and run in the summer for those who want to teach system dynamics, her presentations and her high school student's model presentations on her website ccmodelingsystems.com https://ccmodelingsystems.com/courses/Links to her books:Lessons in Mathematics: A Dynamic Approach    https://www.iseesystems.com/store/books/lessons-in-mathematics/andModeling Dynamic Systems: Lessons For a First Course  https://www.iseesystems.com/store/books/modeling-dynamic-systems/And information on publications:Lifetime Achievement Award (2011): Fisher, D. M. (2011). “Everybody thinking differently”: K-12 is a leverage point. System Dynamics Review. 27, (4): 394-411.Fisher, D. M. (2017). Reorganizing algebraic thinking: An introduction to dynamic system modeling. The Mathematics Enthusiast, 14(1). Article 20. Available at: http://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol14/iss1/20.Fisher, D. M. (2018). Reflections on teaching system dynamics modeling to secondary school  students for over 20 years. Systems Journal Special Edition: Theory and Practice of System Dynamics Modelling, 6(12).  Available at: http://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/6/2/12/htm.Fisher D.M. (2020) Algebra students build stock/flow models to study non-linear, dynamic feedback system problems. In: Stillman G., Kaiser G., Lampen C. (eds) Mathematical Modelling Education and Sense-making. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer, Cham.Dr. Diana FisherMade learning environments richerWith CC-STADUS and CC-SUSTAINThrough which she helped trainK-12 educators in systems modelingTo facilitate student-centered learningAnd autonomy and curiosity in students.Focus on incremental improvementsWhen you first start teachingAnd remember to be gentle with gradingHelp students define the problem scopeAnd their models pass the units checkTo tackle problems that are complexBut most of all inspire in them hopeThank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD-cast or recommend someone.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/And the sign up link for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: https://bit.ly/WPIsdMailForm

Kenneth “Ken” Cooper has led hundreds of applications of System Dynamics modeling efforts for over 50 years with a total value of a quarter of a trillion dollars. He was President of Pugh-Roberts Associates, Managing Partner of PA Consulting and the founder of Cooper Human Systems. Ken is a two-time Edelman Laureate and a System Dynamics Society Applications Award winner. He is currently retired but works on select consulting projects. He earned his bachelors at MIT, studying under Jay Forrester, and his masters at Boston University. Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep8-TranscriptEndingKen and I continued chatting about my research interests so I cut that part out. If you would like to meet and talk to Ken and other SD practitioners, please sign up for the System Dynamics Society's 2021 Fundraising Event for the Student Chapter! The first WPI System Dynamics micro-course, System Dynamics Fundamentals is now available. You can read more of Ken's bio in the document linked below:https://bit.ly/Ken-Cooper-2021-BioKen allowed us to share the following document “Finding Better Treatments Faster: How System Modeling Can Help Advance Human Disease Research”Below are links to more videos and articles of Ken's work with Mastercard, Litton, Fluor, Hughes Aircraft, and the NFL:Ken Cooper Interview Series (on YouTube) Now, here is a poem I wrote about Ken Cooper:Ken CooperIs really super-duperHe and his team's work at Pugh-Roberts are one of the fewFinalists and winners of multiple awardsTheir wiSDom and going the extra yardCan help teams improve their recordsSo learn from their work with MasterCard,the NFL, Litton, Hughes Aircraft and FluorAbout litigation and mitigation (dispute no more!)Because lawsuits can leave one destituteSo we must be ready to be able to executeA plan to ensure a project's survival(And recognize the rework cycle)Ken now models the dynamics in a human body (Cells, neurons, glucose, insulin and antibody)To succeed one must persevereDo not fall prey to doubt and fearTo make modeling problems easier than they seemFind a champion client and join a strong teamThank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD-cast or recommend someone.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: https://bit.ly/WPIsdMailFormMusic:Intro and End“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut and moved the music track to fit the intro and ending.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/lic

Sema Çömez is a PhD Student in Industrial Engineering & Operations Management at Koç University in Turkey. She earned a master of science degree at Boğaziçi University and bachelors degree at Istanbul Technical University also in Industrial Engineering. She is the 2020 Lupina Young Researchers award winner and earned an honorable mention for the Dana Meadows Award of the System Dynamics Society for her work modeling heart failure. Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep7-TranscriptSema and other young modelers were inspiring to watch in the 2020 International System Dynamics Conference. The 2021 conference is July 25th - 30th. See the link below for more information: https://systemdynamics.org/conference/Please also consider attending the free Student-Organized Colloquium which is on Sunday, July 25th: https://systemdynamics.org/2021-colloquium/Below are links to Sema's works and the Lupina Award (which we referenced in the interview): https://proceedings.systemdynamics.org/2020/papers/P1353.pdfhttps://youtu.be/EJCWOm3MAxYhttps://systemdynamics.org/lupina-young-researchers-award/Now, here is a poem I wrote about Sema:Sema ÇömezStudents should do what she saysStart simple and learn the terminologyBefore you jump into physiologySema won the Lupina Young Researcher awardAnd models the dynamics of health issuesTo help prevent events that are untowardBy simulating our bodys' mechanismsTo suggest treatment for our heart tissues(Which can aid humans and other organisms?)But we should exercise on a regular basisTo prevent problems like heart disease Diseases like cancer create uneaseMesses up our natural homeostasis processesVicious cycles can bring us to our knees(No reinforcing loops, please!Unless it is virtuous and creates an oasis)So we must screen and act early(Else some patients may become surly)In order to prevent a potential tragedyFrom this unfortunate maladyWe can model these diseases that one abhorsTo focus on treatment like Sema and her mentorsThank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD-cast or recommend someone.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: https://bit.ly/WPIsdMailFormMusic:Intro and End“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut and moved the music track to fit the intro and ending.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Jim Hines and Jim Lyneis were pioneers in online System Dynamics education at MIT and WPI. Both earned their PhDs in System Dynamics from MIT and worked together at Pugh-Roberts Associates.Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep6-TranscriptLinks to their works (which we referenced in the interview): Corporate Planning and Policy Design: A System Dynamics Approach”System dynamics for business strategy: a phased approach”“System dynamics for market forecasting and structural analysis”Mastercard projectMolecules of System Dynamics StructureWPI System Dynamics Fundaments micro-coursePicture of the end of the interview Listen to more SDories on the WPI SD Club YouTubeNow, here is a poem I wrote about Professors Hines and Lyneis:Professors JimWorks are astute and impactfulYou can read about them on a whimOr take their SD 550 course to be successfulIn your System Dynamics journeyThey lay the foundation for your study(And their humor may put you in a gurney)Learning, modeling or teaching with a buddyIs more fun and motivating Join WPI online and learn with us Jim Hines and Jim LyneisTo have more accepts and not rejectsIn the dynamics of a romance or projectsWho wants to rework a defect?We want projects and products to be correct!But learning is an interactive and iterative processWith cycles and periods for us to reflectOn our mistakes and how we digressListen, study, and practice to progressSo you can “Walk tall and model small”Thank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD-cast or recommend someone.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list.Music:Intro and End“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut and moved the music track to fit the intro and ending.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Khalid Saeed is a professor of economics and system dynamics in the Social Science and Policy Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he served as department head and developed new programs in economics, psychology and system dynamics. He earned a PhD in System Dynamics and Economic Development from MIT and is a past-president of the System Dynamics Society. Transcript: http://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep5-TranscriptI would like to thank Prof. Saeed for his continuous and longtime support of SD Club activities by presenting in and attending Collective Learning Meetings (CLMs) when he can. Below are links to his papers and book (which we referenced in the interview). Slicing Complex Problems paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.4260080305Slicing Complex Problems video: https://youtu.be/ht3VhcgzWBo“Cancer as a System Dysfunction” paper: https://doi.org/10.3390/systems9010014“Why Forrester Wished to Replace Both Differential Equations and Economics?”:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3692759“Jay Forrester's operational approach to economics” paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.1525“Connecting Feedback Map with Computable Model” video: https://youtu.be/mpgSjnPhhRUDevelopment Planning and Policy Design: A System Dynamics Approachhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GVRQTD2/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_2SZ98VB8PQGEQYZAC7GMNow, as with the custom of SD-cast, here is a poem I wrote about Prof. Saeed:Prof. Khalid SaeedIs a Forrester award recipientAdvised Raafat's PhD on dissentHas an good sense of humorModels cancer as a system dysfunction (no tumors!)Call him for advice on sustainable developmentEconomics, system dynamics or just to ventHe studied at MIT--the birthplace of SDBrown bag lunches and table functionsAre where they talked of designing policy,Feedback, stock-flow and DYNAMOAt WPI, our meetings have been online and freeTo be inclusive so people worldwide can seeOr listen to our thoughts on modeling methodology He documents his thoughts for scientific practice and for historySo others will know about the systems thinking and SD splitSame tools used to different extents. How can we rectify it?Focus on slicing the problem into pieces? Test the structure in equilibriumFor any unexpected increases or decreases?"Keep calm and check DT" says TimWho models the dynamics of insurgencies and conflictsLike his advisor who modeled farmers, soldiers and banditsTo understand what will help tensions ceaseAnd create conditions for world peace“Farmers, bandits and soldiers: a generic system for addressing peace agendas” paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.1507WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: https://bit.ly/WPIsdMailFormMusic:“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut and moved the music track to fit the intro and ending.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington

Michael “Mike” Radzicki is a professor in the Social Science and Policy Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches economics and system dynamics courses. He has a PhD in Economics from Notre Dame, is a past-president of the System Dynamics Society and founded the WPI System Dynamics program.Link to transcript: http://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep4-Transcript I would also like to thank Prof. Radzicki for advising me and hiring me to create and manage media for WPI System Dynamics. Check out the links below for the first SD paper Prof. Radzicki wrote and the Feedback Economics book. Stay tuned for Prof. Radzicki’s book chapter. We also provided a link to a short YouTube video with extra material from the interview. Now, as with the custom of SD-cast, here is a poem I wrote about Prof. Radzicki Prof. Michael “Mike” RadzickiNo need for an extra micYou can hear him loud and clearNever fear, for Mike is hereTo teach you martial artsOr about René DescartesHe is an economist And wants you to get the bang for your buckWhether that is college or a truckLet's be honest and transparentAnd help teach and mentorTo fix structure that is errantInstitutional Dynamics: An Extension of the Institutionalist Approach to Socioeconomic Analysishttps://doi.org/10.1080/00213624.1988.11504801Feedback Economicshttps://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030671891Bonus material: Check out the WPI SD YouTube Channel for a short video of Prof. Radz and my chatting about recording SD history https://systemdynamics.org/oral-history-of-the-sd-society/and the SDory behind SD-cast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg3AD1IqQP7EGSNRDzNkIYQThank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD/ST-cast or recommend someone who would be. See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: https://bit.ly/WPIsdMailFormMusic:Intro and End“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut and moved the music track to fit the intro and ending.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Karim Chichakly is co-president of isee systems and an adjunct professor in the Social Science and Policy Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He teaches system dynamics courses. He earned his PhD in Computer Science and Complex Systems from the University of Vermont.Transcript of the interview: http://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep3-TranscriptI would also like to thank isee systems for developing products, such as, Stella Architect and the isee exchange and providing services, such as, teaching to aid those who use system dynamics from beginner to expert levels. Below is a poem I wrote about Karim. Dr. Karim “The Dream” ChichaklyKarim, “The Dream”Is someone you’d want on your teamTo model, manage and code Guide you along the roadOf learning system dynamicsHe is calm when others are franticHe is a tough but fair graderWill push you to do greaterLike his team at isee systemsWho are full of SD wiSDomsSee below for the links to Karim’s and Bob’s COVID presentations and models:Karim Chichakly’s COVID-19 Model by AgeKarim Chichakly’s Vertical Isolation in Brazil SimulatorKarim Chichakly’s COVID-19 Economy ModelKarim Chichakly’s Modeling COVID-19 Policies (Video explanation of Vertical Isolation and Economy Models)Bob Eberlein presents "Understanding the Unknown: Trying to make COVID 19 discussion as transparent as possible”Bob Eberlein’s COVID-19 SimulatorPlease subscribe to SD/ST-cast to hear more SD/STories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD/ST-cast or recommend someone who would be. See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Music:“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut the music track from 0:465-1:20 and kept the next 6.85 seconds then moved the rest of the song to the end of the podcast and trimmed the end (~ 21 seconds off) to fit the podcast ending https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Saeed Langarudi is a Research Assistant Professor at New Mexico State University. He earned his PhD in System Dynamics and Economics from WPI. He builds ecological economics and natural resources management models for the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute.Host: Christine TangTranscript of the interview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X58jbcN86oHFyr-fZhMny02fyaE1jPFKeNC892slwhU/edit?usp=sharingPlease subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SD/STories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD/ST-cast or recommend someone who would be. See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up to be on the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list: http://eepurl.com/dzmA4jMusic:Intro and End: “Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut the music track from 0:465-1:20 and moved the rest of the song to the end of the podcastStarting at ~16:07: Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-johannes-brahms-hungarian-dance/zfj4y9qSaeed requested that I add this song to the podcast episode. I thought it fit best in the fun(ny) SDory section.

Raafat Zaini is currently a research scientist in the Social Science and Policy Studies department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) where he earned his PhD. He is currently working on simulation modeling of learning and cognition theory and exploring theory modeling in groups. He is co-founder of the Collective Learning Meetings (CLMs), which is a weekly peer-to-peer mentoring meeting for students to share their work in progress. Host: Christine TangTranscript of the interview:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xhNOOG-8M0Pg1_sWWwm1sKgGYuTXV_8laOKNNVjkQLA/edit?usp=sharingI would also like to credit Raafat Zaini for the name of this podcast, for inspiring me and teaching me about podcasts and other media. He and other WPI SD Club members paved the way for this work. Their support and guidance are priceless. Below is a poem I wrote about Raafat. Dr. Raafat “The Boss” Zaini Is from Saudi and innovative He is very handy and creativeStudied ME, aero and SD (I didn't know you minored in IE)He knows many modeling and media apps And now we plan on making podcastsHe taught me how to TweetHe is someone you'd want to meet(He and his family are very sweet)Please subscribe to SD/ST-cast to hear more SD/STories.Email me, ctang@wpi.edu, if you would like to be on SD/ST-cast or recommend someone who would be. See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Music:“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International LicenseI cut out 1:00-1:20 of the music track to fit the dialogue better and shifted the music to continue at the end.