Welcome to the SystemsWiki Model Library, a distributed virtual repository of models for your use and continued development. In the context of the Model Library the term model has a very general definition.
A model is a simplification of reality intended to promote understanding.
The implication being that a model may be in any one of many forms though in the SystemsWiki context models are implied to provide some manner of Systems Thinking Perspective. It is believed that all models exist in one or more form, i.e., Causal Loop Diagram, Stock & Flow Diagram or Simulation and if a simulation then it is performed with some specific Simulation Software. Additionally a model is expected to be related to one or more Subject Domain.
http://www.systemswiki.org/index.php?title=SystemsWiki_Model_Library
There are two basic models of organizational structure, one founded on the concept of management and one founded on the concept of leadership.The former operates from the foundational belief that one controls results by controlling resources. The latter operates from a foundational belief that by giving up control of resources it is possible to get greater control over results. While the two foundational premises are exactly opposite they both work, yet to varying degrees.
A common mental model relative to software reliability is … “Yes, we could design highly reliable software. The problem is we can’t afford it. It will take too long and cost too much. Our most important priority is to get the product to market. If we don’t get our product to market quickly, we won’t make sales and profit; and, after all, profit is what counts the most.”
Is this really true?
http://www.systemswiki.org/index.php?title=Project_Systems:_Distinguishing_Fact_from_Fantasy