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Attractiveness Principle Systems Archetype
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It's relatively well understood that you can't be all things to all people. Somewhere one has to make choices. An Attractiveness Principle Systems Archetype is essentially a Limits to Growth Systems Archetype with multiple limits, all of which can not be addressed equally.
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[edit] Causal Loop Diagram
Fig. 1 is the typical Causal Loop Diagram for the Attractiveness Principle Systems Archetype.
The Reinforcing Loop that drives this structure consists of a growing action which produces results. These results then foster even more growing action.
The results produced is an element of two Balancing Loops, which in time inhibit further results. As results interacts with limiting factor 1 it adds to slowing action 1, and at the same time results also interacts with limiting factor 2 to add to slowing action 2. Slowing action 1 and slowing action 2 both add to the total slowing action. In time the total slowing action will subtract from results thus inhibiting further results.
[edit] Stock & Flow Diagram
Fig. 2 is a Stock & Flow representation of the Attractiveness Principle Systems Archetype.
The Reinforcing Loop (R1) and the Balancing Loop (B2) represent the Limits to Growth System Archetype previously described. The Balancing Loop (B3) represents the second limit which turns this structure into an Attractiveness Principle Systems Archetype.
[edit] Simulation
The diagram in Fig. 3 is the Attractiveness Principle implemented in Simgua.
With neither limiting factor in play this structure produces the graph in Fig. 4.
With one limiting factor set at 2 and one set at 3 there is a very different result as you can see in Fig. 5.
The Result produced is from the two Balancing Loops, which in time inhibit the Result.
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[edit] Effective Strategies
A strong offense is the most effective defense. Being aware that there is a growth situation in effect should induce the insightful to look for limiting factors because they will come into play sooner or later. Once limiting factors are identified steps should be taken to inhibit the limiting factors before they inhibit results.
It is often the case that all the limiting factors cannot be addressed. When this is the case one must decide which ones to inhibit and which ones to live with.
[edit] Areas of Concern
- It is generally the case that limiting factors do not come into play at the same levels of results. As such, one needs to be concerned with the timing of the limiting factors. It makes little sense to inhibit factors before they are about to act as limiting factors.
[edit] Examples
[edit] References
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