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Thinking and Communicating with Diagrams. Simple Causal-Loop Diagrams. CLD without Polarities. CLD without Polarities. Adding Loop Names Helps Greatly. CLD with Stocks. Standard Vensim Diagram (History: “Hybrid” diagram in Richardson and Pugh).
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Standard Vensim Diagram(History: “Hybrid” diagram in Richardson and Pugh)
Standard Diagram Showing the Limit of Complexity/Readability in One Diagram
Lessons • Readability (audience!) • Naming loops • Omitting unnecessary detail • Unfolding complex pictures • Communication!
A Conceptual Map of the Tobacco Control System Unfolding a Tobacco Map for Health Professionals
A “Shard” of a Tobacco Model Unfolding an Aging Chain of Smokers