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Applied Understanding: Innovation Diffusion [Systems thinking & modelling series]

This is part 30 of a series of articles featuring the book Beyond Connecting the Dots, Modeling for Meaningful Results.

The “Innovation Diffusion” model provides a basis for understanding the dynamics associated with the rate at which new ideas and technology become known or adopted though cultures.

Interactive model: Innovation Diffusion

The relationship between potential adopter and adopters is quite well defined.

Innovation Diffusion

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What we hope you find so amazing about dynamic models is that they allow you to create an explicit representation of what you think, and then provide you with the implications of what you think. This provide a marvelous basis for learning to evolve your thinking.

Next edition: Applied Understanding: Hospital Fixes that Fail.

Article sources: Beyond Connecting the Dots, Insight Maker. Reproduced by permission.

Header image source: Beyond Connecting the Dots.

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Scott Fortmann-Roe and Gene Bellinger

Scott Fortmann-Roe, creator of Insight Maker, and Gene Bellinger, creator of SystemsWiki, have written the innovative interactive book "Beyond Connecting the Dots" to demystify systems thinking and modelling.

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