Empowering real world complex problem solving: Socio-technical Applications of Model-Based Systems Thinking (MBST)

Golam Bokhtier (Northrop Grumman and Colorado State University)
Kamran Eftekhari-Shahroudi (Woodward and Colorado State University)
Sarwat Chappell, Quentin Saulter (Department of Defense (DoD) and Colorado State University)
Kirk Reinholtz (Colorado State University)

Keywords
Model-Based Systems Thinking (MBST);System Dynamics;Systems Thinking Principles;Patterns of Behavior;Causal Loop Diagrams;Stocks and Flows;Modeling and Simulation;Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE);Systems Science
Abstract
Would you like to improve your odds of success when approaching complex problems? -- Model-Based Systems Thinking (MBST) offers a rigorous framework, tool and language. Yet adoption of these has been minimal in mature industries. We discuss suitable methods for MBST, real-world applications of MBST and why it has not penetrated the mature industry.