We encourage you to download articles and white papers, link to books and periodicals you may purchase, view YouTube videos, or experience one of our NetSims.
The Strategic ForumTM - Collaborating for Change
The Strategic Forum is a Systems Thinking based approach to change management. Pontifex Consulting contributed a chapter to the first edition of The Change Handbook (1998, Berrett-Koehler). You can purchase a copy of this chapter by clicking on the cover.
The Strategic ForumTM - Fast Fundamentals
Pontifex Consulting has also written a white paper that is included in the more recent edition of The Change Handbook (2003, Berrett-Koehler) and is part of their Fast Fundamentals series. You may purchase a copy of this white paper by clicking on the image.
Systems Thinking for Warranty Strategy
Systems Thinking is an excellent approach for developing and testing strategies under multiple scenarios. This document describes how to apply Systems Thinking to issues associated with your warranty strategy. The approach described in this article is transferable to strategies for other areas besides warranty.
Articles & Presentations
The following articles and presentations were developed by Pontifex Consulting and its associates and are available for either download or purchase. The wide assortment of topics covered will give you a greater understanding of the value and approach of our various offerings.
Netsims
The following interactive, online simulations provide you with a sample of the types of Netsims we can develop in support of your organizational objectives. Click on the netsim image to experience a specific Netsim (or YouTube video of that sim).
Calculating Reserves of Oil
One of the drivers of a non-renewable commodity's impacts of price (through supply and demand dynamics) is the availability of supply...particularly the long-term supply limit. There are varying estimates of how much oil remains, both the ultimate limit and the accessible (at least economically viable) limit. Geologists use a formula called Reserves to Production (R/P) to forecast how many years supply remains. This NetSim analyzes the R/P formula, as well as others, for estimating how many years of oil we may expect. Far from being an accurate prediction, this analysis is presented to improve our ability to think critically about forecasting formulas in general, and the applicability of Systems Thinking to building that critical thinking capacity.
Embeddable CO2 simulation
This simulation helps learn the basic bathtub dynamics associated with climate change. Learners experience this concept interactively, and then see what policy options best address this structural-based dynamic.
To share with others, click the embed link in the lower right of the sim.
Oil Dynamics
Developed in June of 2008, when oil had reached $140/barrel and the presidential election was in full swing, this NetSim was designed to build understanding of the structural causes o
f oil price swings and the implications of policies on the table to alleviate the painful results of those swings. Even though prices have decreased by at least 50% from those highs, the underlying market structure of a non-renewable commodity suggest that we will be revisiting this issue in the not too distant future.
Videos
Calculating Reserves
See a demo of the Calculating Reserves Netsim on YouTube...
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Consumption Strategy
This presentation was given at the UN's Sustainable Consumption Program in May 2010. The presentation describes the challenges for creating such strategies, and how Systems Thinking can address them.
