Annual Conference 2019
THEME: System Dynamics, Uncovering Connections – Delivering Insight
VENUE: Royal College of Nursing, London
DATE: Thursday 4th April and Friday 5th April
This year has a theme of uncovering connections – delivering insight and comprises four talks on Thursday afternoon, covering diverse applications of system dynamics to address legal, health, & economics issues. On Friday morning we learn about how system dynamics has been used to in the world of consultancy & client engagement. In the afternoon we discover the links between systems thinking & creativity, have a poster session and student presentations covering a wide set of issues and demonstrating the good work going on training the next generation of SD practitioners.
Thursday 4 April (a.m.): Optional Session – Getting Started Building Models– Concepts and Applications.
Led by Kim Warren (Strategy Dynamics, UK), this session gave attendees a chance to get started in modelling. The workshop was as per usual was well attended.
Thursday 4 April (p.m.): Plenary 1
The opening session consisted of plenary addresses covering important subjects of interest to a wide audience.
Embedding System Dynamics modelling into healthcare strategic planning – a case study: the Kent Advancing Applied Analytics Community of Practice.
Kate Doughty, Darzi Fellow (Kent County Council, UK)
Mark Gilbert, Senior Commissioner (Kent County Council, UK)
Jo Tonkin, Public Health Specialist (Kent County Council, UK)
The Export Support System Model – Building System Models with Economists
John Medhurst (Larrainzar Consulting Solutions Ltd, UK)
Hala Elsayed (Department for International Trade, UK)
Thursday 4 April (p.m.): Plenary 2
Using SD in the Legal Arena: a modeller’s and lawyer’s perspective
Susan Howick (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Ralph Goodchild (White & Case)
Antibiotics Prescribing Decision-making Process in Secondary Care: a System Dynamics Approach
Nina Zhu (Imperial College, UK)
Thursday 4 April (p.m.): Awards
Outstanding Contribution Award
Eric Wolstenholme received a medal to recognise his outstanding contribution to the UK system dynamics community – via a weblink. Further Details.
Chapter President: Concluding Remarks
Jonathan Moizer (President of the UK Chapter of the System Dynamics Society)
Friday 5 April: Plenary
This day was more interactive, and considered System Dynamics & Systems Thinking practice and application in more depth.
Practical Lessons from Applying System Dynamics in Consultancy.
David Exelby (Decision Analysis Services Ltd, UK)
How to Engage Clients in Simulation Projects – A tutorial on PartiSim
Antuela Tako (Loughborough University, UK)
Kathy Kotiadis (University of Kent, UK)
Deliberate creativity and systems thinking
Dennis Sherwood (Silver Bullet, UK)
Friday 5 April: Chapter AGM
The Chapter Presidency was handed over from Jonathan Moizer to Sion Cave, who then chaired the AGM. This short session reported on the status and activities of the UK Chapter, and provided an opportunity to nominate new representatives to the Policy Council.
Posters & Poster Award
A number of posters were presented over lunch. Delegates were able to vote for the best poster.
Understanding the Drivers of Cost Overrun in Highway Projects in Nigeria: A System Dynamics Approach
Abba Tahir Mahmud (Heriot Watt University, UK)
Antibiotics Prescribing Decision-making Process in Secondary Care: a System Dynamics Approach
Nina Zhu (Imperial College, UK)
Simulation of the Management and Disposal of Low Level Radioactive Waste in the United Kingdom
Emma Woodham (Decision Analysis Service Ltd, UK)
Siôn Cave (Decision Analysis Service Ltd, UK)
Direct Action or Social Nudge: Where are the Effective Policy Levers for Helping Families Select Secondary (High) Schools?
David Carter (University of Plymouth)
A System Dynamics Approach to Inform Decision-Making in STEM Education
Shari Weaver (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
Systems Thinking Modeling Kit
Laurent Kurylo (Eliande Consulting, UK)
Student Presentations
A range of student presentations were made & the student prize was awarded.
Work Management under Stress: A Dynamic Exploration of a Motivation Control Theory of Fatigue
Yekatherina Bobrova (UCL, UK)
Modelling the Impacts of Inter-city Connectivity on City Specialisation
David Pierce (University of Leeds, UK)
Integrated Model for Water, Food, Energy and Human Development
Korinus Nixon Waimbo (Exeter University, UK)
A System Dynamics Approach to Inform Decision-Making in STEM Education
Shari Weaver (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA)
The Dynamics of Academic Entrepreneurship in University Ecosystems: Modelling Emergent Behaviour using a Hybrid System Dynamics/Agent-Based Simulation
Bernd Wurth (Strathclyde University, UK)
Student Prize Award
Yekatherina Bobrova (UCL, UK) was awarded the medal for the best student paper of 2019 for her work on system dynamics modelling of work stress & fatigue.
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Thanks were offered to all those that assisted with organising and delivering the conference; in particular the Royal College of Nursing event management & catering teams & all members of the UK Chapter who helped plan & organise the conference.