Agent-based simulations are allowing companies to build silicon versions of themselves, piece by piece and person by person. Article written by Mark Buchanan and published in strategy+business. Download the piece here (URL).

Great introductory presentation by Anylogic that compares SD and ABM. A must read for Simudyne team members! Download the piece here (PDF).

Technical document that explains the linkage between Agent Based Modeling and System Dynamics and Discrete Event Simulation. Download the piece here (PDF).

Jay Forrester’s computer models show the nonlinear roots of calamity and reveal the leverage that can help us avoid it. Article from Strategy + Business written by Lawrence M. Fisher. He is a contributing editor to strategy+business, covered technology for the New York Times for 15 years and has written for dozens of other business publications. Mr. Fisher is based in San Francisco. Download Jay Forrester’s piece here (PDF).

Visa, one of only a very few examples, of the application of complexity science to the organization and managment of global corporations. Simudyne’s business model is based on the early days of the Visa brand. Read the full article here. (Offsite link)

Information on the future of systems modelling and the approaching “tipping point” for the whole field. View the Notes in PPT to learn more about each slide. Download the presentation here (.PPT).