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The Yankees rank 2nd in distance that the median fan is from the team hometown (behind the Oakland Athletics).https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screenshot-2014-05-19-21-51-05.pngMLB ValuationsMLB Valuations for the top 10 franchises.2017-06-23T15:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2012/08/15/learn-to-read-clds/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cld-electric.jpgcld-electrichttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/q4.jpgq4https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/q31.jpgq3https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/q3.jpgq3https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/q2.jpgq2https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/q1.jpgq1https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/world-population-projections.pngWorld Population Projectionshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/two-more-loops.jpgPopulation Modelhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/reinforcing-and-balancing-loops-and-delays.jpgreinforcing and balancing loops and Delayshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/population-growth-and-decline.jpgpopulation growth and decline2019-03-03T14:38:37+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/about-us/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/screen-shot-2016-08-14-at-12-36-29-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-14 at 12.36.29 PMhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/screen-shot-2016-08-14-at-12-33-17-pm1.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-14 at 12.33.17 PMhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/screen-shot-2016-08-14-at-12-33-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-14 at 12.33.17 PMhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hiroshima-small.pngHiroshima smallhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hiroshima.jpgHiroshimahttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0275030.jpgJenny Zhouhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/8-2-2012-3-05-43-pm.jpgAndrew Frangos2017-06-21T18:00:13+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/2012/10/12/systems-thinking-for-democracy/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/problem-solution-implementation.pngmodel of problem solvinghttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/problem-and-solution1.pngproblem and solutionhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/problem-and-solution.pngproblem and solutionhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/problem-comparison.pngproblem comparisonhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/problems.pngproblemshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/symptoms1.pngsymptomshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/symptoms.pngsymptoms2017-04-02T18:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/foundations/seeing-the-unseen/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/blade_runner___the_eye_by_elclon-d5tb0mm.pngblade_runner___the_eye_by_elclon-d5tb0mm2017-01-16T07:16:15+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/the-laws-of-human-nature/2017-01-07T19:23:18+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/the-knowledge-delusion/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/bureacracy.jpgObama Addresses Joint Session Of Congress On Jobs And The EconomyWASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: Members of the U.S. Congress applaud as U.S. President Barack Obama (bottom) addresses a Joint Session at the U.S. Capitol September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed both houses of the U.S. legislature to highlight his plan to create jobs for millions of out of work Americans. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)2017-01-07T19:12:00+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/archetypes/limits-to-growth/2017-01-07T19:11:51+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/the-fixed-shmoo-theory/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/shmoo.jpgshmoo2017-01-07T18:59:33+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/2017-01-07T18:22:14+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/archetypes/success-to-the-successful/2017-01-06T23:58:45+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/what-is-a-system/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/produce-without-bees.jpgWhole Foods Honeybee CampaignIf you don't care about the honeybees, at least care about delicious foods! Image by Whole Foods.2025-08-25T13:23:54+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/archetypes/addiction/2018-05-20T20:17:31+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/2012/07/23/tragedy-of-our-kitchen/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-47-09-pm.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-09-at-10-47-09-pmhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dirty-dishes.jpgdirty-dishesThe problem piles up (image from thenegotiationblog)https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/kitchen.jpgKitchen Modelwhy our kitchen fell into a frustrating oscillating pattern2017-01-05T18:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2014/07/25/the-magical-appearance-and-disappearance-of-stuff/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shanghai-night-wallpaper-4.jpgshanghai-night-wallpaper-4https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shanghai_pudong_jan_2_2014.jpgShanghai_Pudong_Jan_2_2014https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-24-23-21-40.pngScreenshot 2014-07-24 23.21.40https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-19-05-55-51.pngShanghai Post-IndustrialShanghai in 2013https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-19-05-55-44.pngShanghaiShanghai in 1987; Photographed by Carlos Barria2017-01-04T22:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/foundations/why-you-should-think-like-a-modeler/learn-to-read-causal-loop-diagrams/2017-03-26T21:28:03+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/archetypes/2017-01-04T20:08:36+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/systems-thinking/2017-01-04T20:02:39+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/why-you-should-think-like-a-modeler/2017-01-04T00:36:06+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/2016/12/26/how-systems-create-their-own-behavior/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/population-cld.pngPopulation CLD2025-08-25T13:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2016/12/30/welcome-2/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/unexplained-mysteries.jpgunexplained-mysteries2017-01-02T20:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/about-us/systems-us-manifesto/2017-01-02T00:02:32+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/2013/06/05/think-like-a-modeler-skill-2-expand/2017-01-01T22:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2014/04/20/the-challenges-of-todays-labor-unions/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/labor-union.jpglabor-unionhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/who-bears-the-costs.jpgwho bears the costshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rubber-room-cartoon.jpgrubber room cartoonhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/union-membership-public-vs-private.pngunion membership public vs privatehttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/us-car-market-share.gifus car market shareDetroit Auto Sales began their sharp decent in the mid-90's. Source: Econosseurhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/walmart-union.jpgwalmart unionsource: New York Times2017-08-16T02:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2015/01/18/network-effects/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/networks.jpgnetworkshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/eddie-bday-small.pngeddie bday smallhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hiroshima-smallest.pngHiroshima smallesthttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bad-myspace-design-620.jpgBad MySpace DesignNot even network effects can save you from this monstrosity of a MySpace profile. https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screenshot-2015-01-17-23-38-42.pngScreenshot 2015-01-17 23.38.42https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screenshot-2015-01-17-23-26-58.pngScreenshot 2015-01-17 23.26.58https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/network-effects-exponential.jpgnetwork effects exponential2019-01-24T16:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2014/07/18/exponential-business-growth-a-smartphone-case-study/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/d806f-apple20ecosystem20-20vibhor20chhabra.pngd806f-apple20ecosystem20-20vibhor20chhabrahttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apps_dominate_hires-resized-600.pngApps Dominate Mobile Usagehttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/snap-2014-07-18-at-13-54-04.pngNumber of Smartphone UsersIn 2014, Apple (the largest public company company in the world) and Google (fourth largest) are the dominant oligopolies in the global smartphone market even though neither had experience creating phones before 2006.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/smartphones-botg-tableau1.pngSmartphones BOTG Tableauhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-12-23-07-50.pngSmartphone Price PremiumsHere, we see 4 feedback loops at play. As smartphone demand increases, this drive prices up but also has an effect of attracting competitors to enter the phone market. This crowds the supply side and drives prices down. When supply of phones meets the demand for phones, prices will be driven down to the marginal cost of production. This is where product differentiation comes in. By signaling a superior product, certain brands can stand out from the herd, and this drives up demand for that particular phone brand and also enables the phone to adopt a premium price due to branding effect.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-18-00-35-19.pngScreenshot 2014-07-18 00.35.19Just as Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Android devices defeated Nokia and Blackberry from 2010 to 2013, the next few years bring way to a growing number of “Others”.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-12-12-21-06.pngSmartphone competitionThe more effort spent on advertising, the greater interest the general public has in smartphones. This introduces more competition into the system, which creates new hurdles for Apple to overcome.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-12-12-13-13.pngApple's Success to Successful ArchetypeCaption: We replaced Advertising and Apple Store (both things that cost Apple money) with Word of Mouth and Media Buzz - things that give Apple free publicity. It's nice being successful.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screenshot-2014-07-12-12-07-24.pngApple Growth Reinforces Itself After Initial Advertising SpendAn arrow means causal relationship (when one variable changes, it causes the other to change as well). A plus sign means same direction; minus sign means opposite direction. Learn to read causal loop diagrams.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/android-fragmentation.jpegAndroid FragmentationThe Animoca plushy is not happy that he needs to test so many Android devices. (source)2017-01-01T06:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/archetypes/escalation/2017-01-01T06:48:49+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/archetypes/policy-resistance/2020-03-29T10:22:00+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/2012/08/24/conceiving-a-different-framework-for-abortion/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/screen-shot-2013-05-21-at-8-05-07-pm.pngAbortion Protestershttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/unwanted-preg2.jpgunwanted preg2https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/unwanted-preg.jpgunwanted preghttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/unwanted-preg1.jpgunwanted preg1Unwanted births destabilize families and society2017-01-01T06:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/archetypes/tragedy-of-the-commons/2017-01-01T06:42:56+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/foundations/why-you-should-think-like-a-modeler/what-is-a-model/2017-01-01T05:36:50+00:00weekly0.6https://systemsandus.com/2015/01/19/how-organizations-fight-complexity-with-more-complexity-and-fail-to-see-the-big-picture/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fight-complexity_silicon-valley-view.jpgfight-complexity_silicon-valley-viewSan Jose, California, USA --- Silicon Valley around San Jose --- Image by © Charles O'Rear/Corbishttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/excel.pngExcelhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-knots.jpgRed 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it!2016-12-30T01:04:17+00:00monthlyhttps://systemsandus.com/2013/06/13/think-like-a-modeler-skill-3-define/https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/immigration-cartoon2.jpgfirst immigrationsWe can even reframe the immigration question to "Historically, what does the flow of immigration into the U.S. look like?" We'd see the flow of various ethnic groups flowing into the country and how their growing presence influences future ethnic groups that want to pursue the American Dream.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/city-food-levers-for-cfc-report-image-final.jpgFood Systems in TorontoThe city of Toronto hosted this image on their website. 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Fatality rates indicate the likelihood of a patient recovering. Mortality period describes the average amount of time an infected patient can still live after contracting the disease.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-02-21-40-48.pngScreenshot 2014-08-02 21.40.48https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hiv-prevalence-in-the-u-s.gifHIV Prevalence in the U.S.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hivaids-progression.jpgHIV:AIDS Progressionhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hiv-2013-prevalence.jpgHIV Prevalence in 2012 from World Health Organizationhttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/globalgraph.pngGlobal Number of People Living with AIDSThe low infectivity rate prevents the bars from growing exponentially. We also don’t see a complete disappearance due to the long incubation cycle and continued development of ARV drugs to improve the quality and longevity of lives for HIV carriers.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-02-11-11-39.pngScreenshot 2014-08-02 11.11.39Politicians face many ethical and safety questions when a pandemic arises. Withholding information from the public is a failure to protect citizens. But mismanaged messaging can also lead to social unrest. The World Health Organization published a Checklist for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Planning for government officials.https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-01-17-20-00.pngScreenshot 2014-08-01 17.20.00https://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1918_spanish_flu_waves.gif1918_spanish_flu_waveshttps://systemsandus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screenshot-2014-08-02-10-10-30.pngScreenshot 2014-08-02 10.10.30An infected population has two potential outcomes: death or recovery. Fatality rates determine whether patients will expect to recovery. 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