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EPISODE · Jun 28, 2021 · 34 MIN

"What are your SDories, Jameses Hines and Lyneis?"

from SD-cast · host Christine Tang

Jim Hines and Jim Lyneis were pioneers in online System Dynamics education at MIT and WPI. Both studied System Dynamics at MIT and worked together at Pugh-Roberts Associates.Correction: Jim Lyneis earned his PhD in Business Administration from University of Michigan. Jim Hines earned his PhD in System Dynamics from MIT.Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep6-TranscriptLinks to their works (which we referenced in the interview): Corporate Planning and Policy Design: A System Dynamics Approach”System dynamics for business strategy: a phased approach”“System dynamics for market forecasting and structural analysis”Mastercard projectMolecules of System Dynamics StructureWPI System Dynamics Fundamentals micro-coursePicture of the end of the interview Listen to more SDories on the WPI SD Club YouTubeNow, here is a poem I wrote about Professors Hines and Lyneis:Professors JimWorks are astute and impactfulYou can read about them on a whimOr take their SD 550 course to be successfulIn your System Dynamics journeyThey lay the foundation for your study(And their humor may put you in a gurney)Learning, modeling or teaching with a buddyIs more fun and motivating Join WPI online and learn with us Jim Hines and Jim LyneisTo have more accepts and not rejectsIn the dynamics of a romance or projectsWho wants to rework a defect?We want projects and products to be correct!But learning is an interactive and iterative processWith cycles and periods for us to reflectOn our mistakes and how we digressListen, study, and practice to progressSo you can “Walk tall and model small”Thank you for listening to SD-cast. Please subscribe to SD-cast to hear more SDories.Email me, [email protected], if you would like to be on SD-cast or recommend someone.  See below for the WPI SD Social Media accounts:https://twitter.com/WPISDclubhttps://www.linkedin.com/groups/1916314/Sign up for the WPI System Dynamics Club mailing list.Music:Intro and End“Limelight” by Podington Bear is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. I cut and moved the music track to fit the intro and ending.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Haplessly_Happy/Limelighthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Jim Hines and Jim Lyneis were pioneers in online System Dynamics education at MIT and WPI. Both studied System Dynamics at MIT and worked together at Pugh-Roberts Associates. Correction: Jim Lyneis earned his PhD in Business Administration from University of Michigan. Jim Hines earned his PhD in System Dynamics from MIT. Transcript: https://bit.ly/SD-cast-Ep6-Transcript Links to their works (which we referenced in the interview): Corporate Planning and Policy Design: A System Dynamics App...

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