Publications

BOOKS and MONOGRAPHS

Group Model Building. special issue of the System Dynamics Review 13(2) (summer 1997), edited by J.A.M. Vennix, G.P. Richardson, and D.F. Andersen.

Modelling for Management: Simulation in Support of Systems Thinking, G.P.Richardson, ed. The International Library of Management. Aldershot, U.K.: Dartmouth Publishing Company, 1996.

System Dynamics '96: Proceedings of the 1996 International System Dynamics Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 1996, G.P. Richardson and J. D. Sterman, eds. Cambridge, MA: System Dynamics Society.

Systems Thinkers, Systems Thinking, G.P.Richardson, E. Wolstenholme, and J.D.W. Morecroft, eds. Special issue and conference edition of the System Dynamics Review 10,2-3 (summer-fall, 1994).

Feedback Thought in Social Science and Systems Theory. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991.

Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling with DYNAMO, with Alexander L. Pugh, III, The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1981.; reprinted by Productivity Press, Portland, Oregon 1991.

Chinese translation: Tong-yi Yang, Shi-sheng Yang, Ying-hong Ye, Ani Yui Science and Technology Press, Shanghai, 1988.

Theory and Applications of System Dynamics, with Qifan Wang, Peter M. Senge, and Donella H. Meadows, New Times Press, Beijing, China, 1987.

System Dynamics '90: Proceedings of the 1990 International System Dynamics Conference, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, July 1990, edited with David F. Andersen and John D. Sterman, System Dynamics Society, Cambridge, MA.

System Dynamics: Proceedings of the SCS Multiconference, San Diego, January 4-6, 1989, edited with Susan Spencer, Society for Computer Simulation, San Diego, CA, 1989.

Mathematics and Computing Computer Supplement, Simon's Rock Early College, Great Barrington, MA, 1978.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Model Building for Group Decision Support: Issues and Alternatives in Knowledge Elicitation, with J.A.M. Vennix, D.F. Andersen, and J. Rohrbaugh, in Modeling for Learning Organizations, John D. W. Morecroft and John D. Sterman, eds. Portland, Oregon: Productivity Press, 1994.

System Dynamics: Simulation for Policy Analysis from a Feedback Perspective, in Qualitative Simulation Modeling and Analysis, P. A. Fishwick & P. A. Luker, eds. New York: Springer Verlag, 1991.

Decision Making in Dynamic Environments: Exploring Judgments in a System Dynamics Model-Based Game, with John Rohrbaugh, in Contemporary Issues in Decision Making, Katrin Borcherding, Oleg I. Larchev, & David M. Messick, eds. Amsterdam: North Holland, 1990.

Corporate and Statewide Perspectives on the Liability Insurance Crisis, with Peter M. Senge, Computer Based Management of Complex Systems: Proceedings of the 1989 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Stuttgart, July 10-14, 1989, Peter M. Milling & Erich O.K. Zahn, eds. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1989.

Eliciting Group Knowledge for Model-Building, with J.A.M. Vennix, D.F. Andersen, J. Rohrbaugh, and W.A. Wallace, Computer Based Management of Complex Systems: Proceedings of the 1989 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Stuttgart, July 10-14, 1989, Peter M. Milling & Erich O.K. Zahn, eds. Berlin: Springer Verlag 1989.

Heroin Addiction and its Impact on the Community, chapter 24 of N. Roberts, et al., Introduction to Computer Simulation, a System Dynamics Approach. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983.

Writing System Dynamics Models in BASIC, Appendix A of the Instructor's Manual for Introduction to Computer Simulation, a System Dynamics Approach. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983.

Member of writing teams for Secondary School Mathematics and Calculus of Elementary Functions, School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, A. C. Vroman, 1969.

ARTICLES

Problems in Causal-Loop Diagrams Revisited. System Dynamics Review 13,3 (fall 1997).

Introduction: Group Model Building -- Art and Science. J.A.M. Vennix, D.F. Andersen, and G.P. Richardson. System Dynamics Review 13,2 (summer 1997).

Scripts for Group Model Building. System Dynamics Review 13,2 (summer 1997), D.F. Andersen and G.P. Richardson.

A Framework for Evaluating Systems Thinking Interventions: Lessons from a Pilot Test of an Experimental Approach. S. Huz, D.F. Andersen, G.P. Richardson, and R. Boothroyd. System Dynamics Review 13,2 (summer 1997).

Group Model Building: Adding More Science to the Craft. D.F. Andersen, G.P. Richardson, and J.A.M. Vennix. System Dynamics Review 13,2 (summer 1997).

Problems with Causal-Loop diagrams, with Colleen Lannon. The Systems Thinker 7,10 (Dec 1996/Jan 1997).

Problems for the Future of System Dynamics. System Dynamics Review 12,2 (summer 1996).

System Dynamics. In Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science, Saul Gass and Carl Harris, eds. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996.

Teamwork in Group Modeling Building, with David F. Andersen. System Dynamics Review 11,2 (summer 1995).

Loop Polarity, Loop Dominance, and the Concept of Dominant Polarity. System Dynamics Review 11,1 (spring 1995).

Model Building for Group Decision Support: Issues and Alternatives in Knowledge Elicitation, with Jac A.M. Vennix, David F. Andersen, and John Rohrbaugh, in Modelling for Learning, European Journal of Operations Research, 59,1, (1992).

Decision Modeling: Tools for Strategic Thinking, with Patricia Reagan-Cirincione, Sandor Schuman, Stanley Dorf, finalist in TIMS/ORSA Second International Competition for Outstanding DSS Applications and Achievements, Interfaces 21,6 (Nov-Dec 1991).

What Are We Publishing? A View from the Editor's Desk. System Dynamics Review 7,1 (winter 1991).

A Petroleum Lifecycle Model for the United States with Endogenous Technology, Exploration, Discovery, Recovery, and Demand, with Pål Davidsen and John D. Sterman, System Dynamics Review 6,1 (Winter 1990).

Improving Connecticut School Aid: A Case Study with Model-Based Policy Analysis, with Robert E. Lamitie, Journal of Education Finance 15,2 (1989).

Synthetic Data Experiments Using System Dynamics Models: a survey of results and a research agenda, with Catherine M. Crawford and David F. Andersen, System Dynamics Review 5,2 (Summer) 1989.

Modeling the Estimation of Petroleum Resources in the United States, with John D. Sterman and Pål Davidsen, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 33,4 (1988) 219-249.

Reconsidering Area Approximations, American Mathematical Monthly, 95,8 (October 1988).

A Note on Migratory Dynamics, with John D. Sterman, System Dynamics Review, 4(1-2) 1988.

Problems with Causal-Loop Diagrams, System Dynamics Review, 2,2 (Summer 1986) 158-170.

Dominant Structure, System Dynamics Review, 2,1 (Winter 1986) 68-75.

An Experiment to Evaluate Methods for Estimating Fossil Fuel Resources, with John D. Sterman, Journal of Forecasting, 4 (1985) 197-226.

Entrained Oscillations in Piñon Pine, with Mary E. Floyd, Dynamica, 10,1 (Summer 1984) 39-41.

The Dynamics of Estimates of Petroleum Resources, Dynamica, 8,1 (Summer 1982) 54-56.

Toward a Pedagogy of System Dynamics, with David F. Andersen, in System Dynamics, TIMS Studies in the Management Sciences, vol. 14 (1980) 91-106.

Combining Teaching and Research in System Dynamics, with David F. Andersen, Dynamica, Summer 1979.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS and PLENARY CONFERENCE PAPERS

Chaos Is Highly Overated, or Why I Am Worried about the Chaos in Management Literature. Invited talk to the President's dinner seminar at the National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 1997.

Keynote speech at the Systems Thinking in Education Conference, sponsored by the Creative Learning Exchange, held at Wheaton College, July 16-19, 1996.

Problems for the Future of System Dynamics. Plenary presentation: Proceedings of the 1995 International System Dynamics Conference,Tokyo, Aug. 1-4, 1995.

Chaos from Generic Structures, a Cautionary Tale. Plenary presentation: Proceedings of the 1995 International System Dynamics Conference,Tokyo, Aug. 1-4, 1995.

The 1993 Forrester Award Lecture: Reflections on the history of feedback thought. The 1993 International System Dynamics Conference, Cancún, Mexico, July 1993.

Decision Conferencing using STELLA and HiView, with David F. Andersen, Symposium on Group Support Systems and the Management of Large-Scale Change, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 1992.

The Relation of Business Cycles to Defense Investment Cycles: a System Dynamics View of Socio-economic oscillations. Defense Investment Cycles: their Nature and their Impact on Systems Management, a colloquim at the Fels Center of Government, University of Pennsylvania, July 1992.

Group Model Building, with David F. Andersen, John Rohrbaugh, and William Steinhurst, plenary presentation, Proceedings of the 1992 International System Dynamics Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands, July 1992.

Utilizing System Dynamics and Simulation, invited commentary, Computers in Education ­ the Nordic Way, Helsingbørg, Sweden, November 4 - 8, 1991.

Caveats about Chaos, invited opening plenary presentation, The First Annual Chaos Network Conference, Washington, D.C., June 12 - 14, 1991.

Decision Conferencing GDSS: The University at Albany, invited panel at DSS '90, the 1990 Conference of the Decision Support Systems Group of The Institute for Management Science, Cambridge, MA, October, 1990; with John Rohrbaugh (chair), Patricia Reagan, Anna Vari, Anne McCartt, and Sandor Schuman.

Nonlinearity, Loop Dominance, and Bifurcations, invited plenary session at the 1990 Gordon Research Conference on Communication and Control in Complex Systems, Tilton, NH, July 1990.

Reflections: Modeling in Conversation, invited plenary session at the 1989 Conference of the American Society for Cybernetics, Virginia Beach, November 1989.

Insights from System Dynamics Simulations, invited lecture and teachers' workshop at the Third International Symposium on Industrial Engineering and Systems, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, April 1989.

The Feedback Concept in American Social Science, with Implications for System Dynamics, plenary paper at the 1983 International System Dynamics Conference, Chestnut Hill, MA, July 1983, published in the Proceedings of the 1983 International System Dynamics Conference.

Managing a Public Recreational Area: A System Dynamics Study of Mount Monadnock, invited presentation, American Society of Public Administration, State University of New York at Albany, November, 1978.