Some Basic Concepts in System Dynamics - Creative Learning ...
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D-4894 - 13 -6. GENERIC OR TRANSFERABLE STRUCTURESGeneric StructuresTransferable between:Past and presentFrom one sett<strong>in</strong>g to anotherA small number cover a widerange ofsituationsWhen understood <strong>in</strong> one sett<strong>in</strong>g,they are understood <strong>in</strong> allsett<strong>in</strong>gsBasis for effective educationJWF7Many structures of levelsand rates are found repeatedly.They are “generic structures”because they are found <strong>in</strong> manydifferent situations, even <strong>in</strong>entirely different fields ofapplication. If a particularstructure is understood <strong>in</strong> onesett<strong>in</strong>g, it is understood <strong>in</strong> allsett<strong>in</strong>gs. Generic structuresprovide a person with power tomove between situations with thelearn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> one area be<strong>in</strong>g appliedto other situations.Figure 9In education, afterunderstand<strong>in</strong>g a collection of basicdynamic structures, a student canquickly draw on one to understanda new situation if its structure hasbeen encountered previously.