The school program

Following is a draft of the Summer School 5-days program

Monday 16/06/2025

Time

Topic description

10:00 – 13:30 Reception
14:30 – 15:00 Introduction to the school programme
15:00 – 16:00 Introduction to Systems Thinking and System Dynamics
16:00 – 17:00 Introduction to Causal loop e archetype
17:00 – 17:30

Coffee break

17:30 – 19:00 Causal loop: exercises

Tuesday 17/06/2025

Time

Topic description

9:00 – 10:30 SD: language and tool (simulate with Silico)
10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:00 SD models. 1-stock systems dynamics (linear, exponential and logistic dynamics)
12:00 – 13:00 SD models. Species/resource explicit model
13:00 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 16:00 Practical sessions: model implementations
16:00 – 17:00 SD models. 2-stocks systems dynamics
17:00 – 17:30

Coffee break

17:30 – 19:00 SD models. 2-stocks systems dynamics (prey-predator, competition, collaboration models, …)

Wednesday 18/06/2025

Time

Topic description

9:00 – 10:30 Example of SD in Ecology: Autoxicity model
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Example of SD in Economy: Sustanability
12:00 – 13:00 Example of SD in Food: Food Systems and Sustanability
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Integrated modelling approches: ABM and SD
16:00 – 17:00 Presentation of case studies
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 19:00 Presentation of case studies
21:00 – 23:00 Play with SD

Thursday 19/06/2025

Time

Topic description

9:00 – 10:30 Project work group formation
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Practical sessions: Definition of the model: CL
12:00 – 13:00 Practical sessions: From CL to SD
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Practical sessions: SD model implementation
16:00 – 17:00 Practical sessions: SD model implementation
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 19:00 Practical sessions: SD model implementation

Friday 20/06/2025

Time

Topic description

9:00 – 10:30 Project work presentations
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Project work presentations
12:00 – 13:00 Debriefing and conclusions
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