MIT Sloan System Dynamics Group

System Dynamics was born at MIT Sloan in the 1950s and developed by Prof. Emeritus Jay W. Forrester. System Dynamics helps us understand, design, and manage change. Using data and technology, System Dynamics models the relationships between all the parts of a system and how those relationships influence the behavior of the system over time.

Today, System Dynamics is taught around the world and used by corporations, nonprofits, schools, and governments to manage complex challenges in domains from organizational change to climate change, physiology to fiscal policy. Current research at the MIT Sloan System Dynamics Group focuses on organizational capabilities and strategy, process improvement, environmental and social sustainability, climate change policy, alternative fuel vehicles, and global public health.

Members of the System Dynamics Group proudly carry on the legacy of its founder, Jay Forrester. They are engaged in research on process improvement and organizational transformation, sustainability, climate change policy, and global public health. The group develops formal simulation models and management simulators to help address important challenges in business and public policy. They also engage in empirical, field, and action research.