Stock & Flow Diagrams

From SystemsWiki

A Stock & Flow Diagram (SFD) is similar to a Causal Loops Diagram (CLD) though provides a more rigourous representation. By explicitly identifying Stocks, reservoirs which change over time, and Flows, which are responsible for changes in Stocks, the resultant insight explicitly depicts the manner in which things change.

Components

• Stock & Flow Diagrams IM-499]
• Elements of a Model
• Bathtub Model/Part 1
• Savings Account/Part 1

Related Concepts

• Connection Circles < M & S with Insight Maker > Dialogue Maps
• Modeling Guidelines
• Causal Loop Diagrams/Part 1

References

• All Models Are Wrong: Reflections on Becoming a Systems Scientist by John D. Sterman, 2002

Additional Resources Systems Thinking World Discussions Systems Thinking World Q&A * Gene Bellinger