Question
Donella Meadows’s book Thinking in Systems claimed that systems rely on a “stabilizing” form of this phenomenon to maintain their stock. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this phenomenon, which Norbert Wiener related to “oscillation.” The field of cybernetics studies how systems self-regulate through this phenomenon.
ANSWER: feedback loops [accept positive or negative feedback; accept stabilizing feedback loops; accept balancing feedback loops; prompt on information flow]
[10h] Meadows’s Thinking in Systems built on systems learning foundations laid out in this book. This Peter Senge book claims the title concept unifies factors like team learning and mental models to form “learning organizations.”
ANSWER: The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
[10e] Thinking in Systems identifies this situation as a primary “trap” that systems encounter, which can be resolved with privatization or regulation. Overgrazing of land was cited as a prototypical example of this situation by Garrett Hardin.
ANSWER: the tragedy of the commons [prompt on the commons]
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