A practical description of why we need models that I’ve found useful when talking to non systems people.
Thanks for sharing this.
I also recently wrote a piece on why models are wrong and still useful.
Here it is
https://mihirsmusings.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/why-models-are-wrong-and-still-useful/
It seems that knowing you are using a model and understanding what that means is important for decision making and communication. There seems to be a lot of ‘One true Model’ people about, and for them it’s not a model.
Thanks for sharing this.
I also recently wrote a piece on why models are wrong and still useful.
Here it is
https://mihirsmusings.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/why-models-are-wrong-and-still-useful/
It seems that knowing you are using a model and understanding what that means is important for decision making and communication. There seems to be a lot of ‘One true Model’ people about, and for them it’s not a model.