Educational materials on systems thinking, sustainable development, and team building.

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Contact: games@sustainer.org

 

No game orders will be filled between Aug. 14 and Sept 2, 2008.

 

Fish Banks, Ltd.

A computer-assisted, interactive role-playing simulation in which teams manage a fishing company. Participants try to maximize their assets in a world with renewable natural resources and economic competition. This game exercises higher-order reasoning, communication, and group problem solving. Each Fish Banks game kit includes: a board, wooden playing pieces, manuals, Mac/PC program CD (v8.02), and a complimentary copy of the introductory video on DVD. One kit is suitable for groups of 10 to 40 players. 

The introductory video is also available on VHS tape and PAL tape for an additional charge.

The latest Fish Banks software (v8.02) is available to those who already own a game kit with board and wooden playing pieces for $20.

 

Fish Banks Frequently Asked Questions

Costs, including shipping in US (printable order form):

  • Game Kit = $200
  • Introductory Video only (DVD, VHS, or PAL) = $20
  • FishBanks v8.02 software upgrade CD = $20 Sale! New v8.02 upgrade disc on sale for $10 through Jan 1, 2009.

 

The Systems Thinking Playbook & companion DVD

by Linda Booth Sweeney and Dennis Meadows (2001)

The Systems Thinking Playbook has become a favorite of K-12 teachers, university faculty, and corporate consultants. The book provides 30 short gaming exercises, classified by areas of learning – Mental Models, Team Learning, Systems Thinking, Shared Vision and Personal Mastery.

The companion DVD shows the authors illustrating good practice in introducing and running the 30 games. The DVD is available separately for those who already own the book.

Costs, including shipping in US (printable order form):

  • Book with DVD = $70 ISBN 0966612779
  • DVD only = $20

 

Learning Environment for Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Update

by Dennis Meadows and Eric Tapley (2004).

An interactive CD-ROM for serious students of Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Update. It permits users to examine the details of the 11 individual parameters for each scenario presented in the book. The disk includes full model equations compatible with STELLA® as well as all 85 book illustrations (jpg format) for use in lectures and classroom discussions.

Cost: $20 includes shipping in US (printable order form) ISBN 1-931498-85-7
To order the book, please visit the publisher, Chelsea Green.

Synopsis of Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Update

(2004)

A 24 page brief on major points raised in the book and the role of the system dynamics model, World3, as a tool for understanding the general behavior of our global systems.

Downloadable version (336KB pdf).
Paper copies: $1.50 US orders, $6.00 international orders. Bulk pricing available (printable order form)
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