Models Can Help Us
    * Describe the Structure of Complex Systems
    * Understand Relationship Between Structure and Behavior
    * Ask “What if?” Questions Using a Consistent Framework

But It’s Hard to Convey Understanding of Complex Systems Through Static Means Like Power Point Presentations; Much of the Learning Still Remains in the Head of the Model Builder.

Managers Need a Means of Exploring the System Themselves and Constructing Their Own Understanding.

Simulators Utilize a Model, Interface, and Well-Thought Out Learning Experience to Give Them This Capability

They Can Engage Decision Makers in Experiential Learning:
    * Let Them Test and Deepen Their Understanding by
         Experimenting with Their Own Strategies
    * Help to Develop Real Intuition About How the
         System Works
    * Enable Them to Understand of Strategic Implications
         of Their Actions Including Unintended Consequences
    * Appreciate the Importance of Systemic Thinking--
         In General and Especially About Their Own Problems
    * Develop Shared Understanding at Multiple
         Organizational Levels