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Limits of democracy, populism, and the evil from social networks by Kai Neumann

This model is inspired by Emma's proposal for a topic for a model (to win a FAIRPHONE): https://www.know-why.net/question/CfsXb3NvriEsmSuhnnuxsSQ It tries to understand the dynamics currently happening all over the world that push nationalism via social media. It is a qualitative model. There are other models arguing in the similar direction, e.g. this one on Putin, Erdogan etc.: https://www.know-why.net/model/CWejwGHa-455h-YLP7W9_rw ...or this one on the psychological mechanisms that lead to those defe...

Media, please stop reporting on (Berlin) terror and blaming the authorities by Kai Neumann

Schiller is said to have said that a comedy is working because unconsciously ordinary people are relieved to feel that other people are more stupid. Studies proofed that the most wanted parts of a newspaper are catastrophes and the horoscope. Catastrophes, because we unconsciously are relieved that this didn’t happen to us. Unfortunately, this is the reason why car accidents and terror attacks in our cities with comparable few casualties are way more relevant to us than the many more casualties there are...

2017 - we can change by Kai Neumann

2016 - our challenge for 2017 for the sake of our future Let’s face it, 2016 was a terrible year. War, terror, refugees, Brexit, Trump, record CO2 levels, rising inequality etc. which interestingly are all connected as numerous cause and effect models from www.KNOW-WHY.net show. BTW: in one of the models I predicted early on Trump’s victory. After all it is your and my fault and it is you and me who can change it. Before I explain this a bit more here some horizon scanning on the year ahead, the echo-roo...

The America Deserves Better (ADB) Movement by Kai Neumann

So far my systemic analyses on US politics were right: https://www.know-why.net/model/CNrzC8lwArz25c6wxZOZyHA Now it is time to understand how the movement of the people can gain momentum. So, please add a comment on what is missing.

Bundestagswahl 2017: Wahlprogramme im Vergleich v1 by Kai Neumann

Es gibt bereits ein Modell zum Vergleich der Wahlprogramme der großen Parteien zur Bundestagswahl 2013: http://www.imodeler.info/ro?key=A64xAzcY703Et8VLv3tTe0w Hier nun die Möglichkeit, kollaborativ die aktuellen Wahlprogramme in den qualitativen Wirkungszusammenhang mit dem Wohl der Bürger zu stellen. Bei Fragen diese gern auf know-why.net posten. Den Anfang macht eine noch gar nicht existente Partei mit dem Arbeitstitel Partei Vernunftbegabter Menschen (http://www.ilsa.de/Blog/Entries/2017/1/30_Partei...

Template Systemic SWOT Analysis by Kai Neumann

This is just a very small model to get an idea on how to model an enterprise in order to develop a systemic SWOT analysis. In a concrete case the 4 KNOW-WHY-Questions should help you to collect a lot of concrete hard (money, technology, ....) and soft (motivation, skills, relationships, ....) factors. You can continue to reflect on concrete measures to address your strengths and weaknesses. With quantitative attribute you can monitor the current state of the factors. The position in the Insight Matrix s...

National health care system by Kai Neumann

just a quick collection of the major arguments maybe one should explicitly distinguish between private and national insurances and between the stakes of healthier and those less healthy persons though the major implications are already included. please post your comments

+ACUMEN Systems Practice course: Culture of reflection group by Kai Neumann

I am taking part in the interesting online course: https://app.novoed.com/systems-practice-2017-1 This is our team's model (work in progress). Feel free to join the team. Guiding Star: A society that aims at improving society and oneself. (Taken from Star Trek) Near Star: Establish a culture of systemic reflection where people do not think that they know the answer already (based on gut feeling, sovereignty of interpretation, or similar) but instead get used to systemically explore the interconnections....

iM Version 8 feat iM-Optimizer by Kai Neumann

This is just a very small model to show the iM-Optimizer feature coming with version 8 of the iMODELER. For more see the Menu....Presenter. Don't hesitate to ask for more explanation here on KNOW-WHY.NET and please post your own enhanced versions of this model.