Hit the Target. (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meadows, Dennis
• Other Names: Wolfe Joseph guest-editor.; Kriz Willy guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Simulation & gaming. Volume 47:Number 3(2016:Jun.)
• Page Start: 389
• Page End: 393
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: climate change -- delays -- overshoot -- oscillation -- hierarchical control; Social sciences -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; Game theory -- Periodicals; Sciences sociales -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Simulation, Méthodes de -- Périodiques; Jeu de rôle -- Périodiques; Éducation; Jeu d'entreprise; Jeu de simulation; Méthode de simulation; Sciences sociales; Théorie des jeux; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/1046878116651368
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1046-8781

Abstract

Hit the Target illustrates the effects that increasing delays and decision steps can have on the success of achieving a goal. The exercise can be used with a large audience. It requires only 15 minutes and no special materials to demonstrate how adding layers of management can reduce the accuracy of any hierarchical system. The game is described for use in reaching target levels for greenhouse gas concentrations. But it can easily be reframed to deal with an extremely diverse set of other issues.