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Step 11: Share your model with others by sending them the link to your saved system
model.

After running the simulation, analyse the results and consider the leverage points in the
system.

Now, create the system map for the following:
• Electricity Consumption and Bill System Map

• Drying of Wet Clothes System Map
• Water Cycle System Map

Task 21 st Century #Creativity
Skills

Traffic Congestion System Map

Purpose
Understand the need for System Maps and how to create them to analyse problems and identify
leverage points.

Problem
Your city faces increasing traffic congestion during peak hours. Building more roads hasn’t solved

the issue. Design a System Map to address this.
Key Elements

• Number of Vehicles
• Road Infrastructure

• Urban Planning
• Traffic Behaviour

• Fuel Prices

• Traffic Laws

Feedback Loops
• Reinforcing Loop: More roads → More cars → More congestion

• Balancing Loop: Better public transport → Fewer cars → Less congestion

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