Dr. Oliver Grasl

Play Our New Beer Distribution Game

A brief tour of our new version that supports multiple players

Simulating The Beer Distribution Game

A stock and flow model of the Beer Distribution Game that can be used to analyze game dynamics

Introduction to The Business Prototyping Toolkit

The key components of the Business Prototyping Toolkit and building System Dynamics models, Agent-based models and hybrid models using a simple example.

Training Artificial Intelligence to Play The Beer Distribution Game

A brief introduction to agent-based modeling and reinforcement learning, applied to the Beer Distribution Game

A Simple Python Library For System Dynamics

Building System Dynamics simulations interactively in Jupyter using Python

Writing Computational Essays Based on Simulation Models

Using the BPTK-Py Python package to write computational essays based on System Dynamics models.

Key Benefits of Business Prototyping

A brief summary of the key benefits of business prototyping

An Example to Illustrate The Business Prototyping Methodology

Using Causal Mapping, Concept Mapping and Causal Loop Diagramming

Business Prototyping Building Blocks

An overview of the building blocks that make up the business prototyping methodology

Key Aspects of the Business Prototyping Methodology

Who it was designed for and what it is about

Our Business Prototyping Methodology

Introduction to the Business Prototyping Methodology

The Energy Market Transition in Google Trends

An Analysis of Keywords regarding the Energy Market

Ten Key Principles of Business Transformation

A conceptual model that puts the principles into perspective

Make Your Professional Service Firm Grow (Part IV)

A simulation model to analyze growth scenarios in professional service firms

Make Your Professional Service Firm Grow (Part III)

Maximum growth, steady growth and oscillations

Make Your Professional Service Firm Grow (Part II)

A detailed investigation of a simple growth strategy

Why Change is Inevitable But Progress is Not

An analysis of some internal and internal drivers that force companies to change again and again

Understanding The Beer Distribution Game

Using systems thinking to improve game results

Play The Beer Distribution Game

Play our online version of the Beer Distribution Game, the classic supply chain simulation, and test your systems thinking skills

Make Your Professional Service Firm Grow (Part I)

Growth strategies in professional service firms

Exploring The Dynamics of Customer Acquisition

Applying the Bass Diffusion Model

Seven Levers That Influence Your Revenue

The dynamics of customer development and seven levers that influence your revenue

How do You Make Money in Your Business?

The key ingredients needed to create value

How to Prototype an Internet Startup

Prototyping an internet startup using the generic business model prototype

Value Creation Logic

A business model blueprint for professional service firms

Transaction Model

A business model blueprint for professional service firms

Value Network

A business model blueprint for professional service firms

Blueprints And Prototypes

Generic vs. specific, abstract vs. concrete

A Generic Business Model Blueprint

Business prototyping

The Business Model Concept

Prototyping business models

Business Prototyping And The Generic Business Model Prototype

An introduction to business prototyping

Key Performance Indicators in Professional Service Firms

A case study about key performance indicators in professional service firms