MIT Sloan
Executive Education Faculty
John Sterman
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management
Professor of System Dynamics and Engineering Systems
Director, MIT System Dynamics Group
John D. Sterman’s research centers on improving managerial decision making in complex systems. He has pioneered the development of “management flight simulators” of corporate and economic systems. These flight simulators are now used by corporations and universities around the world. His recent research ranges from the dynamics of organizational change and the implementation of sustainable improvement programs to experimental studies assessing the public’s understanding of global climate change... Read More»
John D. Sterman’s research centers on improving managerial decision making in complex systems. He has pioneered the development of “management flight simulators” of corporate and economic systems. These flight simulators are now used by corporations and universities around the world. His recent research ranges from the dynamics of organizational change and the implementation of sustainable improvement programs to experimental studies assessing the public’s understanding of global climate change. Sterman‘s research includes systems thinking and organizational learning, computer simulation of corporate strategy, and the theory of nonlinear dynamics.
He is the author of many scholarly and popular articles on the challenges and opportunities facing organizations today, including the book, Modeling for Learning Organizations, and the award-winning textbook, Business Dynamics. His articles on the innovative use of interactive simulations in management education and corporate problem solving have appeared in Fortune, the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, as well as other newspapers and journals. He has been featured on Public Television’s News Hour, National Public Radio’s Marketplace, and CBS television.
Sterman twice has been awarded the Jay W. Forrester Prize for the “Best Published Work in System Dynamics.” He also has won a 2005 IBM Faculty Award as well as the 2001 Accenture Award for the “Best Paper of the Year” published in the California Management Review (with Nelson Repenning). Five times, he has won awards for “Teaching Excellence” from the students of MIT Sloan, and was named one of MIT Sloan’s “Outstanding Faculty” by the 2001 BusinessWeek Guide to the Best Business Schools. Close«
Website: http://web.mit.edu/jsterman/www
Group(s):
System Dynamics; Operations Management; Organization Studies
Research Center(s):
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
General Expertise:
Alternative energy; B-school; Business education; Energy; Environment; Business process modeling; Change management; Climate policy; Managing change; Organizational behavior; Organizational learning; System dynamics; Supply chain management; Nonlinear dynamics; Strategy; Strategic planning; Sustainability; Carbon footprint; Environmental leadership
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Contact Information:
Office: E62-436
Tel: 617-253-1951
Fax: 617-258-7579
Email: jsterman@mit.edu
Support Staff:
Name: Michelle Cole
Tel: 617-258-5583
Email: mmcole@mit.edu
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Patagonia exec, MIT Sloan professor assail consumption culture
Patagonia environmental chief Rick Ridgeway delivered a stern warning at the MIT Sustainability Summit on April 27. Too many people are buying too... more
Fishbanks: A Renewable Resource Management Simulation
Fishbanks is a multiplayer web-based simulation in which participants play the role of fishers and seek to maximize their net worth as they compete... more
John Sterman - Who Cares About Climate Change?
Published on Mar 19, 2013 Climate change is a complex problem. Even bright minds become confused when simultaneously presented with... more
Programs Taught By This Faculty
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Management and Leadership
Advanced Certificate for Senior Executives
May 28-June 28, 2013
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Management and Leadership
Business Dynamics: MIT's Approach to Diagnosing and Solving Complex Business Problems
June 03-07, 2013
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Strategies for Sustainable Business
October 15-17, 2013
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Management and Leadership
Understanding and Solving Complex Business Problems
June 18-19, 2013
November 07-08, 2013
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