We live in a complex world with diverse people, firms, and governments whose behaviors aggregate to produce novel, unexpected phenomena. We see political uprisings, market crashes, and a never ending array of social trends. How do we make sense of it? Models. Evidence shows that people who think with models consistently outperform those who don't.

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Statement of Accomplishment
WITH DISTINCTION
MAY 12, 2014
DOM FERNANDEZ
HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Model Thinking
This course provided an introduction on how to think using
models. Specific topics included, among others, decision-making,
tipping points, economic models, crowd dynamics, Markov
processes, game theory and predictive thinking.
SCOTT PAGE
LEONID HUWICZ COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF COMPLEX
SYSTEMS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND ECONOMICS
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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