The polycrisis is here, and system dynamics can help: a call to action
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Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues
Insper Institute of Education and Research, São Paulo, Brazil
Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Correspondence to: Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues, Insper Institute of Education and Research, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Lawrence
Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorScott Janzwood
Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada
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Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues
Insper Institute of Education and Research, São Paulo, Brazil
Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Correspondence to: Vinicius Picanço Rodrigues, Insper Institute of Education and Research, São Paulo, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Lawrence
Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorScott Janzwood
Cascade Institute, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada
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