Selling system dynamics to (other) social scientists

Abstract In the last decade I have tried to use system dynamics to do research that is acceptable to scholars from other social science communities. In this paper I reflect upon this experience and outline several errors that reduced the accessibility of my work to those outside the system dynamics community. While some of these mistakes are likely unique to me, others are more common to research that uses system dynamics. Acknowledging these errors has several implications for the future organization of the field. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.