<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[pacoaraujo.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Toolbox to understand the world, make policies and live happier!]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:12:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pacoaraujo.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Experiment With Us: Rebuilding the Mayan Collapse in Symlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Build a Stock and Flow model of the Mayan Civilization collapse using Symlin. Based on Forrester’s classic D-memo, this experiment walks you through identifying stocks, flows, and delays behind systemic overshoot. Download our Scribe PDF and start modeling collapse.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/experiment-with-us-rebuilding-the-mayan-collapse-in-symlin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ca0d175a84d94edbe37833</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Experiment With Us]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 01:35:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_f9db07422b26409d9eec2ed4832a419d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring the Health of Our Common Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ecosystem Health Balance Index (EHBI) offers a complementary lens to evaluate whether ecosystems are trending toward regeneration or collapse. It builds on existing indicators by centering stocks like biodiversity, air, and soil to track balance across our common home.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/measuring-the-health-of-our-common-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c9ad2eff19fbebc68d402c</guid><category><![CDATA[Quick Insights]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_3fa3d3dda39346f8b67e9a729dda8de5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening to Our Common Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Issue #7 explores Earth as a living system, honoring Laudato Si’ Week. We start with vision—introducing the EHBI index—then unpack Pope Francis’ loops in Laudato Si’ and the global stories from The Letter. You’re invited to turn insights into simulations using Symlin and reflect on how collapse is feedback from our common home.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/listening-to-our-common-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c99d67ff19fbebc68d111d</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_b43d562e6cf347aeaf54e2e1d9777879~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Praise Be” as Feedback – Walking the Loops of Laudato Si’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years after Laudato Si’, we trace Pope Francis’s vision as a system of feedback loops. From collapse to care, the encyclical becomes a blueprint for balancing economy, ecology, and ethics—revealing how our choices reinforce or regenerate our common home.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/praise-be-as-feedback-walking-the-loops-of-laudato-si</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c9ee491ce12776d6ebd3c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Story]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_52c9decec38144088f5da7133f840691~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrap-Up: Collapse Is Feedback, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collapse is not failure—it’s feedback. This month, we explored systemic breakdowns and Pope Francis’ call to reconnection. Next issue? Zombies, contagion, and SIR loops. See you in Boston at ISDC!]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/wrap-up-collapse-is-feedback-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ca11821ce12776d6ec2f30</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_18680860ae3046e28d40c91bf85b3308~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signals from The Letter: Listening Beyond the Noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Letter reveals how climate, inequality, and institutional failure are deeply connected. Through Ridhima’s story and others, we explore how systemic listening can shift us from despair to co-designed hope.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/signals-from-the-letter-listening-beyond-the-noise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c9ffdb09d048a5bf8f07a8</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Systems Reflection]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_01c50f2dfeec4038b4dbfe1c58b061f4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_364,h_138,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth Issue: Resilience Rooted in Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome message for the Systems and Stories Fifth Issue dedicated to the Guelaguetza.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/fifth-issue-resilience-rooted-in-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bfa906f2b287367acefa46</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_09359a0ce1104ef2bab8fa7c63d328db~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gentrification Loops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gentrification Loops, a story inspired in my latest trip to Oaxaca.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/gentrification-loops</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bfacf3f2b287367acf0711</guid><category><![CDATA[Quick Insights]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_173657f619c2440ab6874c11ada6fe50~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_937,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrap-Up &#38; Looking Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the wrapper for April's Issue of Systems Stories.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/wrap-up-looking-ahead-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c181a96a86232558267888</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_7d8da89a1a524702b8eda72504ac0a89~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_640,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You See, and What It Is: Oaxaca’s Guelaguetza ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featured Story dedicated to the Guelaguetza, a rich cultural event in Oaxaca.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/what-you-see-and-what-it-is-oaxaca-s-guelaguetza</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bfaa0e9bbd3d7fc28b0b53</guid><category><![CDATA[Featured Story]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_15a18059f0084b22afa5bae203c04438~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Build Your First System Dynamics Model – Agave Aging Chains in SimLin]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this Experiment with us section you will build an Aging Chain for Agave using SimLin, a free OnLine System Dynamics tool.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/build-your-first-system-dynamics-model-agave-aging-chains-in-simlin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c17fb8eb19dd158fa3836e</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Experiment With Us]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_3a4931cf1fd34dc69b205f66ec4af119~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_994,h_748,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Click: What You Seed Is What You Harvest: ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Systems Reflection based on the Movie Click with Adam Sandler.]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/click-what-you-seed-is-what-you-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68bfada9f2b287367acf0959</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems Reflection]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_d557aacc25e9451f89d8b33db193868e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_608,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Go — And Why You Should Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Love Letter to the International System Dynamics Conference (from a Vexed World-Builder) Avenger, Assemble at ISDC 2025. Every year, I...]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/why-i-go-and-why-you-should-too</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67eb60853352fee7c94f7c5d</guid><category><![CDATA[SD Events]]></category><category><![CDATA[Systems Superpowers]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_4da8461a52ab4732a226d9e46841716b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Systemic World Podcast: How AI is Powering My New Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enter The Systemic World Podcast—a fully AI-generated audio experience that brings complex stories to life. ]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/the-systemic-world-podcast-how-ai-is-powering-my-new-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d7adedef34974cab21071d</guid><category><![CDATA[Experiment With Us]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_d32dea4757b7499a9afb1b3d3f6816f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrap-Up &#38; Looking Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrap-Up &#38; Looking Ahead for March Issue]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/wrap-up-looking-ahead-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd228dc8f72418d44474bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:11:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_2cec4380976a4b8ea2f7fe680bfb07c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Would You Intervene?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where Would You Intervene?]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/where-would-you-intervene</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd2181b1797c58cdafb3de</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Experiment With Us]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:07:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_22adfcd8d5604980b2f1917f0535cfab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_835,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in Systems: Why We Chose This Path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women in Systems: Why We Chose This Path]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/women-in-systems-why-we-chose-this-path</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd203da420dbf76f6196df</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Voices in Systems]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_5eb77d140fb64cae88029ef64bf76cb4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leverage Points for Gender Equality: Small Shifts, Big Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leverage Points for Gender Equality: Small Shifts, Big Changes]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/leverage-points-for-gender-equality-small-shifts-big-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd1d6da420dbf76f61901d</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quick Insights]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 04:49:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_9040236a041841aabc491636fc46cc73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_861,h_603,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWDD: A Journey into Donella Meadows’ Legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[WWDD: A Journey into Donella Meadows’ Legacy]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/wwdd-a-journey-into-donella-meadows-legacy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd1cd9c8f72418d44465ed</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Featured Story]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 04:46:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_d353a89841124978be523b678706b483~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_800,h_536,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fourth Issue: Seeing the System, Shaping the Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fourth Issue: Seeing the System, Shaping the Future]]></description><link>https://www.pacoaraujo.com/post/fourth-issue-seeing-the-system-shaping-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cd1c4dc8f72418d4446481</guid><category><![CDATA[Systems & Stories]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 04:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3824cf_68f21655e7b44fa9bb39024919edb15e~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Paco Araujo</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>