Equipped for Resilience
Scenario-Based Simulation
We use interactive simulations, from stochastic models to role-play, to prepare stakeholders for future scenarios. These simulations foster learning and adaptability, allowing participants to explore the impact of their decisions and strategies in a controlled, predictive environment.
Knowledge Cartography
We condense complex systems into clear, interconnected visualizations, enabling a comprehensive view of data, knowledge, and system networks.
A Collective Endeavour
Outcomes are shaped by collective decisions. We facilitate a process where reframing questions and understanding the system as a whole are central, harnessing the collective intelligence to steer towards a more sustainable future.
"In order to find our way successfully, it is not enough to just have a map. We need a cognitive schema as well as practical mastery of way-finding."
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Maps are Territories. David Turnbull
Navigating Complexity in a Dynamic World
In today's rapidly evolving landscape, the ability to effectively navigate complex systems is hindered by uncertainty and constant change. This is particularly evident in sectors like mining, where diverse disciplines and isolated knowledge silos create a challenge in achieving a unified understanding.
The presence of discipline-specific jargon and overly detailed models that lack interaction exacerbates this issue. Recognizing and overcoming these barriers is crucial for holistic decision-making.
In this context, it is vital to step back, see the entire picture, and develop strategies that are adaptable and forward-thinking, considering the interconnectedness and evolving nature of these complex systems.
Visualization of an Environment Ontology (Envo)
Synthetise Knowledge in Movement
We strive to foster environments where stakeholders can collectively engage to gain a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of water and tailings systems.
We learn retroactively about a system that has already changed. While detailed study allows to know system in details, but this knowledge is often too.
At SimplXit, our focus is on developing integrative methodologies and models for mine tailings and water management that can offer a holistic perspective to complement disciplinary approaches.
We build and use diverse visual and interactive tools like knowledge maps, simulation models, and metaphors to foster a deeper, more interconnected understanding of system. Such tools encourages a multidisciplinary understanding, allowing a diverse group of stakeholders to grasp system interactions without needing in-depth expertise in every area.
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By integrating existing knowledge into a broader context, we craft interactive models and visualizations that enrich rather than replace detailed studies. This method emphasizes a synergy between detailed analysis and big-picture thinking, leading to reframed questions and innovative strategies that align with overarching goals.
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This process leads to reframed questions and shifts in actions, aligning them more closely with long-term objectives. By embracing this multifaceted approach, we aim to create a dialogue that goes beyond traditional analysis, fostering innovative solutions and adaptable strategies in the face of complexity.
Flexibility & Directionality
In this dynamic and uncertain world, we understand that the horizon of challenges constantly shifts, making it crucial to adapt and evolve our approaches.
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Steering complex systems toward specific goals requires coordinated action from multiple angles. It's about applying a symphony of interventions, where each element plays a part in influencing the system harmoniously and effectively
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this theme is akin to navigating the ever-changing currents of a river. It's about understanding and adapting to the dynamic flows of life and systems, recognizing the resilience required to navigate through uncertain and complex environments.
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Recognizing the limitations of the current multi-disciplinary approach that often dissect complex mine systems into isolated elements, we embrace an integrative approach to captures the dynamic interplay of the various system components and uncertainty associated with them. Our approaches & models are designed not to replace but to enhance disciplinary studies & models, integrating their detailed insights into a broader continuous learning framework.
Key Features
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SimplXit Approach
Impact in Mine Tailings & Water Management
Adaptive Complexity Management
Balances technical depth with simplicity engage all stakeholders in effectively tackling evolving challenges.
Innovative & Flexible Solutions
Uses advanced tools for adaptable, scenario-based planning, ensuring sustainability and agility in face of environmental and technological changes.
Participatory & People-Centered Approach
Strengthens stakeholder engagement through shared learning experiences, enhancing transparency and collective wisdom in decision-making.
Continuous Collaborative Decision-Making
Facilitates an ongoing, responsive decision-making process, adapting to changing conditions and information.
Fostering Collaborative Resilience
In the dynamic realm of mine management, decision-making is a shared voyage, not a solitary endeavor. Acknowledging this collective journey, SimplxIt cultivates an environment of inclusive collaboration. We bring together diverse stakeholders encompassing a spectrum of professionals and non professionals - from mine operators, experienced engineers, scientists and community members in a shared learning experience. Our participatory modelling methods and extensive training programmes are designed to make complex concepts accessible and actionable for everyone involved.
This people-centered methodology is crucial because a common understanding and reliance on each other's expertise become vital in a field where decisions are constant and multifaceted.
How to Complete a Video Puzzle
At SimplxIt, we firmly believe in the adage of using the right tool for the job. Our approach is anchored in carefully selecting a set of methodologies and tools each uniquely tailored to the complex nature of our projects in the intricate landscape of mine water and tailings management.
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The essence of our approaches combines technical rigor with simplicity. We don’t just offer tools; we craft them as compasses capable of transforming complex information into valuable, actionable insights.
Our arsenal, ranging from system dynamics modeling and participatory approaches to Monte Carlo simulations and Bayesian networks serve to guide us through the dense forest of disparate and multifaceted information and knowledge.
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Using advanced tools like Muk3D and Goldsim, we create adaptable, scenario-based planning models that stand resilient against the unpredictable future and that can guide us with directionality and more confidence. Our methods delve deeper than traditional analysis, exploring a wide array of possibilities to sculpt strategies that are comprehensive and robust.
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Creating a Continuous Learning Framework
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Become More Resilient to Uncertainty
Current
Disciplinary Approach
Complement Disciplinary Approach
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SimplXit Holistic Approach
Concentrates on individual elements within a specific field.
Focuses on the overall system and the relationships between different elements.
Adjusts one factor at a time, often disregarding the temporal and uncertainty contexts.
Simultaneously considers multiple factors, acknowledging their uncertainty & interconnectedness over time.
Relies on detailed, discipline-specific models for theoretical accuracy, less practical for on-the-ground decision-making.
Uses broader, integrated models that may lack some detail but are more practical for strategic decisions and understanding system-wide impacts.
Promotes education and actions based on in-depth knowledge of a particular discipline.
Encourages a multidisciplinary understanding, allowing a diverse group of stakeholders to grasp system interactions without needing in-depth expertise in every area.