Structural Dynamics is a powerful way of getting underneath the events of every day life to develop a profound understanding of what is driving developments in any domain of interest.

Speaking of going beneath the surface, lets look at an example: the steam pipe explosion that killed one person and injured many others on July 18th in Manhattan. Con Edison maintains 105 miles of steam pipe under one of the most densely populated 24 square miles in the United States. This particular pipe was inspected less than 7 hours before this dreadful failure.

A Structural Dynamic approach to understanding the nature of this event might touch on many relevant factors, such as the age of this particular conduit, installed in 1924. A report by the American Society of Civil Engineers earlier this year , cited by Bloomberg, estimates it would cost $1.6 trillion to repair and replace the country's physical infrastructure. A whole lot more than London Bridge is falling down! This is a "certainty" that has tremendous implications for the future.

We reference this tragedy to demonstrate the purpose of the Structural Dynamics method: behind every event is the interplay of causal factors that, if understood, would make many "surprises," like this one, completely understandable, if not predictable.

The participants at our last workshop in the Boston area absolutely raved about their experience. Please join us at our next workshop on November 15th to further this learning journey.