Thinking in Systems – Stocks and Flows in Software Design and Architecture

Understanding Stocks and Flows is 🔑 to mastering systems thinking. Whether you’re designing software, managing resources, or just trying to make sense of the world 🌍—this concept will change how you see cause and effect, accumulation, and flow.

In this video, you’ll discover: 📦 What are Stocks
🌊 What are Flows
🤯 Why they’re essential to understanding any system
📈 How they influence system behavior over time
💡 Real-life examples you’ll recognize immediately
💻 Two practical software architecture examples:

📨 A message queue system

🌐 A web server + app server + database setup

⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
03:26 – Stocks and Flows
10:04 – How to Think with Stocks and Flows
14:37 – Real life examples
18:35 – Software Architecture Example #1: Message Queue (Rush hour)
27:25 – Software Architecture Example #2: Web Server + App + DB
36:51 – Summary

📚 If you’ve ever asked “Why is this system behaving like this?”, this video will give you the tools to start answering that.

Perfect for:
💼 Software architects
⚙️ Engineers
🧩 Product designers
🧠 Curious thinkers who want to see the bigger picture

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