Wisdom of Athena is a systems thinking tool that fits in your pocket 📱. Draw causal loop diagrams 🔄, detect feedback loops 🔁, run simulations 📊, and see exactly where the leverage in a system lies ⚙️.

Why do some problems keep coming back? 🔁 Why does burnout feed on itself? 😓 Why does a balance grow faster and faster? 📈 The answer is almost always feedback 🔄. Wisdom of Athena helps you see it 👀.

HOW IT WORKS ⚙️

• Canvas 🎨 — add variables with a name 🏷️, an initial value 🔢, and a semantic color 🎨. Connect them in two taps 👆: tap a source node, then a target node.
• Meaningful links 🔗 — for every arrow ➡️, set polarity (Same "+" ➕ — cause up ⬆️, effect up ⬆️; Opposite "−" ➖ — cause up ⬆️, effect down ⬇️), strength as a percentage 📊, and whether the link carries a delay ⏱️.
• Loops 🔄 — the app automatically detects every cycle in your model and classifies it as reinforcing 🔁 or balancing ⚖️. It highlights the dominant loop ⭐ and explains the reasoning 🧠: an even number of opposite links implies reinforcement.
• Simulation 📊 — run the model over time ⏳ and watch each variable's trajectory on a chart 📈. Drag the time horizon slider 🎚️ and see the behavior change instantly ⚡: exponential growth 📈, oscillation 🔃, or a plateau 🟰.
• Observations 📸 — ground your model in reality 🌍 by attaching photos of the system you're modeling, straight from the camera 📷 or your gallery 🖼️.
• Insights 💡 — automatic model analysis: a complexity score 🔢, structural risk warnings ⚠️ (for example, a reinforcing loop with no balancing loop ⚖️, meaning the system may grow 📈 or collapse 📉 without limit), and a ranked list of leverage points 🎯.

BUILT-IN TEMPLATES 📂

Not sure where to start? 🤔 Open one of the classic systems dynamics examples:
• Population growth 👶📈 — reinforcing birth loop 🔁
• Bank balance 💰📈 — compound interest loop 🔄
• Burnout 😓 — workload vs. recovery ⚖️
• Thermostat 🌡️ — balancing feedback ⚖️

Or start from an empty canvas 🧩.

YOUR MODEL LIBRARY 📚

All your models live in one list 📋 with node 🔘, link 🔗, and delay ⏱️ counts at a glance 👀. Filter by type 🔍: all, reinforcing 🔁, balancing ⚖️, or mixed 🔀.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT 🔒

The app runs fully locally 📱. No sign-up 🚫👤, no account 🚫, no cloud ☁️. Your models and photos stay on your device 🔐.

WHO IT'S FOR 🎯

• Students 🎓 and teachers 👩‍🏫 of system dynamics, management 📊, ecology 🌱, and economics 💰
• Product managers 🧑‍💼 and analysts 📈 digging into why a metric moves
• Coaches 🧠, facilitators 🤝, and strategy consultants 📊
• Anyone who has read "Thinking in Systems" 📖 and wants to try it hands-on ✍️

Complex systems make sense once you can see the loops 🔄. Wisdom of Athena shows them 👀.