Sublime reason: when Isaac Asimov met Jay Forrester

This article describes an encounter between servomechanism innovator, digital computing pioneer and creator of system dynamics, Jay Forrester, Isaac Asimov, renowned author science fiction (including “The Foundation Trilogy” its fictional discipline psychohistory) works popular science. Their lengthy exchange took place at a workshop in 1975 four descriptions it are extant. What emerges passing is possible link Asimov's thinking Forrester's work on “World Dynamics”. Most notable, however, that the saw two exchanging ideas how to think about future, bring desirable quite what future should look like. The had fundamental differences key points. paper explores unusual interaction, drawing out points disagreement agreement views they applied these future. © 2022 Authors. System Dynamics Review published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd behalf Society.