Advanced software for mapping, exploring and analysing complex business and social problems
QSEM is advanced software for mapping, exploring and analysing complex business and social problems. Understand what matters, see where control sits and identify where to intervene—supporting better-informed decisions and more durable solutions.
See the whole system
Drag, drop, and connect the factors in your problem. In minutes you have a living systems map — not a symptom list — showing what drives your system and where feedback loops keep problems locked in place.
Find where to act
QSEM's unique proprietary mathematical engine performs the analytical heavy lifting beneath the map. BPE-ICR systematically enumerates bounded causal pathways and accounts for attenuation through intermediaries and accumulation across parallel routes.
Meet Oracle
Oracle is an AI companion specifically engineered to work with QSEM maps and analyses—not a generic chatbot. It helps users develop, analyse, ask, identify and enrich in everyday language.
See QSEM in practice
Watch an introduction to QSEM or From Mapping to Meaning.
Peer-reviewed systems science
QSEM's theoretical background and participatory systems modelling methodology are documented in System Dynamics Review. Read the published article.
Built by Systems Science Lab
QSEM is led by Dr Adam Hulme and Systems Science Lab, combining systems science research, methodology development and practical application.
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Terms and contact
Product terms are presented at login and registration. Questions can be sent to admin@systemssciencelab.com.