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The Kuhn Cycle in the Engineering Sciences
Model development projects are essentially scientific research projects. As such, they are subject to the operation of the Kuhn Cycle, named after Thomas Kuhn, who identified five stages in scientific research projects: Normal Science, Model Drift, Model Crisis, Model Revolution, and Paradigm Change. The Kuhn cycle is a valuable concept for understanding how mathematical models evolve. It highlights the importance of paradigms in shaping model development and the role of paradigm shifts in the process.
