Systems-Thinkers’ Resources
Background
Many, many moons ago there was a books database. This contained a lot of information on books that might interest systems-thinkers - including an overview and document structure. It was useful as there wasn’t (and often still isn’t today) and sensible means of grouping content for systems folks. It was, however bespoke code and a bit of a pain to maintain. Eventually it all became too hard and got retired from public view.
It hadn’t gone away and there is still a need to try and find and present things of interest.
In the meantime technology and the Internet have moved on and the possibility of making it interactive in ways that didn’t then exist seems sensible.
What Types of Resource Are Listed?
Sticking to books seems to be too restrictive and the types of resource being collected are:
- book
- course
- software/ application (tool)
- website
How Can I Help?
- suggest new websites, books, courses or tools that would be of interest to systems-thinkers
- let us know what you thought to a book, course etc. - provide a review of a resource and help others judge
- help fill in some of the missing gaps in information on the resources
50 Authors
50 authors randomly chosen from all the resources listed are:
Jim Scholes • Art Kleiner • Linda Booth Sweeney • William B. Rouse • Daniel H. Kim • Donella H Meadows • Kambiz Maani • Michael J. Ryan • Peter M. Senge • Barry Richmond • Charlotte Roberts • Charles S Wasson • Draper L. Kauffman • Richard Stevens • Dennis M. Buede • Ian McDermott • John Seddon • Allan Seabridge • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • John D. Sterman • Steven Johnson • Edward B Roberts • Derek K. Hitchins • Joseph O'Connor • Maurice Yolles • Bryan J. Smith • Pete Sawyer • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Robert L. Flood • Robert Cavana • Peter Brook • Michael Balle • Ian Moir • Virginia Anderson • Dennis Meadows • James N. Martin • John Morecroft • Alan Waring • George A. Hazelrigg • Jon Holt • Jay W Forrester • Scott Jackson • James E. Armstrong • John Gall • Ian F. Alexander • E.R. Rechtin • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Stuart Arnold • M.W. Maier • Merill Ivan Skolnik
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- The Art of Systems Architecting, Third Edition by E.R. Rechtin, M.W. Maier
- Introduction to Systems Engineering by Andrew P. Sage, James E. Armstrong
- Systems Thinking and Modelling: Understanding Change and Complexity by Kambiz Maani, Robert Cavana
- The Systems Bible: The Beginner’s Guide to Systems Large and Small (3rd Edition) by John Gall
- Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modelling for a Complex World by John D. Sterman