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:
Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Robert L. Flood • Barry Richmond • Michael J. Ryan • Stuart Arnold • Edward B Roberts • Ian Somerville • Dennis Sherwood • Jim Scholes • Peter Brook • Pete Sawyer • Scott Jackson • Ian McDermott • George A. Hazelrigg • H. Kerzner • Jon Holt • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Alphonse Chapanis • Virginia Anderson • Ian F. Alexander • Steven Johnson • Richard Stevens • Linda Booth Sweeney • Charles S Wasson • William B. Rouse • John Morecroft • John Seddon • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Jay W Forrester • Joseph O'Connor • Donella H Meadows • Michael Balle • Dennis Meadows • John Gall • Robert Cavana • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Charlotte Roberts • John D. Sterman • Ken Jackson • Peter M. Senge • Bryan J. Smith • Allan Seabridge • Ian Moir • James N. Martin • Daniel H. Kim • M.W. Maier • Draper L. Kauffman • Andrew P. Sage • Maurice Yolles • Kambiz Maani
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook : Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization by Bryan J. Smith, Peter M. Senge, Richard B. Ross, Charlotte Roberts, Art Kleiner
- MSc Business and Systems Thinking (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip) by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Introduction to Radar Systems - Third Edition by Merill Ivan Skolnik
- Systems Engineering MEng/BEng by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter B. Checkland