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:
William B. Rouse • Ian Moir • Edward B Roberts • Brian Wilson • Donella H Meadows • Kambiz Maani • Alphonse Chapanis • Robert L. Flood • John Gall • Jay W Forrester • George A. Hazelrigg • Richard B. Ross • Jon Holt • John D. Sterman • Jeffrey O Grady • John Seddon • James E. Armstrong • Art Kleiner • H. Kerzner • Stuart Arnold • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Richard Stevens • Robert Cavana • Charlotte Roberts • Alan Waring • M.W. Maier • Charles S Wasson • Dennis M. Buede • R Ian Faulconbridge • Ken Jackson • Peter B. Checkland • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Ian F. Alexander • Ian Somerville • Dennis Sherwood • Derek K. Hitchins • Peter M. Senge • Steven Johnson • Andrew P. Sage • Benjamin S. Blanchard • John Morecroft • E.R. Rechtin • Dennis Meadows • Allan Seabridge • Maurice Yolles • Virginia Anderson • Daniel H. Kim • Ian McDermott • Pete Sawyer • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Writing Better Requirements by Richard Stevens, Ian F. Alexander
- Systems One : An Introduction to Systems Thinking by Draper L. Kauffman
- System Engineering Management by Benjamin S. Blanchard
- Systems Thinking in the Public Sector: The Failure of the Reform Regime…. by John Seddon
- System Analysis, Design, and Development: Concepts, Principles, and Practices by Charles S Wasson