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:
-- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Ian McDermott • Michael J. Ryan • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Bryan J. Smith • Pete Sawyer • Steven Johnson • Edward B Roberts • Jeffrey O Grady • Robert Cavana • Dennis M. Buede • Dennis Meadows • Jon Holt • Peter B. Checkland • Donella H Meadows • Jay W Forrester • Maurice Yolles • Alan Waring • Ian F. Alexander • R Ian Faulconbridge • James N. Martin • Daniel H. Kim • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Joseph O'Connor • Virginia Anderson • Stuart Arnold • John Gall • Dennis Sherwood • Ken Jackson • John Seddon • Allan Seabridge • John Morecroft • Michael Balle • John D. Sterman • Draper L. Kauffman • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Charlotte Roberts • Robert L. Flood • Peter M. Senge • Kambiz Maani • Richard Stevens • Linda Booth Sweeney • H. Kerzner • Jim Scholes • Andrew P. Sage • Peter Brook • Derek K. Hitchins • E.R. Rechtin • Michael Rothschild • Richard B. Ross
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Principles of Systems by Jay W Forrester
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
- Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modelling for a Complex World by John D. Sterman
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (Second Edition) by Peter M. Senge