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:
Dennis Meadows • John Morecroft • Michael J. Ryan • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Pete Sawyer • R Ian Faulconbridge • Derek K. Hitchins • Joseph O'Connor • Ian McDermott • Linda Booth Sweeney • Richard Stevens • John Seddon • Jim Scholes • Charlotte Roberts • Robert L. Flood • Dennis M. Buede • Daniel H. Kim • Ian Moir • Richard B. Ross • Steven Johnson • Dennis Sherwood • Peter M. Senge • William B. Rouse • Art Kleiner • Kambiz Maani • Alan Waring • Ian Somerville • Robert Cavana • Michael Rothschild • Scott Jackson • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Michael Balle • Bryan J. Smith • Alphonse Chapanis • E.R. Rechtin • M.W. Maier • Virginia Anderson • Peter Brook • Andrew P. Sage • Edward B Roberts • Ken Jackson • Stuart Arnold • Ian F. Alexander • Brian Wilson • Draper L. Kauffman • James N. Martin • Jay W Forrester • Jeffrey O Grady • John D. Sterman • Allan Seabridge
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Principles of Systems by Jay W Forrester
- TD866_3 Nature Matters: Systems Thinking and Experts by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Managerial Applications of System Dynamics by Edward B Roberts
- The Systems Thinking Playbook by Dennis Meadows, Linda Booth Sweeney
- Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modelling for a Complex World by John D. Sterman