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:
Ian Somerville • Jon Holt • Robert L. Flood • George A. Hazelrigg • M.W. Maier • R Ian Faulconbridge • Robert Cavana • Donella H Meadows • Kambiz Maani • Richard Stevens • Art Kleiner • Ian McDermott • Ian Moir • Charlotte Roberts • Ken Jackson • Brian Wilson • Linda Booth Sweeney • Dennis M. Buede • Pete Sawyer • Ian F. Alexander • Michael Rothschild • Merill Ivan Skolnik • John D. Sterman • Michael J. Ryan • Charles S Wasson • Daniel H. Kim • Scott Jackson • Joseph O'Connor • Dennis Meadows • Michael Balle • Barry Richmond • Alan Waring • Steven Johnson • Dennis Sherwood • Richard B. Ross • Jeffrey O Grady • Bryan J. Smith • Stuart Arnold • E.R. Rechtin • Allan Seabridge • John Seddon • Peter B. Checkland • James N. Martin • Virginia Anderson • Peter Brook • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Edward B Roberts • James E. Armstrong • John Gall • Draper L. Kauffman
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H Meadows
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (Second Edition) by Peter M. Senge
- Systems One : An Introduction to Systems Thinking by Draper L. Kauffman
- Principles of Systems by Jay W Forrester
- Industrial Dynamics by Jay W Forrester