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:
Barry Richmond • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • John Morecroft • William B. Rouse • Robert Cavana • Draper L. Kauffman • Charles S Wasson • Robert L. Flood • Scott Jackson • James E. Armstrong • Ian F. Alexander • Kambiz Maani • R Ian Faulconbridge • Richard B. Ross • Ian Somerville • Dennis Meadows • George A. Hazelrigg • Jay W Forrester • Michael Balle • Maurice Yolles • John D. Sterman • Allan Seabridge • Dennis Sherwood • John Seddon • James N. Martin • Michael J. Ryan • Bryan J. Smith • Michael Rothschild • Ken Jackson • Jim Scholes • Ian McDermott • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Linda Booth Sweeney • Steven Johnson • Alphonse Chapanis • Virginia Anderson • M.W. Maier • Alan Waring • Dennis M. Buede • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Andrew P. Sage • Charlotte Roberts • Donella H Meadows • E.R. Rechtin • Stuart Arnold • Peter B. Checkland • John Gall • Peter Brook • Ian Moir
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- The “Thinking” in Systems Thinking: Seven Essential Skills by Barry Richmond
- Systems One : An Introduction to Systems Thinking by Draper L. Kauffman
- Bionomics: Economy as Ecosystem by Michael Rothschild
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
- Managing Complex Technical Projects - A Systems Engineering Approach by Michael J. Ryan, R Ian Faulconbridge