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:
Allan Seabridge • Ian F. Alexander • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Derek K. Hitchins • Bryan J. Smith • Pete Sawyer • Charlotte Roberts • Jim Scholes • Stuart Arnold • Alphonse Chapanis • Steven Johnson • Ian McDermott • H. Kerzner • Robert L. Flood • John Gall • Dennis Sherwood • Richard B. Ross • Alan Waring • R Ian Faulconbridge • James N. Martin • Draper L. Kauffman • Ian Moir • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Jon Holt • Jay W Forrester • Maurice Yolles • Ken Jackson • Dennis M. Buede • Peter B. Checkland • Jeffrey O Grady • John Morecroft • Joseph O'Connor • John Seddon • Peter Brook • Peter M. Senge • Linda Booth Sweeney • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Donella H Meadows • Michael J. Ryan • Kambiz Maani • Michael Rothschild • Richard Stevens • Ian Somerville • Charles S Wasson • Virginia Anderson • Robert Cavana • Brian Wilson • Benjamin S. Blanchard • George A. Hazelrigg • William B. Rouse
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H Meadows
- Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications by Brian Wilson
- Systems Engineering for Commercial Aircraft by Scott Jackson
- UML for Systems Engineering by Jon Holt
- T306_1 Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --