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 • Stuart Arnold • Steven Johnson • James E. Armstrong • Pete Sawyer • Draper L. Kauffman • Ian Somerville • Jim Scholes • John D. Sterman • Richard B. Ross • R Ian Faulconbridge • Alphonse Chapanis • Charles S Wasson • Ian F. Alexander • Derek K. Hitchins • Daniel H. Kim • Robert L. Flood • Merill Ivan Skolnik • James N. Martin • Art Kleiner • Ian Moir • John Morecroft • John Seddon • Peter M. Senge • E.R. Rechtin • Joseph O'Connor • Scott Jackson • Maurice Yolles • Jay W Forrester • Michael Balle • Donella H Meadows • H. Kerzner • George A. Hazelrigg • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Edward B Roberts • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Ian McDermott • Robert Cavana • Richard Stevens • Alan Waring • Ken Jackson • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Bryan J. Smith • M.W. Maier • Charlotte Roberts • Allan Seabridge • Kambiz Maani • Peter B. Checkland • Michael Rothschild • Brian Wilson
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- T306_1 Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Systems Engineering by Andrew P. Sage
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
- Systems Thinking, Systems Practice (30 Year Retrospective) by Peter B. Checkland
- Systems Thinking Basics : From Concepts to Causal Loops by Virginia Anderson