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:
Draper L. Kauffman • Charlotte Roberts • George A. Hazelrigg • Daniel H. Kim • Brian Wilson • Donella H Meadows • Robert L. Flood • Peter B. Checkland • Scott Jackson • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Michael J. Ryan • Ken Jackson • Linda Booth Sweeney • Alphonse Chapanis • M.W. Maier • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Maurice Yolles • James N. Martin • Allan Seabridge • Bryan J. Smith • Jon Holt • Joseph O'Connor • Derek K. Hitchins • Michael Rothschild • Ian McDermott • Jay W Forrester • John Seddon • Richard Stevens • Art Kleiner • Dennis Sherwood • Dennis Meadows • Jeffrey O Grady • Robert Cavana • John Gall • Stuart Arnold • Ian F. Alexander • E.R. Rechtin • Barry Richmond • Charles S Wasson • Peter Brook • Jim Scholes • H. Kerzner • John D. Sterman • Steven Johnson • Dennis M. Buede • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Peter M. Senge • Virginia Anderson • Richard B. Ross • James E. Armstrong
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Writing Better Requirements by Richard Stevens, Ian F. Alexander
- The Art of Systems Thinking: Essential Skills for Creativity and Problem Solving by Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott
- Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modelling for a Complex World by John D. Sterman
- Bionomics: Economy as Ecosystem by Michael Rothschild
- Managing Complex Technical Projects - A Systems Engineering Approach by Michael J. Ryan, R Ian Faulconbridge