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:
Dennis Sherwood • Peter M. Senge • Scott Jackson • Michael Rothschild • Alphonse Chapanis • John Gall • Dennis Meadows • Derek K. Hitchins • Jeffrey O Grady • Michael Balle • Ian F. Alexander • Jim Scholes • Ken Jackson • Joseph O'Connor • Stuart Arnold • Kambiz Maani • H. Kerzner • Dennis M. Buede • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Ian Somerville • Bryan J. Smith • Maurice Yolles • Donella H Meadows • Jay W Forrester • Ian Moir • William B. Rouse • John Seddon • Richard B. Ross • James E. Armstrong • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Steven Johnson • Linda Booth Sweeney • Ian McDermott • Charles S Wasson • Virginia Anderson • Michael J. Ryan • Barry Richmond • Art Kleiner • Brian Wilson • Andrew P. Sage • Benjamin S. Blanchard • E.R. Rechtin • Charlotte Roberts • R Ian Faulconbridge • John Morecroft • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Daniel H. Kim • M.W. Maier • Richard Stevens • Pete Sawyer
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Managing Complex Technical Projects - A Systems Engineering Approach by Michael J. Ryan, R Ian Faulconbridge
- System Requirements Analysis by Jeffrey O Grady
- The Art of Systems Architecting by E.R. Rechtin, M.W. Maier
- The Art of Systems Architecting, Third Edition by E.R. Rechtin, M.W. Maier
- The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods by Dennis M. Buede