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:
H. Kerzner • E.R. Rechtin • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Joseph O'Connor • Jim Scholes • Pete Sawyer • Steven Johnson • Ian Somerville • M.W. Maier • Kambiz Maani • Michael Balle • Dennis Meadows • James E. Armstrong • Ian F. Alexander • Richard B. Ross • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Richard Stevens • Linda Booth Sweeney • Ian Moir • Peter Brook • Dennis M. Buede • Michael J. Ryan • James N. Martin • Derek K. Hitchins • Robert Cavana • Andrew P. Sage • Charlotte Roberts • Art Kleiner • Alan Waring • Brian Wilson • Barry Richmond • Peter B. Checkland • Michael Rothschild • Charles S Wasson • Jay W Forrester • Daniel H. Kim • Bryan J. Smith • Maurice Yolles • John Seddon • John D. Sterman • Allan Seabridge • Edward B Roberts • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Stuart Arnold • Alphonse Chapanis • John Gall • R Ian Faulconbridge • Draper L. Kauffman • Ken Jackson • John Morecroft
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Systems Architecting: Creating & Building Complex Systems by E.R. Rechtin
- UML for Systems Engineering (Second Edition) by Jon Holt
- The Systems Thinking Playbook by Dennis Meadows, Linda Booth Sweeney
- TD866_3 Nature Matters: Systems Thinking and Experts by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Systems Engineering for Commercial Aircraft by Scott Jackson