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:
Jeffrey O Grady • Dennis Sherwood • James E. Armstrong • Ian F. Alexander • Dennis Meadows • Michael Balle • Michael Rothschild • Allan Seabridge • Ian McDermott • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Robert Cavana • John Gall • Stuart Arnold • Jim Scholes • H. Kerzner • R Ian Faulconbridge • Alphonse Chapanis • Charles S Wasson • Virginia Anderson • John Seddon • Richard Stevens • George A. Hazelrigg • Maurice Yolles • Ian Somerville • Kambiz Maani • Robert L. Flood • Ian Moir • Bryan J. Smith • Daniel H. Kim • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Ken Jackson • Richard B. Ross • Jay W Forrester • Brian Wilson • Draper L. Kauffman • Charlotte Roberts • Peter Brook • Barry Richmond • Jon Holt • M.W. Maier • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Peter B. Checkland • E.R. Rechtin • Donella H Meadows • John D. Sterman • Scott Jackson • Edward B Roberts • John Morecroft • William B. Rouse • Peter M. Senge
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management by Andrew P. Sage, William B. Rouse
- Rethinking the Fifth Discipline by Robert L. Flood
- Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson
- The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods by Dennis M. Buede
- Systems Thinking, Systems Practice by Peter B. Checkland