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:
Robert Cavana • James N. Martin • Maurice Yolles • Jon Holt • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Peter Brook • James E. Armstrong • Virginia Anderson • Joseph O'Connor • E.R. Rechtin • Robert L. Flood • John Gall • Linda Booth Sweeney • Dennis Meadows • Stuart Arnold • Michael Rothschild • Daniel H. Kim • George A. Hazelrigg • Jay W Forrester • Ian Moir • Pete Sawyer • Peter M. Senge • Ken Jackson • Alphonse Chapanis • John Morecroft • Derek K. Hitchins • Art Kleiner • John Seddon • Ian McDermott • Kambiz Maani • John D. Sterman • Richard B. Ross • Dennis Sherwood • Charlotte Roberts • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • William B. Rouse • Peter B. Checkland • Jim Scholes • Barry Richmond • Allan Seabridge • Charles S Wasson • Scott Jackson • M.W. Maier • Bryan J. Smith • Draper L. Kauffman • Andrew P. Sage • Richard Stevens • Michael Balle • Edward B Roberts
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
- System Engineering Management by Benjamin S. Blanchard
- UML for Systems Engineering (Second Edition) by Jon Holt
- Systems Engineering Planning and Identity by Jeffrey O Grady
- Managerial Applications of System Dynamics by Edward B Roberts