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:
Charlotte Roberts • Ian McDermott • Jay W Forrester • R Ian Faulconbridge • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Edward B Roberts • Merill Ivan Skolnik • Charles S Wasson • Daniel H. Kim • Peter Brook • Peter M. Senge • Ian Somerville • John Gall • Richard Stevens • H. Kerzner • Jim Scholes • Art Kleiner • Brian Wilson • Stuart Arnold • Jon Holt • Alphonse Chapanis • Virginia Anderson • Barry Richmond • John D. Sterman • Pete Sawyer • Michael Balle • Dennis Sherwood • Donella H Meadows • John Morecroft • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Scott Jackson • Joseph O'Connor • Bryan J. Smith • Peter B. Checkland • Alan Waring • Maurice Yolles • Robert L. Flood • Jeffrey O Grady • Michael Rothschild • Richard B. Ross • Dennis M. Buede • Dennis Meadows • James N. Martin • Steven Johnson • George A. Hazelrigg • Kambiz Maani • Draper L. Kauffman • Derek K. Hitchins • James E. Armstrong • Robert Cavana
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Aircraft Systems: Mechanical, Electrical and Avionics Subsystems Integration, 3rd Edition by Allan Seabridge, Ian Moir
- MSc Business and Systems Thinking (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip) by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Seeing the Forest for the Trees: A Manager’s Guide to Applying Systems by Dennis Sherwood
- T552_1 Systems Diagramming - OpenLearn by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Systems Thinking and Modelling: Understanding Change and Complexity by Kambiz Maani, Robert Cavana