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:
Jim Scholes • James E. Armstrong • Benjamin S. Blanchard • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Peter M. Senge • Joseph O'Connor • Ian F. Alexander • Robert L. Flood • Ken Jackson • M.W. Maier • Pete Sawyer • Alan Waring • Derek K. Hitchins • Draper L. Kauffman • John Morecroft • Virginia Anderson • Charlotte Roberts • Linda Booth Sweeney • Art Kleiner • Brian Wilson • Andrew P. Sage • Dennis Sherwood • Stuart Arnold • William B. Rouse • Richard B. Ross • Steven Johnson • Barry Richmond • Jay W Forrester • Alphonse Chapanis • Dennis Meadows • Edward B Roberts • Daniel H. Kim • George A. Hazelrigg • Bryan J. Smith • Peter B. Checkland • Michael Rothschild • Kambiz Maani • Michael Balle • Peter Brook • Robert Cavana • John Gall • Dennis M. Buede • Maurice Yolles • Charles S Wasson • Michael J. Ryan • E.R. Rechtin • Richard Stevens • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Allan Seabridge • Jon Holt
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Modelling for Learning Organisations by John D. Sterman, John Morecroft
- Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Jim Scholes, Peter B. Checkland
- MSc Business and Systems Thinking (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip) by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Military Electronic Systems Engineering MSc/PgDip by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Bionomics: Economy as Ecosystem by Michael Rothschild