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:
Dennis M. Buede • James N. Martin • Ken Jackson • John Seddon • R Ian Faulconbridge • John Morecroft • Virginia Anderson • Dennis Meadows • Kambiz Maani • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Brian Wilson • Art Kleiner • Daniel H. Kim • Steven Johnson • Edward B Roberts • James E. Armstrong • Ian Moir • Draper L. Kauffman • George A. Hazelrigg • Robert Cavana • Peter M. Senge • Barry Richmond • Pete Sawyer • Jon Holt • Jay W Forrester • Alan Waring • Scott Jackson • M.W. Maier • Ian Somerville • Robert L. Flood • Jeffrey O Grady • Michael Rothschild • Stuart Arnold • Charles S Wasson • Maurice Yolles • Michael Balle • Ian F. Alexander • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • William B. Rouse • John D. Sterman • Donella H Meadows • John Gall • Richard Stevens • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • Linda Booth Sweeney • H. Kerzner • Dennis Sherwood • Charlotte Roberts • Derek K. Hitchins • Andrew P. Sage
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Systems Thinking Basics : From Concepts to Causal Loops by Virginia Anderson
- Modelling for Learning Organisations by John D. Sterman, John Morecroft
- Introduction to Radar Systems - Third Edition by Merill Ivan Skolnik
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H Meadows
- Systems Engineering: An Approach to Information-Based Design by George A. Hazelrigg