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:
Bryan J. Smith • Stuart Arnold • Charles S Wasson • Peter M. Senge • Alphonse Chapanis • Art Kleiner • Michael J. Ryan • James N. Martin • Ian Somerville • Virginia Anderson • H. Kerzner • Robert L. Flood • Dennis M. Buede • Donella H Meadows • Michael Balle • Edward B Roberts • E.R. Rechtin • Maurice Yolles • George A. Hazelrigg • John Gall • Jeffrey O Grady • Ian F. Alexander • William B. Rouse • Scott Jackson • John D. Sterman • Barry Richmond • Ken Jackson • Richard Stevens • Andrew P. Sage • Peter Brook • Steven Johnson • Richard B. Ross • Jim Scholes • Pete Sawyer • Alan Waring • Joseph O'Connor • M.W. Maier • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Ian Moir • Jon Holt • Draper L. Kauffman • R Ian Faulconbridge • Charlotte Roberts • Michael Rothschild • Robert Cavana • Linda Booth Sweeney • Ian McDermott • Daniel H. Kim • Merill Ivan Skolnik
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- Systems: Concepts, Methodologies and Applications by Brian Wilson
- Introduction to Radar Systems - Third Edition by Merill Ivan Skolnik
- Mastering Project Management: Applying Advanced Concepts of Systems Thinking, Control and Evaluation by H. Kerzner
- Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella H Meadows
- Systems Thinking, Systems Practice (30 Year Retrospective) by Peter B. Checkland