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:
Linda Booth Sweeney • Stuart Arnold • Charlotte Roberts • Peter M. Senge • Ian F. Alexander • George A. Hazelrigg • Merill Ivan Skolnik • H. Kerzner • Richard Stevens • Richard B. Ross • Ken Jackson • Jeffrey O Grady • Peter B. Checkland • Joseph O'Connor • Donella H Meadows • Dennis M. Buede • Jay W Forrester • Virginia Anderson • Maurice Yolles • Jamshid Gharajedaghi • Peter Brook • Michael J. Ryan • John Gall • Brian Wilson • Michael Balle • Pete Sawyer • John D. Sterman • Alphonse Chapanis • Alan Waring • Robert Cavana • Benjamin S. Blanchard • Daniel H. Kim • Edward B Roberts • Ian Moir • James N. Martin • William B. Rouse • John Morecroft • Dennis Meadows • Barry Richmond • Art Kleiner • Draper L. Kauffman • Kambiz Maani • Ian Somerville • Ian McDermott • Scott Jackson • Dennis Sherwood • Jim Scholes • Allan Seabridge • -- Uknown -- -- Uknown -- • John Seddon
Chosen at random from all the resources listed:
- System Engineering Management by Benjamin S. Blanchard
- The Art of Systems Thinking: Essential Skills for Creativity and Problem Solving by Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott
- MSc Business and Systems Thinking (incorporating PG Cert/PG Dip) by -- Uknown -- -- Uknown --
- Systems Engineering: An Approach to Information-Based Design by George A. Hazelrigg
- Systems One : An Introduction to Systems Thinking by Draper L. Kauffman