Thinking in systems - BoundCovers

[electronic resource] :, 218 pages

English language

Published 2009 by Earthscan.

ISBN:: 978-1-84977-338-6
OCLC Number:: 320908215

(1 review)

"Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. This essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important not just what is quantifiable to stay humble and to continue to learn. In a world growing ever more complicated crowded and interdependent Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness the first step toward finding proactive …

"Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. This essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important not just what is quantifiable to stay humble and to continue to learn. In a world growing ever more complicated crowded and interdependent Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions. A vital read for students professionals and all those concerned with economics business sustainability and the environment"--Provided by publisher.

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Will Sargent reviewed Thinking in systems by Donella Meadows

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4 stars

A good introduction to systems theory. It's well laid out, has diagrams in all the right places, deals with the subject matter chapter by chapter, and even has footnotes and callout sections to detail information. This book does only cover the introductions, and so is not the compendium of odd and counterintuitive cases that say, "Systemantics" covers, nor does it have any math involvement. Although the author has a background in ecology, this is not a biased book in any way, shape, or form.

I think this book should be a requirement for anyone who is starting out as a programmer, or even in college period -- I think that anyone planning to be a manager or a software architect should know systems theory by heart, one way or another.

Subjects

Sustainable development
Critical thinking
Environmental education
Social Policy
Social problems
Economic development
POLITICAL SCIENCE
System analysis
Simulation methods
Public Policy
Population
Social sciences
Decision making
Pollution