Systems Thinking: Coping with 21st Century Problems

ISBN-13: 9781420054910 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 240 str.

John Turner Boardman; Brian J. Sauser

Opis

Linking concepts and software tools to examples from technology, business management, and socio-political systems, Systems Thinking explores new ways of thinking about systems. The book steers readers through modern systems problems and identifies present opportunities, placing particular emphasis on systems complexity. It features a wide range of case studies and results from collaborative projects that combine patterns of thinking from various disciplines and domains. This essential text offers detailed treatment of systems, making use of original research by the authors, and includes an extensive number of exercises to test learning of system concepts.

Recenzje

  Comments from readers...
-- At first I purchased the book as a way to prepare for my defense, then I found myself turning the pages faster and faster ... I loved the book... .
-- Good information. Good foundational material.
-- Wonderful, just like sliced bread.
-- As expected, the book is excellent. ... really like the time to think exercises.
-- Very refreshing take on thinking about systems... .
-- As a sociologist, my substantive interest is in building societal capacity for and expression of compassion. I am thrilled by your approach!
-- Great book, great tool!
-- Brilliant!! Much better than a Harry Potter movie.

Spis treści

Perspectives If You Leave Me Now Areas of Perspective Perspectives on Google Returning to Iraq Concepts Just a Thought What’s the Big Idea? The Conceptagon Engineering Pressed into Action The Way We Were Quite another Story Dynamics Thinks Can Only Get Better Soft Breakfast @ Tiffs ‘n’ Ease Softly, as I Lead You Into Great Issues Evolution From Prose to Picture Going off the Rails Normal Service Will Never Be Resumed Postlude Togetherness Common Causes An Intelligent Community? The Madder of All Wars Principles for Togetherness Of Social Networks Order Forms Technology Networks Less Auto, More Mobile The Price and Prize of Togetherness The System of Systems Debate Essential Characteristics Back to Biology Paradox Make My Joy Complete The World of Both System Paradoxes Bothersome Bovines Complex Life’s Rich Tapestry Sides of Bacon A Weakness Stronger than Strength Ready, Fire, Aim Snowballs and Seesaws Significant Others Postlude Index A “Time to Think” section and Endnotes appear at the end of each chapter.

O autorze

John Boardman, Brian Sauser