Thinking In Systems: A Primer in Science and Inquiry

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Thinking In Systems: A Primer

Donella H. Meadows,

Diana Wright (Editor)

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Mar 02, 2022 Mohammed alkindy rated it really liked it

I enjoyed this reading this book. taking me from the quantum theory uncertainty dilemma to the math of chaotic systems. system thinking is the real world we live in. the author invite us to celebrate complexity. we human are more "attracted to straight lines and not curves and to whole numbers and not fractions and to uniformity and not diversity and certainties and not mysteries". with all the technologies we have to help us build computer models of complex systems we stand humble for not being ...more

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Apr 03, 2010 Bricoleur (David) Soul rated it really liked it

Shelves: systems-thinking, decisionmaking, qa_mathematics-computer_science, systems_analysis, critical_thinking, economic_development, pollution, social_sciences, sustainable_development, 1_toem-references-for-my-book

the subtitle says it all; this is an excellent introduction to the field of systems thinking.

Meadows clearly introduces all of the concepts critical to the foundation of learning in this area including: systems concepts of stocks, flows, feedback, time delays, resilience, bounded rationality, and system boundaries. More importantly she includes countless real world examples, ranging from the level of the personal to the level of global social institutions, that bring the richness of the field a ...more

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