Thinking in Systems: A Primer

 Content: Introduction: the systems lens --
 System structures and behavior --
 The basics --
 A brief visit to the systems zoo --
 Systems and us --
 Why systems work so well --
 Why systems surprise us --
 Systems traps...and opportunities --
 Creating change--in systems and in our philosophy Leverage points--places to intervene in a system --
 Living in a world of systems --
 Appendix --
 System definitions: a glossary --
 Summary of systems principles --
 Springing the system trap --
 Places to intervene in a system --
 Guidelines for living in a world of systems --
 Model equations.
 Abstract:             
              Offers insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. This 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.                 Read more...