Introduction to Systems Thinking
Jay Forrester
Developer of System Dynamics
The following presentations and articles should give you a good introduction to the fascinating subject of systems thinking:
- Graphic Introduction to Systems Thinking
- View a brief introduction to systems thinking presented in Prezi—an animated presentation website.
- Systems Thinking & Critical Thinking
- The introductory material on systems thinking has drawn extensively on the article, "Systems thinking: critical thinking skills for the 1990s and beyond"1 by Barry Richmond. The link takes you to the entire text in PDF format.
1 Richmond, Barry. "Systems thinking: critical thinking skills for the 1990s and beyond," System Dynamics Review Vol. 9, no. 2 (Summer 1993):113-133 ©1993 by John Wiley & Sons. Ltd.
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