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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: A system is a set of linked elements serving a common purpose.
Chapter 3: All sustainable systems depend on feedback of some sort for stability.
Chapter 4: High-performing systems are resilient, self-organizing and hierarchical.
Chapter 5: Recognizing some common mistakes will help you explore systems more productively.
Chapter 6: Corrupt systems arise from disproportionate power and can often permit overuse.
Chapter 7: Systems can be physically modified to enhance efficiency.
Chapter 8: Systems can become even more efficient by tuning their internal mechanisms and the rules.
Chapter 9: Attending to the inner workings of systems will help you better grasp the wider world.
Description
Thinking in Systems (2008) is an introduction to systems thinking. These blinks will teach you how to see the world in terms of interconnected networks while detailing how different elements, relationships and goals make any given structure run.
Who Should Listen
Anyone interested in how systems function
People who want to improve their problem-solving skills in everything from personal issues to global trade
About the Authors
Donella Meadows was an environmental scientist, author and teacher who was widely considered to be ahead of her time. During her lifetime, she was one of the most important systems analysts on earth and a recipient of the MacArthur “Genius” Grant. Meadows died in 2001.