Basics of systemic / systems thinking

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General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications
1.  General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
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  "An introduction to the general system theory - nothing for the one minute manager and on occassion quite mathematical but an excellent introduction nevertheless"
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Cybernetics: or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
2.  Cybernetics: or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by Wiener
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  "One of the first significant books on cybernetics"
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Brain of the Firm (Classic Beer Series)
3.  Brain of the Firm (Classic Beer Series) by Stafford Beer
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  "Stafford Beer's application of cybernetics to management problems"
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Diagnosing the System for Organizations (Classic Beer Series)
4.  Diagnosing the System for Organizations (Classic Beer Series) by Stafford Beer
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  "Another one of Beer's classics - devoted to applying the lessons of the Viable Systems Model to organizations"
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Soft Systems Methodology in Action
5.  Soft Systems Methodology in Action by Peter Checkland
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  "Guide to Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology and on how to apply it in practice"
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Organizational Transformation and Learning: A Cybernetic Approach to Management and Organization
6.  Organizational Transformation and Learning: A Cybernetic Approach to Management and Organization by Raśl Espejo
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  "Highly recommended guide on how to use various systemic approaches in practice"
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Thinking in Systems: A Primer
7.  Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Diana Wright
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  "How to think systemically - a good basic guide to System Dynamics as well"
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Industrial Dynamics
8.  Industrial Dynamics by Jay W. Forrester
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  "The founding text of the System Dynamics movement"
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Conversations with Three Russians - Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Lenin: A Systemic View on Two Centuries of Societal Evolution
9.  Conversations with Three Russians - Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Lenin: A Systemic View on Two Centuries of Societal Evolution by Anatol Rapoport
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  "Rapoport's systemic view on the evolution of society, culture and science over the last two centuries"
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