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Business · 2008

Thinking in Systems: A Primer

Donella H. Meadows

Thinking in Systems: A Primer Cover
Rating
9/10
Difficulty
Moderate
Read time
6 hours
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218 pagesRead Nov 14, 2014Staying power: Lasting influence

by Juvoni Beckford·@juvoni

Before readingWhy I picked it up

Systems are all around us, and it was in my best interest to learn on a fundamental level how they worked. Technology has also put me in a mindset to see how I can build and optimize more efficient and effective systems.

After readingPosted May 6, 2015

The world is a complex system made up of many smaller systems all interacting, and we can benefit from viewing things from a bigger picture; seeing the connections. With that knowledge, we can design better systems and adapt and influence the systems in our communities and the world as a whole. This book was an amazing read and I would recommend it to anyone. Your perspective on the world will change.

Reasons to read it

-A great introduction to systems concepts and systems thinking. -A better understanding of how systems work and how those systems impact or feed into smaller/larger systems. -Learn to view and model interactions in our world in terms of systems

Notes for this book are still being transcribed.

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Awards

  • Best of 2014

    One of my favorite reads of 2014.

  • Mind Quake

    It shook how I see something big, while I was still reading.

  • Pressed Into Hands

    The book I hand to friends most often.

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Awards

  • Best of 2014

    One of my favorite reads of 2014.

  • Mind Quake

    It shook how I see something big, while I was still reading.

  • Pressed Into Hands

    The book I hand to friends most often.

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