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"Thinking In Systems: A Primer" was a wonderful introduction to the topic. https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Systems-Donella-H-Meadows/dp/1603580557 https://www.

• LaundroMat 10y ago
  Yes, it's one of those very rare books that really made me think differently about things.
• andrewflnr 10y ago
  How much info does it give about how to practically predict and modify the behavior of realistic, complex systems? If I already understand that feedback cycles are important and hard to predict, how much would I benefit from this book?
• pmarreck 10y ago
  My favorite kind of book is one that changes how you think about and see things, and this is one of those special books
• spodek 10y ago
  Some relevant videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXdzKBWDraM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXdzKBWDraM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMmChiLZZHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMmChiLZZHg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtQqZ6Q5-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtQqZ6Q5-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNlhjOZ7DU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNlhjOZ7DU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3SWj-hjTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc3SWj-hjTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9wjJjmkmc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9wjJjmkmc (the later ones are about Limits to Growth, co-written by the author of Thinking in Systems)