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Critical Systems Thinking and the Management of Complexity

Responsible leadership for a complex world

Michael C. Jackson | 2019, Wiley

The world has become increasingly networked and unpredictable. Decision-makers at all levels must manage the consequences of complexity every day. They must deal with unexpected problems, generate uncertainty, are characterised by interconnectivity, and spread across traditional boundaries. Simple solutions to complex problems are usually inadequate and risk exacerbating the original issues. Lees verder “Critical Systems Thinking and the Management of Complexity”

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Systems Thinking for Curious Managers

With 40 new Management f-LAWS 

Russell L. Ackoff | 2009

This gem of a book introduces the extraordinary world of systems thinking and its ‘Dean’, Russell L. Ackoff, to curious and enquiring managers, teachers, business people – anyone, anywhere who works in an organisation.

Finished just before Professor Ackoff’s death late in 2009, “Systems Thinking for Curious Managers” opens the door to a joined-up way of thinking about things that have profoundly influenced thinkers and doers in the fields of business, politics, economics, biology, and psychology.

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