Thinking in Systems Book Review

This little book zeros in on Systems Thinking and provides the reader with all the information they need to get started down the road of commonsense. It covers stock and flow diagrams in detail. The author’s style of teaching and writing make the reading very easy. She uses examples that are really easy to relate to. This book will make you start looking at everything as a stock, flow, or feedback loop. The samples are intended to be built in Stella/iThink and there is an appendix that has all the formulas in it. The thinking in systems web site says they are developing the models for download. In the meantime, you can build them all pretty quickly using the formulas provided. If you have no Systems Thinking experience, this book is a perfect introduction that should be read before reading a book like Software Process Dynamics. I recommend this book to anyone that wants a little more logic in their thought life. I really does put a new perspective on things.