{"product_id":"thinking-in-systems-a-primer","title":"Thinking In Systems: A Primer","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLimits to Growth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e―the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet― Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThinking in Systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of the biggest problems facing the world―war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation―are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThinking in Systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eType: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/span\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10:\u003cspan\u003e 1603580557\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13: ‎\u003cspan\u003e 978-1603580557\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Book Stork","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48388125950190,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - Like New","offer_id":48388125982958,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":48388126015726,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":48388126048494,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8782\/1806\/files\/Thinking-In-Systems.jpg?v=1785026985","url":"https:\/\/bookstork.ca\/products\/thinking-in-systems-a-primer","provider":"Book Stork","version":"1.0","type":"link"}