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Systemantics, the book the article is based on, sounds like a good addition to a system designer's library. Any reviews from people who've read it?
by MarsAscendant 8y ago
Systemantics, the book the article is based on, sounds like a good addition to a system designer's library.
Any reviews from people who've read it?
- wglb 8y agoSee my comment for a very short one.
- MarsAscendant 8y agoThanks. I like what you named the syndrome.
- danielvf 8y agoIt’s an extremely good book. Not only useful to a system designer, but anyone who ever interacts with bureaucracies, or who works in organizations with more than ten people.
- MarsAscendant 8y agoThank you.
- dullroar 8y agoI concur - "Systemantics" (now "The Systems Bible") is an excellent book. I had a boss turn me onto it in the 1980s, and to this day I still quote from it, and re-read it about once a decade just to keep the lessons fresh.
- paulorlando 8y agoIt is a great book.
- arethuza 8y agoIts wikipedia page does make it look rather good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics
- smacktoward 8y agoI've read it, and own a copy. It's very good. There are bits you can argue with, and some of the examples used (like the one cited here) are a little too just-so, but it is absolutely a book that will make you think. And it's funny too, which is nice. (If you want to pick it up, be aware that in its most current printing the title changed from Systemantics to The Systems Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Systems-Bible-Beginners-Guide-Large/dp/0961825170 https://www.amazon.com/Systems-Bible-Beginners-Guide-Large/d...)
- paulorlando 8y agoIt is a really good book (apart from the exception I had with the Aswan Dam section). Concise and funny. Something you want on your reference shelf when studying systems.