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020			_a9781394203574
082			_a003 JAC
100			_aJackson, Michael C.
245			_aCritical systems thinking: a practitioner's guide
260			_aNew Jersey: _bJohn Wiley & Sons Inc., _c2024.
300			_axx, 232p.: _bill.; hbk: _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes Index.
520			_aUnderstand the full range of systems approaches and how to use them with this innovative overview. Leaders and managers face increasing complexity and uncertainty because technical, organizational, socio-cultural, political, and environmental issues have become intensely interconnected. Systems thinking is recognized as the essential competence for managing complexity. As the demand for systems thinking grows, however, the fragmentation of the field into different methodologies has become a potential liability. Critical systems thinking (CST) shows how this diversity can be a strength rather than a weakness by revealing how different systems methodologies address various aspects of complexity and how they can be used in combination to resolve the messiest of wicked problems. Critical Systems Thinking offers, in a single volume, an account of the value of systems thinking and CST in the modern world, an explanation of the pragmatic philosophy and expansion in mindset necessary to embrace CST, and detailed instructions on how to undertake critical systems practice (CSP) using the variety of systems approaches to navigate multi-dimensional complexity. Critical Systems Thinking is ideal for leaders and managers in government, business, the public sector, the professions, and beyond who want to understand the potential of systems thinking and use it in their work. It is essential for systems researchers and practitioners who want a deeper understanding of the field.https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Critical+Systems+Thinking%3A+A+Practitioner's+Guide-p-9781394203598
650			_aSystems
650			_aManagement Science
650			_aDecision Making—Systems Analysis
650			_aProblem Solving—Systems Approach
650			_aComplexity—Philosophy
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