References & Resources

Articles

Brethower, D.M., and P.C. Dams. “Systems Thinking (and Systems Doing).” Performance Improvement, January 1999, pp. 37-52.

Calvert, G., et al. “Grasping the Learning Organization.” Training & Development, June 1994, pp. 39-43.

Filipczak, B. “Critical Mass: Putting Whole-Systems Thinking Into Practice.” Training, September 1995, pp. 33-41.

Garvin, D. “Building a Learning Organization.” Harvard Business Review, July-August 1993, pp. 78-91.

Gephart, M.A., et al. “Learning Organizations Come Alive.” Training & Development, December 1996, pp. 34-45.

Kim, D. “From Event Thinking to Systems Thinking.” The Systems Thinker, May 1996, pp. 6-7.

“The Language of Links and Loops.” The Systems Thinker, October 1996, p. 12.

Marquardt, M. “Systematic Links.” Best Practices, September 1995, pp. 29-33.

Stroh, P., and W.W. Miller. “Learning to Thrive on Paradox.” Training & Development, September 1994, pp. 28-39.

Sweeney, L. “Life-Long Systems Thinking Practice.” The Systems Thinker, October 1996, p. 6.

Zulauf, C.A. “Reflective Learning Journals.” The Creative Learning Exchange Newsletter, Fall 1996 pp. 1, 9.

Books

Anderson, V., and L. Johnson. Systems Thinking Basics: From Concepts to Causal Loops. Waltham, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1997.

Argyris, C. Knowledge for Action: A Guide to Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Brinkerhoff, R.O., and S.J. Gill. The Learning Alliance: Systems Thinking in Human Resource Development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.

Bryner, A., and D. Markova. An Unused Intelligence: Physical Thinking for 21st Century Leadership. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1996.

Capra, F., and D. Steindl-Rast. Belonging to the Universe: Explorations on the Frontiers of Science and Spirituality. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1991.

Chawla, S., and J. Renesh. Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow’s Workplace. Portland, OR: Productivity Press, 1995.

Gharahedaghi, J. Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos and Complexity, a Platform for Designing Business Architecture. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.

Goodman, M., et al. Designing a Systems Thinking Intervention: A Step-by-Step Process for Leveraging Change. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1997.

Haines, S.G. The Manager’s Pocket Guide to Systems Thinking & Learning. Amherst, MA: HRD Press, 1998.

Haines, S.G., and K. McCoy. Sustaining High Performance: The Strategic Transformation to a Customer-Focused Learning Organization. Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press, 1995.

Hodgson, A. “Hexagons for Systems Thinking.” In Modeling for Learning Organizations, edited by J. Morecroft and J. Sterman. Portland, OR: Productivity Press, 1992.

Johnson, L. From Mechanistic to Social Systemic Thinking. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1996.

Kauffman, D.L. Jr. Systems 1: An Introduction to Systems Thinking. Minneapolis, MN: Future Systems, 1980.

Kim, D.H. Systems Archetypes I: Diagnosing Systemic Issues and Designing High-Leverage Interventions. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1992.

——. Systems Archetypes II: Using Systems Archetypes to Take Effective Action. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1994.

——. Systems Thinking Tools: A User’s Reference Guide. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1995.

Kim, D. H., and C. Lannon. Applying Systems Archetypes. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1996.

Mai, R.P. Learning Partnerships: How Leading American Companies Implement Organizational Learning. Alexandria, VA: ASTD, 1996.

Marquardt, M. Building the Learning Organization: A Systems Approach to Quantum Improvement and Global Success. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.

Marquardt, M., and A. Reynolds. The Global Learning Organization. New York: Irwin Publishing, 1993.

Morecroft, J.D.W. Modeling for Learning Organizations. Portland, OR: Productivity Press, 1994.

O’Reilly, K.W. Managing the Rapids: Stories from the Forefront of the Learning Organization. Cambridge, MA: Pegasus Communications, 1995.

Sanford, C. Systems: A Hierarchy of Types. Battle Ground, WA: Spring Hill Publications, 1993.

Senge, P. M. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1990.

Senge, P.M., et al. The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning Organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency, 1994.

——. The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations. New York: Doubleday, 1999.

Tyson, T. Working with Groups. South Yarra, Australia: Macmillan, 1998.

Watkins, K.E., and V.J. Marsick. Sculpting the Learning Organization: Lessons in the Art and Science of Systemic Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Watkins, K.E., and V.J. Marsick, eds. In Action: Creating the Learning Organization. Alexandria, VA: ASTD, 1996.

Wheatley, M.J., and M. Kellner-Rogers. A Simpler Way. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1996.

Info-lines

Marquardt, M. “16 Steps to Becoming a Learning Organization.” No. 9602 (revised 1997).

Younger, S.M. “Learning Organizations: The Trainer’s Role.” No. 9306 (revised 1999).

Other Resources

Couris, J. Quality Management & Education, Massachusetts General Hospital. Interview, (2000).

Leo, V. “Systems Thinking Applications: A Call to Action, Designing the Future at Ford.” Center for Organizational Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Working paper 14.001, (1993).

Senge, P. M. “Transforming the Practice of Management.” Paper presented at the Systems Thinking in Action Conference, November 1991, and in Human Resource Development Quarterly, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.

Sweeney, L.B., and D. Meadows. The Systems Thinking Playbook. The Turning Point Foundation, 1996.