Dear Esther, One of the questions that popped into my mind was "Why does he need/want to do this?" That might lead to a different set of options than what appears to me to be a focus on the academic side of Systems Thinking. Does he want to improve his operations/organizational outcomes? Make more money? Have more fun? There may be better options than an immersion in systems thinking.
There is a consulting practice in Britain that is very practical, a bit ascerbic, but useful for thinking about this subject. John Seddon has written a book called "Freedom from command and control, a better way to make the work work." He's very systems oriented. His organization is called "The Vanguard Group" and a URL that might get you more information is www.lean-service.com. He is what we call a "Lean Thinker", meaning a disciple of the Toyota Production philosophy. It may be that your client really wants to know about Lean Thinking. Putting that in a search engine will get you lots and lots of information. You might also track down books by Gerald Nadler, who is one of the premier Systems Thinkers that I know about. Sincerely, Paul Everett [email protected] * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
