{"product_id":"systems-thinking-john-boardman-9781420054910","title":"Systems Thinking: Coping with 21st Century Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy examining the links and interactions between elements of a system, systems thinking is becoming increasingly relevant when dealing with global challenges, from terrorism to energy to healthcare. Addressing these seemingly intractable systems problems in our society, \u003cb\u003eSystems Thinking: Coping with 21st Century Problems\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on the inherent opportunities and difficulties of a systems approach. Taking an engineering systems view toward systems thinking, the authors place a high value on the thinking process and the things applied to this process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hopes of initiating critical thinking and encouraging a systems response to problems, the book provides pragmatic mechanisms to understand and address co-evolving systems problems and solutions. It uses several contemporary and complex societal issues, such as the Iraq war, the Google phenomenon, and the C2 Constellation, to illustrate the concepts, methods, and tools of a system as well as the meaning of \u003ci\u003etogetherness\u003c\/i\u003e in a system. The text also interweaves the meanings of \u003ci\u003ecomplexity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eparadox\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003esystem\u003c\/i\u003e to promote the improvement of difficult situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a holistic, nonlinear way of looking at systems, this book helps readers better organize and structure their thinking of systems in order to solve complex, real-world problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Boardman,Brian Sauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420054910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420054910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.44w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 142","brand":"John Boardman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113498685695,"sku":"9781420054910","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5eae229-c990-4506-a1a7-4955a913e328.jpg?v=1769615425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/systems-thinking-john-boardman-9781420054910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}