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Thinking in Systems: A Primer
by Donella H. Meadows
"Thinking in Systems": an overview of how to think about systems in terms of flows, stocks, delays, goals, etc. Donella Meadows talks about how to recognize common system "traps" (including well-known failure modes like Tragedy of the Commons) and different approaches to resolve those failures. Her hierarchy of "leverage points" (which can be found as a standalone article online) is really a guidebook to determining how to best alter the behavior of a system. The book is filled with illustrative examples from industry and political history. Recommended for anyone thinking about how to change systems.