{"product_id":"systems-concepts-in-action-a-practitioners-toolkit-paperback-softback-9780804770637","title":"Systems Concepts in Action; A Practitioner's Toolkit (Paperback \/ softback) 9780804770637","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSystems Concepts in Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Practitioner's Toolkit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBob Williams (Author), Richard Hummelbrunner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780804770637\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 47 figures\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This book presents well-written and accessible accounts of a variety of systems methods, methodologies, and models; a veritable treasure-trove from which the critical systems thinker can choose in constructing appropriate systemic responses to complex situations.\"—Michael C. Jackson, Hull University Business School, author of \u003ci\u003eSystems Thinking: Creative Holism for Managers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSystems Approaches to Management\u003c\/i\u003e \"The book promises \u003ci\u003eand delivers\u003c\/i\u003e: tested and practical methods for understanding and taking action in messy situations; inquiry approaches for describing, analyzing, learning about, managing, and changing complex situations; a coherent systems framework for thinking and acting systemically. The authors compare 19 systems approaches, and do so comprehensively, insightfully, exquisitely.\"—Michael Quinn Patton, author of \u003ci\u003eDevelopmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use\u003c\/i\u003e \"This book is written for those who want to intervene in the world, but are aware that brute force methods often prove inappropriate—if not counterproductive. \u003ci\u003eSystems Concepts in Action\u003c\/i\u003e provides a toolbox of methods for harnessing systemic thinking to instigate custom tailored, creative solutions. If you ever felt that systems theory is abstract and noninstructive, then have a read!\"—Wolfgang Hofkirchner, President, Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science, Vienna \"The book demonstrates convincingly that systems approaches to evaluation are more than 'spaghetti diagram' logic models. With clear introductions to many different approaches, and how they can be used for evaluation, it will be indispensable for evaluators and evaluation commissioners. It's bound to become dog-eared and shabby on my book shelf.\"—Patricia Rogers, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology \"This book stands out as an invaluable, fresh, and practical guide to the use of systems concepts from two internationally recognized practitioners. Bob Williams and Richard Hummelbrunner not only document ideas for managing complexity, change, and uncertainty from wide ranging areas of application, but also they draw upon a wealth of invaluable personal knowledge—the bedrock of reflective practice that underpins the effective use of systems tools.\"—Martin Reynolds, The Open University, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSystems Approaches to Managing Change: A Practical Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSystems Concepts in Action: A Practitioner's Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e explores the application of systems ideas to investigate, evaluate, and intervene in complex and messy situations. The text serves as a field guide, with each chapter representing a method for describing and analyzing; learning about; or changing and managing a challenge or set of problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is the first to cover in detail such a wide range of methods from so many different parts of the systems field. The book's Introduction gives an overview of systems thinking, its origins, and its major subfields. In addition, the introductory text to each of the book's three parts provides background information on the selected methods. \u003ci\u003eSystems Concepts in Action\u003c\/i\u003e may serve as a workbook, offering a selection of tools that readers can use immediately. The approaches presented can also be investigated more profoundly, using the recommended readings provided. While these methods are not intended to serve as \"recipes,\" they do serve as a menu of options from which to choose. Readers are invited to combine these instruments in a creative manner in order to assemble a mix that is appropriate for their own strategic needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Stanford Business Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656091529496,"sku":"9780804770637","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/systems-concepts-in-action-a-practitioners-toolkit-paperback-softback-9780804770637","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}