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Growing Wings on the Way
Rosalind Armson
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Description for Growing Wings on the Way
paperback. Sets out a series of challenging - but practical and easily learned - skills and techniques for thinking better when you're 'in a mess'. Whether you're new to Systems Thinking or have long experience, this book invites you to develop your skills through working with your own messy situations. Num Pages: 344 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: KJM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
You may be: - trying to fix the healthcare system in your country... - dealing with family break-up... - exploring change - and making it happen - in your organisation... - worrying about how to look after your elderly parents... In any case, you'll know that with some problems it's hard to know where to start - we can't define them, we get in a muddle thinking about them, we may try to ignore some aspect/s of them and - when we finally do something - they usually get worse. These problems are so entangled they become 'messy situations' ... Read more
You may be: - trying to fix the healthcare system in your country... - dealing with family break-up... - exploring change - and making it happen - in your organisation... - worrying about how to look after your elderly parents... In any case, you'll know that with some problems it's hard to know where to start - we can't define them, we get in a muddle thinking about them, we may try to ignore some aspect/s of them and - when we finally do something - they usually get worse. These problems are so entangled they become 'messy situations' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Triarchy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Bridport, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908009364
SKU
V9781908009364
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99-5
About Rosalind Armson
Rosalind Armson is a systems practitioner, scholar and teacher, having worked for many years as Senior Lecturer in Systems at the Open University in Milton Keynes (UK). She has extensive experience of using systems ideas to support individuals and organisations facing complex and uncertain situations. She also supports students and others in learning Systems Thinking. Rose started her career as ... Read more
Reviews for Growing Wings on the Way
A Systems Thinking primer! This easy-to-read book makes systems theory accessible to those who do not have time for intensive study but need help in structuring and solving complex problems - richly illustrated with thought-provoking quotations, easy-tounderstand diagrams and practical real-life examples. A resource masterpiece!A" Mike Haynes, Consultant and Practitioner ... a veritable feast of aha moments, challenging ... Read more