Systems Thinkers

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This book presents a biographical history of the field of systems thinking, by examining the life and work of thirty of its major thinkers. It discusses each thinker� �s key contributions, the way this contribution was expressed in practice and the relationship between their life and ideas. This discussion is supported by an extract from the thinker �s own writing, to give a flavour of their work and to give readers a sense of which thinkers are most relevant to their own interests.

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This book is a laudable effort to provide a panoramic overview of a sprawling field that is difficult to systematize. "Systems Thinkers" offers a gallery of 30 brief but engaging portraits of scholars-practitioners-activists who have played a decisive role in systems science and systems thinking. Each portrait is complemented with a short but telling extract from their writings. Taken together, portrait and text provide a rounded and accessible introduction to their intellectual background, career, personality and key contributions to the field. Each section is followed by a list of references which is a great resource for those wanting to read onwards (but also a sad reminder of how many classic systems book are out of print).

This book seems to be particularly useful to people who have already some experience with systems thinking but want to expand their horizon. People completely new to the subject may, perhaps, be confused by the profusion of approaches and ideas that fits under the generic label of 'systems thinking'. In any case, this book is very helpful for orientation purposes but obviously provides a too slender basis for readers wanting to put these ideas into practice. It is essentially impossible to capture in a few pages even the main ideas (let alone the often important subtleties) in systems approaches such as Soft Systems Methodology or the Viable Systems Model (to name just two examples).

I do have some minor quibbles with the book. Inevitably, given the wide scope of the systems discipline, the choice of a limited number of key representatives is bound to be slightly controversial. The focus on people who published in English inevitably excludes important and difficult thinkers from particularly French background who have not or barely been translated (Edgar Morin, Henri Atlan). Even acknowledging the overwhelming contribution of the Anglo-Saxon intellectual sphere in shaping the field of cybernetics and systems thinking, there are some sad omissions. I would have liked to see Gordon Pask, George Spencer-Brown, Bela Banathy, Karl Deutsch, Luc Hoebeke, C.S. Holling and Michel Serres included in this gallery. So why not 35 or 40 thinkers rather than 30?

The portraits are sensibly grouped into seven categories, including 1) general systems theory, 2) early cybernetics, 3) late cybernetics, 4) system dynamics, 5) soft and critical systems, 6) complexity theory and 7) learning systems. Despite the authors' assertion that there is no 'true' map of the systems discipline, I think it would have been very helpful to visualize the historical and intellectual cross-linkages between these areas and personalities.

Finally, as seems to be very often the case with publications in this field, the price is outrageous. But as there is not really an alternative, I'm still happy to recommend this book.

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Numerical Methods: Using MATLAB

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Numerical Methods using MATLAB, 3e, is an extensive reference offering hundreds of useful and important numerical algorithms that can be implemented into �MATLAB for a graphical interpretation to help researchers analyze a particular outcome. Many worked examples are given together with exercises and solutions to illustrate how numerical methods can be used to study problems that have applications in the biosciences, chaos, optimization, engineering and science across the board.

Numerical Methods using MATLAB, 3e, is an extensive reference offering hundreds of useful and important numerical algorithms that can be implemented into �MATLAB, to help researchers analyze a particular outcome. Many worked examples are given, together with exercises and solutions, to illustrate how numerical methods can be used to study problems that have applications in the biosciences, chaos, optimization, engineering and science.

• Over 500 numerical algorithms, their fundamental principles, and applications
• Graphs are used extensively to clarify the complexity of problems
• Includes coded genetic algorithms
• Includes the Lagrange multiplier method
• User-friendly and written in a conversational style

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love the matlab examples. You can easily follow through what you see in the book. The problems are pretty hard, but with the examples, they seem easy.

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Root Cause Analysis: Improving Performance for Bottom-Line Results, Fourth Edition

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What is RCA? It seems like such an easy question to answer, yet from novices to veterans and practitioners to providers, no one seems to have come to agreement or consensus on an acceptable definition for the industry. Now in its fourth edition, Root Cause Analysis: Improving Performance for Bottom-Line Results discusses why it is so hard to get such consensus and why various providers are reluctant for that to happen. See what’s new in the Fourth Edition: Human Error Reduction Techniques (HERT) � new chapter Failure Scene Investigation (FSI) � Disciplined Evidence Gathering Categorical versus Cause-and-Effect RCA Tools Analysis Tools Review The Germination of a Failure Constructing a Logic Tree Introduction of PROACTOnDemand SM The Advantages of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) The Pros and Cons of RCA Templates Three New Client Case Histories The authors discuss evidence collection and strategy, failure scene investigation techniques, the human element, and the contribution of human performance and human factors to poor decision making. They clarify definitions that can be considered ambiguous and underscore the distinctions between applying PROACT manually using a paper-based system versus using an automated software tool. Written by practitioners for practitioners, the book outlines an entire RCA system which involves a cultural paradigm change about how failure is perceived and acted upon in an organization. The authors �� trademark, down-to-earth style provides a step-by-step action plan for how to construct and implement a root cause analysis system that can be applied to any industry. Read MRI Safety 10 Years Later , co-authored by Robert Latino.

Root Cause Analysis: Improving Performance for Bottom-Line Results, Fourth Edition Review

Just finished this book and it was an easy read and very helpful. The authors approach Root Cause Analysis from a reliability point of view but that does not mean you can't learn something useful for reducing defects in a process, or for any other form of continuous improvment. They favor the logic tree approach for getting to the root cause and give a very good explanation on how to apply it. I have found this approach easier to teach to my clients and easier for them to understand and apply than 5 why's or the fishbone diagram approaches. The logic tree requires gathering data to validate or invalidate each possible reason in the causal chain of events. Sometimes the data is not conclusive enough to do this but the authors propose a way to handle this so you don't get bogged down.

My recommendation is to read chapters 2-8 and chapter 10, then go back and read whatever else is of interest. There are a few errors in the book but they are do not seriously detract from the concepts being covered.

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Shared Parking

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This book contains the information needed to accurately estimate parking requirements for a mixed-use center. Essential for government planners, developers, and architects, it helps to determine how many parking spaces are needed for a new development based on the types of tenants it will attract.

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The text is so good, there are great recommendations for the topic, but the version.
It's disgusting when I find notes in tables which are so small that I can't read them; or in some graphics the key indicate colors, but I just see blue.
It would be better to not release this kind of formats without preparing exclusive time to check in detail.
Also some orthographic errors.

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The Playing Cure: Individualized Play Therapy for Specific Childhood Problems (Child Therapy (Jason Aronson))

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The Playing Cure focuses on the curative powers of play and the application of play therapy to a wide variety of psychological problems. The authors present a prescriptive approach built on years of research. With clear examples, they demonstrate how play therapy can be adapted to the treatment of many distinct clinical populations including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and adjustment reactions. This innovative approach challenges clinicians to implement a broad range of interventions that can be fine-tuned to the needs of each child.

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This is an excellent resource for therapists working with kids and parents...well laid out, easy to find information. You can go from chapter to chapter based on what diagnosis you are workisng with. Various treatment modalities and theories are drawn from, but its not alot of theory stuff. Something to use in real life, not just in grad school. Great list of authors, all well known in their area of expertise. Highly reccomended.

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Practical Multivariate Analysis, Fifth Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)

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This new version of the bestselling Computer-Aided Multivariate Analysis has been appropriately renamed to better characterize the nature of the book. Taking into account novel multivariate analyses as well as new options for many standard methods, Practical Multivariate Analysis, Fifth Edition shows readers how to perform multivariate statistical analyses and understand the results. For each of the techniques presented in this edition, the authors use the most recent software versions available and discuss the most modern ways of performing the analysis. New to the Fifth Edition Chapter on regression of correlated outcomes resulting from clustered or longitudinal samples Reorganization of the chapter on data analysis preparation to reflect current software packages Use of R statistical software Updated and reorganized references and summary tables Additional end-of-chapter problems and data sets The first part of the book provides examples of studies requiring multivariate analysis techniques; discusses characterizing data for analysis, computer programs, data entry, data management, data clean-up, missing values, and transformations; and presents a rough guide to assist in choosing the appropriate multivariate analysis. The second part examines outliers and diagnostics in simple linear regression and looks at how multiple linear regression is employed in practice and as a foundation for understanding a variety of concepts. The final part deals with the core of multivariate analysis, covering canonical correlation, discriminant, logistic regression, survival, principal components, factor, cluster, and log-linear analyses. While the text focuses on the use of R, S-PLUS, SAS, SPSS, Stata, and STATISTICA, other software packages can also be used since the output of most standard statistical programs is explained. Data sets and code are available for download from the book ��s web page and CRC Press Online.

Practical Multivariate Analysis, Fifth Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science) Review

The book explain each statistical concept by sections, understood, definitions, statistical assuptions, and provides practical examples. Each chapter consists of sections clearly identified.

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