The Systems Bible
The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small
by John Gall
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“@0xdea @caseyjohnellis @essobi @sawaba Here is a great book on systems. Everything is a system. This is one of the better books written about how systems ?work? ? e.g. >> IN A CLOSED SYSTEM, INFORMATION TENDS TO DECREASE AND HALLUCINATION TENDS TO INCREASE | @0xdea @caseyjohnellis @essobi @sawaba Here is a great book on systems. Everything is a system. This is one of the better books written about how systems “work” … e.g. >> IN A CLOSED SYSTEM, INFORMATION TENDS TO DECREASE AND HALLUCINATION TENDS TO INCREASE | @cwodtke Mythical ManMonthFred Brooks. The Innovator's DilemmaClay Christensen, SystemanticsJ. Gall. Wait, those aren't UX books. | New series of "Behind the Curtain" books that explain how stuff works, with highlights in each book's thread. I'll add more as I find new ones and revisit old. Quoted thread below explains why all of this is worthwhile. First up: 1. The Systems Bible by John Gall”
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“@0xdea @caseyjohnellis @essobi @sawaba Here is a great book on systems. Everything is a system. This is one of the better books written about how systems ?work? ? e.g. >> IN A CLOSED SYSTEM, INFORMATION TENDS TO DECREASE AND HALLUCINATION TENDS TO INCREASE | @0xdea @caseyjohnellis @essobi @sawaba Here is a great book on systems. Everything is a system. This is one of the better books written about how systems “work” … e.g. >> IN A CLOSED SYSTEM, INFORMATION TENDS TO DECREASE AND HALLUCINATION TENDS TO INCREASE | @cwodtke Mythical ManMonthFred Brooks. The Innovator's DilemmaClay Christensen, SystemanticsJ. Gall. Wait, those aren't UX books. | New series of "Behind the Curtain" books that explain how stuff works, with highlights in each book's thread. I'll add more as I find new ones and revisit old. Quoted thread below explains why all of this is worthwhile. First up: 1. The Systems Bible by John Gall”
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