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by REALiSTiC 2267 days ago
Systems Thinking, mainly through reading Russell Ackoff's books. The Art of Problem Solving is good, Turning Learning Right Side Up is eye-opening (and definitely one of my favorite books lately) and currently reading Redesigning Society. Highly recommended.
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I recommend Systemantics also. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemantics
I'm reading this subject too. Thinking in Systems: A Primer is also a good book. Highly recommended.
I started it couple of months ago, but couldn't get past the first few chapters. It was too dry for my taste. Even though she's a brilliant scientist (I'd recommend checking her classic The Limit to Growth), it seemed like the earlier resources about the topic are much better explained rather than the newer stuff.