The art of thinking in systems : [electronic resource] improve your logic, think more critically, and use proven systems to solve your problems - strategic planning for everyday life / Steven Schuster.

Introduction -- What is systems thinking? -- The elements of systems thinking -- Types of thinking -- How to shift from linear thinking patterns to systems thinking -- Understanding system behavior -- System errors -- The falling systems -- Escalation -- Why do the rich get richer? -- Systems thinking in relationships -- Key takeaways from systems thinking -- Conclusion.

"Would you like to have better solutions to your problems? Struggling to understand why things went wrong when you did everything right? [This book] can help you with these problems. You think systems thinking is for politicians, and powerful CEO's? Let me tell you this: a small business is a system, your class at school is a system, your family is a system. You are the element of larger systems--your town, your country, the world. These systems have a different dynamic. The more you know about their nature, the more optimal solutions you'll find to problems related to them. [This book] presents the fundamental system models and methods with an application to real life. Know how to use systems thinking at work, in your business, in your relationship, friendships. Some things in life can't be fixed with a simple "you did this so I did that" thinking. By applying conventional thinking to complex problems, we often perpetuate the very problems we try so hard to solve. The book also helps you to see through the hidden pathways of contemporary politics, economics, and education changes"--Page 4 of cover.