FREE to download 120 pp Publisher: SCiO Publishing
This book provides a very brief introduction to the topic of complexity and its application in various disciplines such as science, systems theory, cybernetics, management, and more. It presents fundamental theories and models that deepen the understanding of dynamics, interactions, and patterns in complex systems. Contributions by important thinkers such as Henri Poincaré, Edward Lorenz, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Norbert Wiener and many others are illustrated, which paved the way for interdisciplinary approaches in the analysis and control of complex processes.
Comments on the book:
"Concepts of Complexity – A Very Short Introduction" offers a compact, yet multifaceted overview of central approaches to cybernetics and related disciplines – a valuable handbook for systems thinkers that summarizes what is known in a structured way and at the same time opens up new perspectives on lesser-known actors.
Carola Ritzinger-Roll, M.Sc., MBA, Management Cyberneticist
The book "Concepts of Complexity – A Very Short Introduction" contains a very compact presentation of the most important protagonists from systems and complexity research. But not only that. This text opens a door to the exciting world of interdisciplinary, scientific examination of the questions that only mystics would have dared to tackle a few hundred years ago. This guide is a good synopsis that is recommended for both beginners and more experienced systems thinkers.
Dr. Matvei Tobman, Medical Doctor, MHBA
This book is a small masterpiece: informative, inspiring and wonderfully readable. Each double page gets to the heart of the essence of a systems theorist – understandable and profound at the same time. An enrichment for all those who appreciate or want to get to know systemic thinking.
Dr.-Ing. Dipl. Math. Clemens Dachs
