Critical Systems Thinking

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-5

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2. Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-9

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   2. What Is This Thing Called CST?

      • Gerald Midgley

      Pages 11-24

   3. The Ideal of Unity and the Practice of Pluralism in Systems Science

      • Gerald Midgley

      Pages 25-36

   4. Dealing with Diversity

      • Wendy Gregory

      Pages 37-61

   5. A Foucauldian Reflection on Critical Systems Thinking

      • Néstor Valero-Silva

      Pages 63-79

   6. Diversity Management

      • Robert L. Flood, Norma R. A. Romm

      Pages 81-92

3. Methodology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-94

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   2. Total Systems Intervention

      • Robert L. Flood

      Pages 95-115

   3. TSI as Critique

      • Jennifer Wilby

      Pages 117-139

   4. Critical Creativity and Total Systems Intervention

      • Gillian Ragsdell

      Pages 141-163

   5. Critical Systems Thinking for Citizens

      • Werner Ulrich

      Pages 165-178

   6. Systems Methodologies and Intervention

      • Norma R. A. Romm

      Pages 179-194

   7. A Framework for Assessing Participation

      • Mandy Brown

      Pages 195-213

4. Practice

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-216

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   2. TSI in North Yorkshire Police

      • Robert L Flood, Philip Green

      Pages 217-234

   3. Two Perspectives in a Voluntary Organization

      • Claire Cohen

      Pages 235-250

   4. Reflections on an Action Research Project

      • Norma R. A. Romm

      Pages 251-271

   5. Economic Recession and Self-Deceptions

      • John Oliga

      Pages 273-296

   6. Conclusion Preserving a Taste for Research and Practice without Recipes

      Pages 297-298

This volume offers comprehensive treatment of the latest developments in critical systems thinking and practice. The book features contributions by researchers at the prestigious Centre for Systems Studies at the University of Hull, England. The emphasis is on rigorous analysis of the wide range of approaches to problem solving reported in the research literature. This work will enhance the studies of researchers and students in the areas of systems problem solving, action research, management science, and operational research.

• Diversity
• Intervention
• creativity
• evaluation
• management
• management science
• organization

• University of Hull, Hull, England

  Robert L. Flood, Norma R. A. Romm

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