<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">Dear Esther,<BR>
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One of the questions that popped into my mind was "Why does he need/want to do this?" That might lead to a different set of options than what appears to me to be a focus on the academic side of Systems Thinking. Does he want to improve his operations/organizational outcomes? Make more money? Have more fun? There may be better options than an immersion in systems thinking. <BR>
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There is a consulting practice in Britain that is very practical, a bit ascerbic, but useful for thinking about this subject. John Seddon has written a book called "Freedom from command and control, a better way to make the work work." He's very systems oriented. His organization is called "The Vanguard Group" and a URL that might get you more information is www.lean-service.com. He is what we call a "Lean Thinker", meaning a disciple of the Toyota Production philosophy.<BR>
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It may be that your client really wants to know about Lean Thinking. Putting that in a search engine will get you lots and lots of information.<BR>
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You might also track down books by Gerald Nadler, who is one of the premier Systems Thinkers that I know about.<BR>
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Sincerely,<BR>
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Paul Everett<BR>
jpeseeker@aol.com</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"></FONT></HTML>
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