Autobiographical retrospectives: Learning your way to ‘action to improve’ – the development of soft systems thinking and soft systems methodology

Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content.

[1]  Michael Foster An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Action Research in Work Organizations , 1972 .

[2]  Christopher Janaway,et al.  Art of Judgement , 1991 .

[3]  C. Churchman,et al.  Challenge to Reason , 1968 .

[4]  C. West Churchman,et al.  The Systems Approach , 1979 .

[5]  H. Maibom Social Systems , 2007 .

[6]  Peter Checkland,et al.  Science and the Systems Paradigm , 1976 .

[7]  H. Rittel,et al.  Dilemmas in a general theory of planning , 1973 .

[8]  David Bell The Art of Judgement , 1987 .

[9]  S. IiI. “Redesigning the future” , 2007, Journal of General Internal Medicine.

[10]  R. Faure,et al.  Introduction to operations research , 1968 .

[11]  P. Checkland From framework through experience to learning: The essential nature of action research , 1991 .

[12]  B. A Bayraktar Education in Systems Science , 1979 .

[13]  Russell L. Ackoff,et al.  On purposeful systems , 1972 .

[14]  Charles J. Hitch,et al.  An Appreciation of Systems Analysis , 1955, Oper. Res..

[15]  H. Klein,et al.  Information systems research: contemporary approaches and emergent traditions , 1991 .

[16]  A. Wayne Wymore,et al.  Systems engineering methodology for interdisciplinary teams , 1976 .

[17]  H. Smalley The systems approach. , 1972, Hospitals.

[18]  R Gourlay,et al.  Learning in action. , 1986, The Health service journal.

[19]  K. Lewin Action Research and Minority Problems , 1946 .

[20]  D. Schoen The Reflective Practitioner , 1983 .

[21]  Michael Neil Systems Analysis for Business and Industrial Problem Solving , 1965 .

[22]  Peter Checkland,et al.  Information, Systems, And Information Systems , 1997 .

[23]  S. Martin,et al.  “Redesigning the future” , 1987, Journal of General Internal Medicine.

[24]  Peter Checkland,et al.  Systems Thinking, Systems Practice , 1981 .

[25]  P. Checkland,et al.  Action Research: Its Nature and Validity , 1998 .

[26]  A. D. Hall,et al.  A Methodology for Systems Engineering , 1962 .

[27]  Victoria Hoban,et al.  The Reflective Practitioner , 2013 .