Donella H. Meadows

Donella H. Meadows was an American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer. “Thinking in Systems” explores how feedback, delays, and interconnected structures shape the behavior of systems.

Books by Donella H. Meadows

Thinking in Systems

Donella H. Meadows

Thinking in Systems asks how interconnected structures produce behavior that persists, grows, oscillates, or collapses. It explains why familiar fixes fail, how feedback and goals create traps, and where leverage lies for changing systems—while preserving resilience and acting with humility when prediction and control are limited.

7 chapters