publications
A selection of English publications is included here. Most are freely available.
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Systems thinking is about assessing and addressing issues more holistically. The publications listed here focus on specific approaches within that field. Several address system dynamics and the use of causal diagrams; ‘Using Causal Loop Diagrams’ is a good starting point. Others focus more on transition theory and network theory, such as ‘Collaborative Transformation’ and ‘The Patchwork Perspective’.
Podcasts about the patchwork perspective
NotebookLM based on Hans Vermaak, 2026
Video / audio · change · change agents · complex issues · patchwork · systems thinking
Collaborative transformation
Joost Oorthuizen, Hans Vermaak, Carla Romeu Dalmau, Elea Papemmanuel - Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018
My books · change · complex issues · patchwork · systems thinking
Protected: A patchwork perspective on large scale transitions
Hans Vermaak
Contributions to books · change · complex issues · patchwork · systems thinking
Using causal loop diagrams to deal with complex issues
Hans Vermaak
Contributions to books · change · complex issues · systems thinking
Working interactively with causal loop diagrams
Hans Vermaak
Contributions to books · change · complex issues · systems thinking
‘Defixation’ as an intervention perspective.
A. Stoppelenburg, H. Vermaak - Journal of Management Inquiry, 2009
My articles · change · complex issues · research · systems thinking