Seeing

“Seeing has forged a new and needed niche in the ecosystem of books for the general public about systems thinking, theory, and practice.”

-Tyler Volk, author of Metapatterns and Quarks to Culture

“This book is going to be one of those that changes the way you see literally everything. Lynn paints a rich picture for appreciating the interconnected patterns inherent in the universe that everyone can learn from and enjoy.”

-Gary Robert Smith, President (2024⁄2025) International Society for System Sciences

“A fascinating vision of the world as a kaleidoscope of patterns on the smallest and largest scales…admirably lucid, straightforward, and intuitively appealing…a fine introduction for lay readers to systems theory that reveals its fertile insights in many ingenious guises.” “✔️GET IT!”

-Kirkus Reviews

“As the human social condition becomes increasingly complex, an understanding of how everything is connected to everything else and has consequences is absolutely essential…Lynn Rasmussen has boiled it down to the fundamentals… an essential starting point for anyone interested in grasping how healthy systems work.”

-George Mobus, PhD, coauthor of Principles of Systems Science and author of Systems Science: Theory, Analysis, Modeling, and Design

This is great work - a huge achievement to distill the complexity of Len Troncale’s System Process Theory into an accessible and really useful essence. Full of transdisciplinary synergies and insights. Every page made me think!

-Hillary Sillitto, co-author of Scotland 2070 and author of Architecting Systems

“Seeing is an elegantly composed introduction to systems science. The simplicity in describing complexity is comprehensive and well presented. A great contribution toward the goal of systems science literacy for all!”

-Peter D. Tuddenham, co-founder, The College of Exploration and the Systems Literacy project

“This compilation has been sorely needed in the systems field. Lynn Rasmussen has done a remarkable job of illuminating critical concepts in a way that makes them easily and clearly understood.”

-Debora Hammond, PhD, author of The Science of Synthesis

“This is the book we’ve all been waiting for! A brilliant, accessible, yet in-depth and rigorously written coverage of systems science and its principal processes and patterns. (For anyone who wants to) learn the glorious commonality of all systems and how they work and behave. A+ for this book!”

-Stephen Mastro, PhD, adjunct faculty, Drexel University’s College of Engineering

”…the story in this book is timely, an important contrast to-and a remedy for-much of what is happening in the world…. for those who want to understand more about systems science and those who want a fresh perspective on solving the challenging problems we face individually and collectively.”

-Duane Hybertson, PhD, author of Model-Oriented Systems Engineering Science

Lynn Rasmussen, cofounder of the Maui Institute and author, is a systems theorist and researcher with over 25 years of conversations and collaborations with cutting-edge systems scientists and thinkers. With roots in public health and community service, Lynn applies her knowledge of systems to the environmental, cultural, and economic crises facing her island home.

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