Books to read

If you want to gain a thorough understanding of Beta, or just want to research aspects of it, then this reading list should provide helpful. This list is curated by Niels Pflaeging and Silke Hermann. The selection is incomplete & subjective, of course.
If you are looking for a topic that you cannot find here, or if you want to suggest further books to the list, then please get in touch by email, or in our Slack group. We grouped the titles into (subjective) categories, such as: BetaCodex – Background – Foundations  – Systems theory – Change stuff – Beyond Budgeting – Pioneering cases – Learning & Development – On a personal note.

BetaCodex

    
Organize for Complexity – Niels Pflaeging, BetaCodex Publishing 2014

OpenSpace Beta – Silke Hermann/Niels Pflaeging, BetaCodex Publishing 2018

Foundations

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Scientific-Management-Frederick-Winslow/dp/1614275718

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Managing-Organization-Leading-Companies-Transforming/dp/068483734X

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Adaptive-Enterprise-Stephan-H-Haeckel/dp/1523631465/

Background

Also: https://www.amazon.com/What-Were-They-Thinking-Unconventional/dp/1422103129

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Learning-Organizations-Understanding-Socio-Cognitive/dp/0991160703

Systems theory

Change stuff

Beyond Budgeting

Pioneering cases

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Production-System-Beyond-Large-Scale/dp/0915299143/ 

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Decentralisation-why-how-make-work-Wallander/dp/9171509100/

Method

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Game-Business-Expanded-Updated/dp/0385348339

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Book-Management-Coming-Business-Revolution/dp/0887308023

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Abolishing-Performance-Appraisals-Backfire-2002-09-09/dp/B01N8XZ5GP

Learning & Development

Also: https://jarche.com/services/books-in-beta/

On a personal note

Also: https://www.amazon.com/Unstuck-Tool-Yourself-Your-World/dp/159184147X