Cybernetic System Design for a Complex World: The Variety Calculus
Autor Gordon Niven, David Capewellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iun 2026
By introducing a new way of thinking and visualising systems, this title enables professionals to better understand situations, design effective solutions, and make confident decisions. Rooted in the principles of cybernetics – the universal mechanisms through which all systems, social or technological, adapt and maintain viability in dynamic conditions – Cybernetic System Design for a Complex World combines a robust theoretical framework, practical tools, and methods to achieve effective agency even in the face of the most challenging tasks.
Cybernetic ideas have been uniquely developed into an accessible and comprehensive methodology that is applicable to all aspects of purposeful system design and allows professionals to navigate the complexity of the modern ‘Information Age’ world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781041166245
ISBN-10: 1041166249
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: 52
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1041166249
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: 52
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Professional Practice & DevelopmentCuprins
Prologue, Part 1. Ideas To Shape How You View the World, 1. The Variety Calculus, 2. Thinking in Systems, 3. Variety and Complexity, 4. How Variety Can Help You Shape Effective Action, 5. Variety, Information, and Time, Part 2. Managing Variety, 6. Managing Organisational Variety, 7. Managing Environmental Variety, 8. How to Cope with Complexity, Part 3. From Theory to Practice, 9. The Veritas Analysis Framework, 10. Using Veritas to Support Planning and Design, 11. Organisations as Devices for Managing Variety, 12. An Alternative Approach to Organisation Design, 13. A Generic Functional Management Model, 14. The Rise of the Machines, Epilogue
Recenzii
‘The vast majority of us are unwitting "complicators". 'Simplifiers' who quickly see the wood for the trees are rare and precious. The more so in our very complex world. This hugely useful book provides a methodology to help us navigate the organizational and structural challenges of our times. I cannot commend it enough.’
Field Marshal The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB CBE DSO DL
‘At a time of enormous complexity, the Cybernetic System Design for a Complex World combines systems, cybernetics, and critical thinking tools to achieve agency and purpose when we need it most. This is an essential guide for leaders grappling with organizational challenges. It provides a unique perspective and a methodology to succeed in today’s world.’
Sir Jeremy Fleming, KCMG CB
Field Marshal The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB CBE DSO DL
‘At a time of enormous complexity, the Cybernetic System Design for a Complex World combines systems, cybernetics, and critical thinking tools to achieve agency and purpose when we need it most. This is an essential guide for leaders grappling with organizational challenges. It provides a unique perspective and a methodology to succeed in today’s world.’
Sir Jeremy Fleming, KCMG CB
Notă biografică
Gordon Niven is a Chief Systems Thinking Specialist at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Porton Down, UK. He has over 15 years’ experience applying systems approaches to complex challenges across all areas of defence and security. He teaches systems thinking, is an honorary fellow at Exeter University, and works as a consultant specialising in addressing complex challenges.
David Capewell served for 37 years in the UK military, with his last appointment as Chief of Joint Operations, where he was responsible to the government for UK global operations. He is currently the Chairman of a forensic intelligence business and a director of a large digital systems company. He also sits on the boards of a range of prestigious capital investment houses and chaired a panel for the recent strategic defence review. He is a distinguished fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and was the Hudson fellow at the University of Oxford.
David Capewell served for 37 years in the UK military, with his last appointment as Chief of Joint Operations, where he was responsible to the government for UK global operations. He is currently the Chairman of a forensic intelligence business and a director of a large digital systems company. He also sits on the boards of a range of prestigious capital investment houses and chaired a panel for the recent strategic defence review. He is a distinguished fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and was the Hudson fellow at the University of Oxford.
Descriere
The Variety Calculus has profound implications for leaders, decision makers in any sector struggling to achieve clarity and agency in the challenging and complex world we face now and in the future.