Pursue Effectiveness, Take the Biscuit!
November 11, 2022
In my recent paper for the National Preparedness Commission, I wrote: We have been driven by the pursuit of economic growth and efficiency above all,
In my recent paper for the National Preparedness Commission, I wrote: We have been driven by the pursuit of economic growth and efficiency above all,
According to a very unreliable source (twitter!) physicist Richard Feynman said: “You’re under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago,
In the UK the continuing feed of dire news, in particular for supply of energy and water, is disheartening. It seems that provision of these
John Beckford, President of Cybernetics Society and author of The Intelligent Organisation, and Edoardo Tealdi, VP of Digital at NTT DATA Services, talk about how
Interview with John Beckford, President, The Cybernetics Society John gives CXO 5 minutes on why leaders must prioritise adaptability above all else, what cyber-effectiveness is
We need to rethink the organisation. We must break from the traps of historic convention, stop managing the wrong things and embrace an adaptive synthesis
When we talk about an organisation as ‘intelligent’ we are describing its ability to synthesise people, processes and information into a capability to co-adapt with
An intelligent organisation is one which integrates and synthesises people and behaviours with process and structure in order to fulfil purpose – all of it
A: The study of self-managing systems. Any system, to be considered cybernetic, must manage itself in an environment towards an outcome (a goal or objective),
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