Webinars
‘URUguay CIBernético: Successfully implementing Stafford Beer’s ideas’
When the Internet did not exist, a true technological revolution occurred within the Uruguayan State as the country was regaining its democracy. The URUguay CIBernético project (Cybernetic Uruguay or URUCIB, for
‘Organisational cybernetics’ contribution to avoid missing the new hype of systems curiosity
Over the last few years after the pandemic times, government, organisations and people in general have started to recognize the relevance or adopting a systemic perspective to understand the grand-challenges humanity faces.
Viability and Action: Bridging Knowledge and Action with the VSM
Organizations are awash with complexity, yet decisions must be made in real time. This talk offers a practitioner-ready pathway from sensemaking to coordinated action by reframing the classic “Thought–Knowledge–Action” triad onto the
Ashby and me
Like most people in this community I suspect, I first encounter Ross Ashby’s ‘Law of Requisite variety’ through Stafford Beer, who regarded it as the foundational concept upon which his
Dealing with Climate Change: Systemic Strategies by Scope and Scale
In this webinar, Markus Schwaninger (with Stefan Ott) propose a systemic framework for dealing with global warming effectively. Their research question is: “How can society bring about a holistic approach to
Cybernetics Escapes the Laboratory: Planning a Collective Anti-Wicked Praxis
Recently the world was shaken by the COVID-19 epidemic. Consequences include the irrefutable recognition of countless pandemics—pan meaning all and demos meaning people joined collectively by common geography or any










