The Search for Viability: A practitioner's view of how the Viable Systems Model is helping transform English local government (and why it has passed unrecognised)
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DOI: 10.1002/sres.2455
Abstract: Since 2010, local authorities in England have experienced an unprecedented reduction in their resourcing at a time when demands on services have risen substantially through social and demographic changes. Faced with such external challenges, various… read more here.
Keywords: search viability; systems model; practitioner view; viable systems ... See more keywords
Purposeful Evolution in Organisational Cybernetics: Symbiosis, Co‐Evolution, Transduction and Axiology in Viable Systems
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DOI: 10.1002/sres.3122
Abstract: This paper addresses the gap in organisational cybernetics by examining evolutionary adaptation within viable systems through a teleological lens. Traditional views of adaptation as a deterministic, random process are reconsidered, proposing an intentional, goal‐oriented approach. A… read more here.
Keywords: cybernetics; evolution; organisational cybernetics; evolution transduction ... See more keywords
From Viability to Sustainability: The Contribution of the Viable Systems Approach (VSA)
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DOI: 10.3390/su10030725
Abstract: The current dynamics of business systems require new ways of conceiving the role of single entities. On this basis, a complex of interactions between the company and the reference context must be activated to guarantee… read more here.
Keywords: contribution viable; sustainability contribution; viability sustainability; viable systems ... See more keywords
Sustainability and the Viable Systems Approach: Opportunities and Issues for the Governance of the Territory
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DOI: 10.3390/su10030790
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to propose an approach for representing the territory as a dynamic system of intersubjective relationships that is able to guarantee not only the efficiency of the processes within organizations,… read more here.
Keywords: territory; viable systems; approach; territory sustainability ... See more keywords