
038 - The Viable System Model
General Intellect Unit
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Pickering - Is Stafford Beer a VSM?
Walker was working with co-ops in Britain, trying to kind of work out the problems of self-management. He then heard about Stafford Beer and asked two questions: would it be appropriate to apply to cooperatives? And does the viable system model require the use of authority and obedience, right? That like the VSM definitely applies to co-ops and no it doesn't require hierarchical management techniques that we all know and hate.
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