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Cybernetics Bookshelf

dsoul — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:14:00 -0700

As I noted elsewhere, I'm looking at using Goodreads as a catalog system for my fairly extensive library.... here's a widget courtesy of the Goodreads people that gives a taste of some (I've only entered about 800 so far) of the books in my collection, in this case those I've tagged with the term 'cybernetics'

or, to see my complete 'cybernetics' shelf, click (and scroll down past tags see books) :

Human-Computer Interaction and Interaction Design

dsoul — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:33:00 -0800

This page provides pointers into content on pangaro.com that relates to the theory and practice of human-computer interaction and interaction design....

Cybernetics of Human Computer Interaction

dsoul — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:30:00 -0800

This video clip (approx 1 1/2 hours) gives a good introduction to the circular causality studied by cybernetics and why it is more than just control theory. ...

Instant Insight - (video clip D. Luckham)

dsoul — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:10:00 -0800

The Why and What of CEP .... Complex Event Processing: An Essential Technology for Instant Insight into the Operations of Enterprise ...

A Cybernetics and Systems Thinking Bookshelf

dsoul — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 22:45:00 -0800

I have an application running on the "ning" playground that "shelves" some of the many books I have in my personal library in these areas.... many have a brief commentary and all have a ranking (1 - 5 stars) as well as links to amazon and allow others to add their comments or brief review...Cybernetics Bookshelf on ning

Cybernetics - start here guide

dsoul — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:49:00 -0800

originally put in place for a predecessor weblog (http://cep.weblogger.com) this page was still under construction at the time that this website was started... it may be updated sometime.... the links marke "#" point to the articles on the weblogger site:

IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: 2006

dsoul — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:28:00 -0800

SMC The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics will be held October 8-11, 2006 at the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. Important deadlines: February 1, submission of proposals for special sessions; March 1, submission of papers (full papers only); May 15, notification of acceptance; July 1, final camera-ready papers [more].

Automating Invention: Norbert Weiner on Computer Automation and Work

dsoul — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:08:00 -0800

Robert Plotkin ('Automating Invention") often writes about the economic effects of computer automation

Squidoo Lens: Cybernetics

dsoul — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:31:00 -0800

This is my primary lens on cybernetics on Squidoo;.... the others are meant to complement this one....

Squidoo Lens: Viable Systems Model

dsoul — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:31:00 -0800

Another Squidoo lens .... This one dedicated to exploring the work of Stafford Beer...

Squidoo Lens: Cybernetic Lens

dsoul — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:30:00 -0800

I've been participating in the Squidoo Beta ... I now have several lenses that deal with the subjects of Cybernetics and General Systems Theory...

Organizational Transformation and Learning: A Cybernetic Approach to Management

dsoul — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:29:00 -0800

Anyone familiar with the work of Stafford Beer in the area of Viable Systems (VSM) will want to see the practical application of the model and the role that managerial cybernetics can play in coping with environmental complexity.

By Raul Espejo, Werner Schuuhmann, Markus Schwaninger & Ulbaldo Bilello (Wiley 1996) this book is both theoretical and practical... a rare feat that is carried off extermely well by these authors .

Back Cover Copy
Todays managers are increasingly busy and less inclined than ever to cope with difficult theoretical propositions. For this very reason, the managers to whom this book will appear daunting are the ones who have most to gain. This book aims to make their own jobs, and the organizations they work for, more satisfying and humane. There are no apologies for this circular argument. The theory upon which this book is based is a theory on managing complexity — those who make the effort to study it are likely to have a useful and valuable learning experience. Organizational Transformation and Learning is more than theory in isolation. The ideas have been worked out in practice to approach five fundamental issues:

How can organizations cope with increasing environmental complexity?
How can they maintain viability and develop further at the same time?
How can organizational action become more effective?
How can managers cope with increasing organizational complexity?
How can their action become more effective?

Given that complexity is the core issue for organizations to deal with in the future, Organizational Transformation and Learning shows in theory and practice how organizational and managerial cybernetics can contribute to dealing with this core issue. It provides a framework to relate and organize the myriad activities common to contemporary business. The book will change the readers appreciation of their role in the organization and make each action more effective.

In plain terms, the authors believe that organizational transformation begins with individual transformation, and intend that this book will encourage that individual transformation.

My ranking: * * * * *

A Mob is a Mob... smart just makes it hurt more

dsoul — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:21:00 -0800

in France, and now in Australia ,there is evidence that text messaging technology is being used to overcome the balance that was formerly in place...

Matryoshka

dsoul — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 20:24:00 -0800

We will start with the premise that we are interested in things that are connected. Never mind now why, for now it is sufficient just to state that we are interested in such a connection of things. To make coversation easier, rather than always saying ‘the collection of things that are connected’ we will attach the label ‘system’ to this collection. To be clear, we shall define a system as any cohesive collection of items that is dynamically related.

18th European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research (April 18 - 21, 2006)

dsoul — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:21:00 -0800

Since 1972, the biennial European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR) have served as a forum for discussion of converging ideas and new aspects of different scientific disciplines....

Autopoietic Theory and Social Systems: Theory and Practice

dsoul — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:16:00 -0800

Dr. Whitaker's ACM siggroup pages

Autopoiesis Reading Plan

dsoul — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:03:00 -0800

An Autopoeisis reading plan by Randall Whitaker...

Squidoo Lens: Viable Systems Model

dsoul — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 19:38:00 -0800

This lens is dedicated to exploring the work of Stafford Beer and the development of his VSM.

A start here guide to Cybernetics on Squidoo....

dsoul — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:21:00 -0800

resources available on Squidoo that cover the fields of Cybernetics