Law of Requisite Why Flexibility is important for success in changing world

The Law of Requisite Variety - Why Flexibility is Important for Success in a Changing World (1998)......Page 1 Contents......Page 3 Introduction......Page 4 Ashby's Law......Page 6 A Common Misinterpretation of Ashby's Law......Page 10 Managing Diversity......Page 11 The 'Costs' of Requisite Variety......Page 14 Some Implications the Law of Requisite Variety......Page 16 Successful Outcomes are Dependent on the Ability to Address a Variety of Different Needs and Situations......Page 17 The Immune Systems of AIDS Patients Have Lost Much of Their 'Requisite Variety'......Page 21 Aligning Flexibility and Consistency......Page 22 Individual Flexibility and Variety Must Increase As Structural Variety is Decreased......Page 25 The Dominant Law of Social Systems......Page 26 Power and Dependence......Page 30 Requisite Variety, Evolution and Self-Organization......Page 33 Summary and Review: A Vocabulary for Systemic Thinking......Page 36 Putting the Law of Requisite Variety Into Practice......Page 41 Example of System Modeling Tool Which Supports Better Systemic Thinking......Page 43 Conclusion......Page 48 Postscript......Page 49 Appendix A: (William) Ross Ashby......Page 50 Bibliography......Page 54 Index......Page 56