Hi Eduardo,
You are absolutely on track.
The classic systems training on Stafford Beer's Viable System Model (and other systems tools) is done via the Beer game - see http://www.beergame.org/
Cheers!
Terry
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eduardo corte-real
Sent: Friday, 6 February 2015 12:11 PM
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Subject: Re: Beer's Viable Systems Model
Dear Klaus and Ken, Terry and Carlos
Beer's Viable seems to taste better than Beer's Variable.
Best,
Eduardo Corte-Real
IADE-U, Lisboa
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:
> Dear Klaus,
>
> You are absolutely correct. It is “Viable Systems Model” I was up
> early, and my fingers and brain were not entirely connected. I was
> thinking “viable,” but I started by typing “variable” and kept doing
> it. I have amended the header to make this thread easier to follow.
> This is why I usually proof-read before posting - and what happens when I fail to do so.
> Reading the post reveals several other incorrect words and typos.
>
> The questions remain relevant, though. At least I hope they do.
>
> Thanks for your sharp eye.
>
> Ken
>
> --
>
> Klaus Krippendorff wrote:
>
> —snip—
>
> beer's VSM is not a variable systems model but a viable systems model
> k
>
> —snip—
>
>
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