Tutorials on Cybernetics
by Stuart A. Umpleby


Fundamentals and History of Cybernetics:
Development of the Theory of Complex Adaptive Systems

Presented in Orlando, FL, July 2006

 
1 A History of the Cybernetics Movement in the United States (powerpoint) (article) (video)
2 First Order Cybernetics: Regulation and Self-Organization   (powerpoint) (video)
3 Second Order Cybernetics: Cognition and Self-Reference (powerpoint) (video)
4 Social Cybernetics: Reflexivity and Social Change   (powerpoint) (video)
5 Exercises (PDF)
6 Abstract and Biography (abstract)
   
To view videos of the tutorials (about 1.5 hours each or 6 hours total) go here.
     

For a 25 minute slide show on the History and Development of Cybernetics, see this page.

     
For a 15 minute radio interview with Stuart Umpleby about Cybernetics (7/8/2010), go here.
 

Management Cybernetics:
Approaches to Creating a Holistic View of Management
Presented in Orlando, FL, July 2007
 
1 Quality Improvement and the Viable System Model (powerpoint)
2 Interactive Planning and Group Facilitation Methods (powerpoint)
3 System Dynamics and Causal Influence Diagrams (powerpoint)
4 Some additional theorists and the nature of knowledge of management (powerpoint)
5 Abstract and Biography (abstract)