JeanVieille

J'ai eu le privilège de lire le manuscrit de ce roman à l'écriture virtuose et la sensibilité extrême. Les personnages - l'un s'appelle Jean! - s'entrecroisent avant de se rencontrer,au terme d'une intrigue ésothérique.

Another work on system science applied to organizations. This one is really outstanding, much easier to read than Beer's from whom it essentially build on. As a recent writing, it takes benefit of the many discovery since the Beer's age, namely complexity and chaos theories. The Beer's VSM - Viable System Model - has not to be confused with the Lean's Value Stream Mapping. It offers a convenient view of the enterprise as a living organism to manage its vital compliance to the Ashby's law. The book presents many practical example, though often frustrating by just stopping the explanations at the point you wish to ring the phone and ask Mr Hoverstadt to come and help - he is a consultant after all (among the best without any doubts).

The foundation book on System Science applied to organizations. This remind me my past life as process control engineer, tuning feedback loops to reach desired responsiveness and stability... Not an easy reading, but a dense and consistent material for matching many day to day observations on a consistent framework. The last chapters tells the Allende's Chile attempt to apply cybernetics law and models to shape its economy. As we know, the CIA did not let him finish the job.

La mémoire s'en va, une ambiance insolite et les illustrations extra-sensorielles de Michel Biot.