My propositions serve as elucidations in the following way: anyone who understands me eventually recognizes them as nonsensical, when he has used them as steps to climb beyond them. (He must, so to speak, throw away the ladder after he has climbed up it.) – Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractus Logico-Philosophicus In my recent post on the […]| Harish's Notebook – My notes… Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
I borrow the term ‘dogma’ from W. V. Quine’s classic essay Two Dogmas of Empiricism, where he showed that unquestioned assumptions can quietly shape an entire field. Complexity science, too, rests on its own dogmas that deserve examination. In today’s post, I want to explore what I see as two fundamental dogmas with how we […]| Harish's Notebook – My notes… Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” was one of my favorite poems as a child growing up. This was taught in my high school as part of my English classes. In today’s post, I a…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
Surely friendship does not depend on obligations or frequency, but it does posit expectations on something like a movement of reciprocity. In fact, movement (κίνηση) and reciprocity are so intertwi…| Infrapolitical Reflections
In today’s post, I am exploring Ashby’s Law of Requisite Variety and why it might be both more necessary and more slippery than most presentations suggest. Ashby’s Law might not be just another management principle. It could be a window into how we navigate complexity when the world refuses to be pinned down by our […]| Harish's Notebook – My notes… Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
In today’s post, I am exploring one of the most fascinating aspects of Heinz von Foerster’s work: his complete rejection of philosophical labels and -isms. Von Foerster, the Austrian-Am…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
In today’s post, I am exploring the notion of “doing the right thing.” We encounter this expectation everywhere in workplaces, personal relationships, and civic life. The phrase appears in mission statements, performance reviews, and everyday conversations. At first glance, it feels simple and reassuring. Of course we should do the right thing. In regulated industries, […]| Harish's Notebook – My notes… Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
In today’s post, I am exploring the notion that viability depends on our capacity for action, and that this capacity may not entirely rely on having a perfect grasp of “Truth.” This possibility, dr…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
In today’s post, I am further exploring the notion of models and mental models. We often speak of mental models as though they are neat packages of knowledge stored somewhere in the mind. These models are typically treated as internal blueprints and as simplified representations of the world that help us navigate and make decisions. […]| Harish's Notebook – My notes… Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
Discover the history of systems thinking, from its origins to modern complexities. Explore key milestones and influential figures in the field| Systems Thinking Alliance
In today’s post I am exploring the need for ethics in Systems Thinking using the ideas of Heinz von Foerster and Russell Ackoff. Russell Ackoff and Heinz von Foerster came from different traditions…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
In today’s post, I want to explore what I have been thinking of as the Cybernetics of Kindness. In my recent reflections, I have been drawn to the quiet power of compassion and kindness, part…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
Most people have heard the adage, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”| Truthstream Media
Discover Stafford Beer, the founder of management cybernetics. Explore his innovations like the Viable System Model (VSM) and his impact on systems thinking.| Systems Thinking Alliance
At a recent exhibition, I saw a sign that read: “Exit Only. No Re-Entry.” It seemed not just as a logistical instruction but as a metaphor. Around the same time, I came across a photo o…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
Complexity is a matter of degree and not a kind. – Glenda Eoyang In today’s post, I am exploring the importance of incorporating diversity when navigating complex environments. I have written…| Harish's Notebook - My notes... Lean, Cybernetics, Quality & Data Science.
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART VI – CONFLICT AND OSCILLATION][PART VII – NO REALLY, SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS GOING ON?][INTERLUDE – I LOVE YOU FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS][PART VIII – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE][PART IX – ANIMAL […]| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART V…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART VI – CONFLICT AND OSCILLATION][PART VII – NO REALLY, SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS GOING ON?][INTERLUDE – I LOVE YOU FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS][PART VIII – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE][PART IX – ANIMAL […]| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART VI – CONFLICT AND OSCILLATION][PART VII – NO REALLY, SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS GOING ON?][INTERLUDE – I LOVE YOU FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS][PART VIII – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE] When people talk […]| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART V…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART V…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES][PART V…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING][PART V – DEPRESSION AND OTHER DIAGNOSES] It is …| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES][PART IV – LEARNING] There’s a thermostat that regulates the t…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION][PART III – PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES] Reward and punishment is the lowest form of education. — Zhua…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT][PART II – MOTIVATION] Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree,…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK][PART I – THERMOSTAT] Inland Empire: What if *you* only appear as a large singular body, but are actually a congregation of tiny organisms working in unison? Phys…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
[PROLOGUE – EVERYBODY WANTS A ROCK] When the hands that operate the motor lose control of the lever;When the mind of its own in the wheel puts two and two together… — Thermostat, They Might Be Gian…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
We who have nothing to “wind string around” are lost in the wilderness. But those who deny this need are “burning our playhouse down.” If you put quotes around certain words it sounds more like a m…| SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD
UPDATE: I have now found an explicit formula for the Möbius function on the redundancy lattice. This will appear in a preprint soon.| Abel Jansma
In my PhD thesis, I developed a method and software package to infer interactions and cell states from gene expression data. Both the software and the research are now published!| Abel Jansma
Dan Davies, The Unaccountability Machine: How Systems Make Terrible Decisions and How the World Lost Its Mind Profile Books, £22.00 by Michael Pollak why Hayek was wrong Here is what mainstream eco…| LBO News from Doug Henwood
The following review for the series #ELRBOOKS comes as a series of recommendations by Sandy Baldwin who is currently working as an independent writer. Nevertheless, this review features far more than five books and, in the best tradition of metafiction, his suggestions are directly addressed to the readers who are interested in electronic literature and […]| electronicliteraturereview
