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Triple articulation and the quadripod of a living system

by philipjboxer on November 28, 2023November 28, 2023

In the last blog, we described how the variety of possible 1st order behavioral closures constituted superposed states representing all the possible behaviors able to be realized by a living system. This restricted the possible…

The Three Asymmetries necessary to describing agency in living biological systems

by philipjboxer on November 16, 2023November 28, 2023

Special thanks go to John Kineman who has acted as a reader for this blog, providing invaluable help in clarifying my thinking.  I alone bear responsibility for the end result! The need to surrender sovereignty,…

What might it mean to ‘surrender sovereignty’ using biological metaphors?

by philipjboxer on November 14, 2023November 28, 2023

The Tavistock Institute community was well aware of the challenges presented by ecosystems (Trist and Murray 1997), addressing the different nature of turbulent environments (Emery and Trist 1965), the referent or regulative organizations that arose…

In which socio-technical open systems reach a limit

by philipjboxer on October 24, 2023November 28, 2023

I wrote a blog recently on how 21st Century Capitalism differs from 20th Century Capitalism (Boxer 2023). It argued that Marx worked with two dialectics: not only the dialectic between use-value and exchange value, but…

How does 21st century capitalism differ from 20th century capitalism?

by philipjboxer on August 14, 2023November 16, 2023

The growth of the Q-sectors reflects a change in the structure of the economy i.e., a change in the way 21st century capitalism works. This change is a consequence of digitalization that is providing the…

Limitations with Viable Systems Modeling

by philipjboxer on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

Autopoiesis (Maturana and Varela 1980[1972]) is central to Stafford Beer’s Viable Systems Modeling (VSM). VSM asserts that an enterprise has and retains its identity – it is in the business of preserving its own organization.[1]…

The dialectics implied by the Q-sectors

by philipjboxer on April 7, 2023April 11, 2023

Distinguishing the Q-sectors The need for dynamic alignment and synchronization – the capabilities associated with the top-Λ of the double-V cycle – arise as a consequence of the competitive pressures created by accelerating demand tempos….

The contribution of the Q-sectors to GDP

by philipjboxer on April 7, 2023November 16, 2023

We have seen how the competitive pressures created by accelerating demand tempos lead organizations to develop the requisite agility needed to work with the top-Λ of the double-V cycle – to develop the capabilities for…

Accelerating demand tempos and the double-V cycle

by philipjboxer on April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

by Philip Boxer As demand tempo exceeds integration tempo, ‘design-time’ and ‘run-time’ become entangled[1], requiring a different approach to governance that needs to be East-West (horizontally) dominant[2]. It follows that the double-V cycle[3] becomes increasingly…

Digitalization of the economy presents leadership with a third dilemma

by philipjboxer on March 19, 2023November 16, 2023

by Philip Boxer To take advantage of the effects of digitalization, an enterprise needs to move from a two-dimensional to a four-dimensional approach to governance – from a two-dimensional ‘as above, so below’ approach to…

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