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Stuart Umpleby: Role of Cybernetics in Intelligence — Extrapolation

Downloadable Document:  2011 AAAS Security Policy & Cybernetics Dr. Stuart Umpleby As I understand it, the fundamental problem with secret intelligence is too much self-reference and too little peer review.  Stated differently, any advice from a subordinate to a superior has two components — describing some observed system and wanting to please the boss.  Peer …

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INTELLIGENCE with INTEGRITY Chapter 4: Four Domains for Applied Intelligence

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Stuart Umpleby: US Making Strategic Mistake in Science and Management Education — Robert Steele Connects to OSA, OSE, & M4IS2

RM 130212  Cybernetics Management and Security Policy I think the U.S. may be on the verge of making an important strategic mistake in science and in management education.  Here are three stories to illustrate the historical background. 1.  The Macy Foundation conferences in 1948-1953 led to founding the field of cybernetics.  See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy_conferences  The Am. …

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Intelligence with Integrity Chapter 1: Public Governance & Public Intelligence

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Stuart Umpleby: “Ambidextrous Organization”

Interesting term: “ambidextrous organization.” It seems the basic idea is an organization that can both produce a current product and create the next product.  In the 9 page wikipedia article there is no mention of Stafford Beer’s work on management cybernetics and the Viable System Model. Beer’s Viable System Model (VSM) lies at the heart …

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