The Cybernetics of political communications and social transformation in Colombia: the case of the National Audit Office (1995–1998)

Espejo, Rául

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“…Current advances in digital technology enable new social relations that need to be developed further, not just the application of technology and methodology. Covid-19 makes it clear that SEABC different local and global interactions are needed to thrive during the pandemic period and opportunities to form new organizations [63].…”

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Viable System Model (VSM): A New Approach to Accounting Information System Development Model

Hakiki,

Adam,

Yusnaini

et al. 2024

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This article discusses the potential for using the Viable System Model (VSM) as a new approach in developing accounting information systems. This article takes the form of a systematic literature review. The analysis was carried out using a comparative approach between the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC-Model) and the Viable System Model (VSM) in general and specifically in the field of accounting and accounting information systems. The SDLC is primarily focused on the development and management of software or systems, while the VSM is concerned with the broader understanding and management of complex organizations. Both concepts have their unique applications and are important in their respective domains. The results of the study show that the VSM has a more holistic approach in developing accounting information systems. The research results also show that VSM is more suitable for developing accounting information systems in organizations that are complex, flexible, and adaptive to the speed of change in the company’s ongoing organizational business environment. The VSM provides a framework for understanding how organizations and systems can adapt to changing environments and maintain viability. It is particularly useful for complex organizations that need to respond to dynamic conditions. Keywords: accounting information system development, viable system model, system development life cycle

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Viable System Model (VSM): A New Approach to Accounting Information System Development Model

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“…Its development process contains excellent creative ideas, profound cultural connotations, and unique local characteristics. Since the 20th century, great changes have taken place in people's living space, life etiquette and living conditions, which have also changed the scale, organizational elements, and combination of furniture [5]. However, during this period, traditional furniture basically continued the old materials and shapes, and could not interact with modern people's lifestyles, thinking, emotions, and aesthetic needs.…”

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The Big Data Thinking in Furniture Innovative Design Under the Environment Configuration of Modern Chinese Houses

Liuying Zhu

2024

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"Big data" is a popular word at present, and its application in various industries has gradually become widespread. In the furniture industry, the application effect of big data in the market is more and more prominent, and the great value brought by big data to furniture enterprises is also more and more obvious. How to use big data to obtain the information advantage brought by big data is also an important problem faced by furniture enterprises. This paper introduces the application and application methods of big data in new furniture design, and discusses how furniture design can effectively use big data to seize market opportunities and achieve new business development. This paper discusses how to apply more extensive data thinking in furniture design, model development and subsequent design to improve product innovation design, so as to provide effective reference for the new development of furniture design. At the same time, we explored innovative furniture design in combination with reality, and found that using big data can effectively enhance the pertinence of furniture design and optimize user experience.

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Prefiguring the Design of Freedom: An Informational Theory Approach to Socio-Political Cybernetics; Analysing the Messages in 2021 Colombian Uprisings

Osejo-Bucheli

2024

Syst Pract Action Res

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Origin. The research analysed the messages communicated during the uprisings in a city in Colombia during 2021. The objective of the study was to determine the organisational idea of the country pre gured by the protestors during the marches.Method. The research uses participatory observation in an ethnographic method for data collection; for data analysis and reduction, it uses grounded theory; and for data analysis, it uses cybernetic communication modelling and the viable systems model. During the six marches, the study registered and analysed the messages contained in speeches, alternative media outlets, chants, signs, gra ti, and theatrical plays.Findings. It identi es the people´s demand for autonomy in the country, the emergence of new political identities, the use of telecommunications as a means for changing the state´s institutions, the use of art and culture in the country's demonstrations, and the demand for the respect of human rights. The study analysed the ndings using the socio-political cybernetics framework proposed by Stafford Beer.Originality. The article presents a novel approach to the study of the Colombian uprisings of 2021. The paper applies the socio-political cybernetic approach, which is uncommon in studies in cybernetics. It also proposes an extension to the cybernetic theory of communications. Introduction: The Colombian Uprisings and InformationThis article offers a framework to understand information elicited during political demonstrations and interpret it towards a model of how society should be. Stafford Beer thought cybernetics had the power to change the world and that political ideas could be embedded in a cybernetic model that supports that change (Medina 2006). Umpleby (2012) coincides with this view, and in a tutorial conference about the history and development of cybernetics, he concluded that British cybernetics displayed a strong sense of empathy towards the poor and disadvantaged. Even though there is currently a resurgence in management cybernetics, there are not many academic publications that explore the intersection of management cybernetics and political activism (Osejo-Bucheli 2023c), except for a few explorations speci cally in anarchism and cybernetics (Swann 2020, Osejo-Bucheli 2023a). Beer, in his book Designing Freedom (originally published in 1974), a book written after the experience of Beer in Chile, re ects on the dynamic nature of society and the way cybernetic thinking can help to improve it before offering a general outline for a government of "the people."An important part of a cybernetic government is how to listen to the people. For this, he proposes a set of technological devices that would eventually manage that information. Although almost half a century has gone by and a steep technological development separates us from Beer´s time, listening to the will of the people is still a challenging task, as will be apparent in the following pages.This article uses as a case study the Colombian uprisings of 2019-2021, where a wave of protests led by pe...

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The Cybernetics of political communications and social transformation in Colombia: the case of the National Audit Office (1995–1998)

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Viable System Model (VSM): A New Approach to Accounting Information System Development Model

Viable System Model (VSM): A New Approach to Accounting Information System Development Model

The Big Data Thinking in Furniture Innovative Design Under the Environment Configuration of Modern Chinese Houses

Prefiguring the Design of Freedom: An Informational Theory Approach to Socio-Political Cybernetics; Analysing the Messages in 2021 Colombian Uprisings

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