Back to basics: Developing systems methodologies from first (systems) principles

Systems Research and Behavioral ScienceEarly View RESEARCH ARTICLE Back to basics: Developing systems methodologies from first (systems) principles Patrick Hoverstadt, Corresponding Author Patrick Hoverstadt [email protected] SCiO, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, UK Correspondence Patrick Hoverstadt, SCiO, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 9SA, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLucy Loh, Lucy Loh SCiO, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, UKSearch for more papers by this author Patrick Hoverstadt, Corresponding Author Patrick Hoverstadt [email protected] SCiO, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, UK Correspondence Patrick Hoverstadt, SCiO, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 9SA, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLucy Loh, Lucy Loh SCiO, Fractal, Lymm, Cheshire, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 21 August 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2949Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES Hoverstadt, P. (2004). Mosaic transformation in organisations. Journal of Organizational Transformation and Change, 1(2), 163–177. https://doi.org/10.1386/jots.1.2.163/0 Hoverstadt, P. (2008). The fractal organization: creating sustainable organizations with the viable system model. Wiley. Hoverstadt, P. (2010). Defining identity by structural coupling in VSM practice. System, 33(1), 5–19. Hoverstadt, P. (2022). The grammar of systems. SCiO Publications. Hoverstadt, P., & Bowling, D. (2002). Complexity as a Factor in the Growth of Medium Sized Enterprises. Missing middle Conference paper. Hoverstadt, P., & Loh, L. (2017). Patterns of strategy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315277776 Hoverstadt, P., Loh, L., & Marguet, N. (2016a). Measuring the Performance of Strategy. PMA Conference paper. Hoverstadt, P., Loh, L., & Marguet, N. (2016b). Performance Measurement – the Glue between Strategy, Organisation & Change. PMA Conference paper. Hoverstadt, P., Loh, L., & Roberts, I. (2016). Using Organisational Agility Metrics in Business Turnaround. PMA Conference paper. Hoverstadt, P., & Searles J. (2006). Designing Governance using VSM UKSS conference paper. Maturana, H. (1992). Tree of knowledge: the biological roots of human understanding. Shambhala. Maturana, H. (2002). Autopoiesis, structural coupling and cognition: A history of these and other notions in the biology of cognition. Cybernetics & Human Knowing, 9(3–4), 5–34. Mintzberg, H. (1978). Patterns in strategy formation. Management Science, 24(9), 934–948. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.24.9.934 Mintzberg, H., & Waters, J. A. (1985). Of strategies, deliberate and emergent. Strategic Management Journal, 6(3), 257–272. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.4250060306 Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation