The Governance Project

1. The Governance Project

2. Introductions • Who we are? • The American Society of Cybernetics is a coalition of leading organizational scientists with major connections in government, business, science and academia. We bring a proven paradigm, language, and principles to address issues of governance.

3. American Society of Cybernetics Representatives: • Javier Livas, Esq.- Statesmanship, legal systems • Arek Fressadi- Organizational design, banking and development • Ely Dorsey, PhD.- Values and Social Justice • Joe Truss- Syntegration facilitation & process consulting • Jana Schilder- Communications • Not present today: • Penelope Colville- Human Performance Improvement Systems • Allenna Leonard, PhD, President, ASC • Chris Cullen- Syntegration facilitation & process consulting

4. Why are we here? Purpose: • Propose a project for realizing a new vision for governance in Latin America Process: • Present a general proposal; some core ideas in cybernetics • Discuss current and past applications of cybernetics in a variety of fields • Discuss opportunities for application in Latin America • Explore how you may be involved

5. Alleviating challenges like… • Insecurity, lawlessness, anarchy • Economic and social injustice • Wasted resources • Unrealized potential • Corruption • Frustration of bureaucracy

6. What is our Proposal? • To create a vision of the new possibilities of governance that will provide a model for our countries.

7. Innovation Opportunity • Why Latin America - not USA or Canada? • Example: China v. USA in re: Telecommunications - copper wire versus cellular and fiber optic. Governance systems obsolete.

8. What is Cybernetics? • The art and science of effectively managing complex and dynamic systems. • Helps organizations understand their current state, evaluate where they want to go, and bring that into being. • Helps governments and their agencies manage change and changes how they manage.

9. Origins of Cybernetics • The word “cybernetics” was born of the Greek word for “steersman.” • Like the steersman, who controls the boat but doesn’t control the wind nor the tide, cybernetics prevents the steersman from being overwhelmed by uncontrollable forces.

10. Cybernetics has changed the world and can continue to change the world Cybernetic modeling has been applied to create leaps in many disciplines, including: • Robotics and artificial intelligence • Weather forecasting • Information technology • Resource management and utility planning

11. Management applications using Cybernetics: Modeling Simulations Scenario planning Concurrent engineering Data mining Risk management Operations research Total Quality Management Socio / technical systems Productivity indices Knowledge management Management CyberneticsThe Science of Effective Organizations

12. Typical questions asked by Management Cybernetics • “Do you have an adequate model of your own organization?” • “Are your connections with the environment monitoring all the trends relative to the future of your organization?” • “Are you taking into account all stakeholder interests?” • “ Are you aware of the implications of your actions on organizational culture?” • “Do you have adequate means of examining and improving your own functions?”

13. The Viable System Model (VSM) & Syntegration: VSM & Syntegration are two models usedin management cybernetics: • The VSM is a dynamic, systemic model and an alternative to the static, traditional organization chart. • Syntegration is the most effective way to amplify and accelerate collective intelligence.

14. Viable Systems Model

15. Successful Examples of VSM and/or Syntegrations • Health Canada HIV/AIDS 5 yr. strategy • Canadian Blood Services • Stem cell research • Blood products integrity • Uruguay (Project Urucib) • Colombia – Contraloria • Chile real time management • MZSG – Switzerland • Mondragon Co-op • IPCRI: Israeli Palestinian Centre for Research & Information.

16. Information available on other sample projects • Swiss, ASSI, - paper products • Swiss Nuclear Power Industry • Project Urucrib, Uruguay • Mining operation in Brazil • Disability Federation of Ireland • Tourism in Africa • Government industry online, Chile

17. Unique Benefits of Management Cybernetics • Efficiency (time, manpower, money). • A way to solve problems using neutral, non-threatening language. • Ability to deal with complexity in an effective manner.

18. Potential applications to current challenges • Telephone system • Education system • Utilities and new electricity generation capability • Stabilizing the oil supply • Stabilizing the Civil Service • Establish a regional central bank • Create secondary mortgage markets to effectively utilize natural resources (real estate).

19. What we are asking? • Help us organize a meeting of Ambassadors of all Latin American countries under the auspices of the Mexican Embassy so we can make a presentation

20. Next steps • Presentation to Ambassadors for feedback • Syntegration of government representatives on vision, scope, direction • Assemble project team • Build a project plan

21. Synergy & integrity No predetermined agenda Creative difference Information networking (90% distribution) Promote self-organizing Time compression machine Shared models Social bonding without associated “group think” Collective intelligence Cross-linking, knitting together Accelerate and amplify Transcend cultures Surface deep issues Shared learning - roles, rotation Leverage each participant’s strength while integrating group power End product - actionable & comprehensive solutions Syntegration

25. What is the team’s vision?