Metaphorum 2026 · Emerging Methods and Tools, and Contemporary Practice

CyberSystemic Tools for Organizational Advancement

CyberSystemic Tools for Organizational Advancement, by Markus Schwaninger. The approach outlined in this chapter helps to enhance the connectivity and synergy of exponents from different fields: Their capabilities are fused in joint efforts towards organizational advancement – not just in economic terms but in a much broader sense. This is a conceptual-theoretical contribution. First, the concept of Management is explored from a cybersystemic stance. Second, Systemic Management is analyzed as a key to Organizational Intelligence. To bind these components together, an integrative Framework for the Design and Development of Intelligent Organizations is proposed. This framework has five dimensions rooted in the research tradition of systemic management: Activities, Structure, Behavior, Basic Parameters, Time. For each one of these dimensions cybersystemic tools are proposed. The presented concept is applicable to organizations of all kinds, but also to societies at large, to social initiatives and movements. The study is an effort to open paths to a new organizational paradigm: one that transcends the technocratic, unidimensional, reductionist approaches to management. The quest is for viability and development, - making possible humane organizations and a sustainable future that is worth living for. Speaker: Markus Schwaninger — University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

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