{"product_id":"platform-for-change-isbn-9780471948407","title":"Platform for Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world's most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDr Russell L Ackoff\u003c\/b\u003e, The Institute for Interactive Management, Pennsylvania. USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a highly original book both in content and format. It presents thirteen 'arguments for change', these are linked by a personal commentary, and by a deeper, 'metalinguistic', commentary. Platform for Change is completely \u003cbr\u003eself-contained, does not deal at all with the nature of viable systems, but is directed towards the hope that our \u003cbr\u003eplanet may yet remain viable--and the human race survive.\u003c\/p\u003e Section 1 21 \u003cp\u003eSection 2 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSection 3 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStafford Beer\u003c\/b\u003e was a British theorist, consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School. He is best known for his work in the fields of operational research and management cybernetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world's most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDr Russell L Ackoff\u003c\/b\u003e, The Institute for Interactive Management, Pennsylvania. USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a highly original book both in content and format. It presents thirteen 'arguments for change', these are linked by a personal commentary, and by a deeper, 'metalinguistic', commentary. Platform for Change is completely \u003cbr\u003eself-contained, does not deal at all with the nature of viable systems, but is directed towards the hope that our \u003cbr\u003eplanet may yet remain viable--and the human race survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989800632549,"sku":"NP9780471948407","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471948407.jpg?v=1761785518","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/platform-for-change-isbn-9780471948407","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}