CONTROL (Time-Lag in)
Charles François (2004). CONTROL (Time-Lag in), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 701.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 701 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
According to G. BATESON, in homeostatic systems: “… it is important that the highest system of control lag behind the event sequences in the peripherical homeostatic circuit” (1973, p.325).
This somewhat counter-intuitive view (also apparently contradictive to VICKERS' views), reflects the necessary hierarchies in complex systems controls. Basic long-term regulations must necessarily supersede short-term fluctuations of lesser periods and amplitudes, if they are to remain coherent and to keep in working order the general organization of the system.