PATTERNED RELATIONSHIPS
Charles François (2004). PATTERNED RELATIONSHIPS, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2500.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2500 ▶ |
| Object type | Methodology or model |
The more or less permanent or recurrent connections between the components of a system (after B. BANATHY, 1973, p. 88).
BANATHY explains: “These relationships make up the interactive functions that components carry out by design and that display the structure of the system” (Ibid).
This concept is obviously related to MATURANA and VARELA'S organizational closure. However, if the system must be designed, then its organizational closure should be programmed… if this can be possibly done!