[HN Gopher] The WOPRS Organization Model
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       The WOPRS Organization Model
        
       Author : wcerfgba
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2021-09-15 07:51 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | asplake wrote:
       | Searched the article in vain for any reference to management
       | cybernetics or the viable system model (VSM). The models
       | referenced here are fine as far as they go, but in the end
       | they're not much more than bullet points, lacking somewhat in
       | interesting structure.
       | 
       | Video of my recent webinar on a model integrating VSM with things
       | more familiar to people in product development:
       | https://blog.agendashift.com/2021/09/10/up-and-down-the-deli...
        
         | wcerfgba wrote:
         | Thanks for the pointer to VSM, I've not come across that
         | before! I will probably update the essay at some point when
         | I've had more feedback and started playing around with the
         | ideas more.
         | 
         | As for the other mentioned models, I mainly just wanted to
         | define their factors so I could show how WOPRS relates to these
         | models, rather than providing a thorough treatment of those
         | models in my essay: there is plenty already written about them
         | and I've included some authoritative sources in the references.
         | :)
        
           | asplake wrote:
           | Fair enough, and I'm a collector of these things myself! I'm
           | easy enough to find if you have questions
        
       | matthewmcg wrote:
       | This is a joke, right?
       | 
       | For context: "whopper" can mean "a big lie" and the malignant
       | malfunctioning computer in _War Games_ was called W.O.P.R., for
       | "war operations plan response."
        
         | wcerfgba wrote:
         | It's not a joke but yes, I am aware that the name is amusing ;)
        
         | mc32 wrote:
         | First thing that came to my mind was the War Games computer
         | too. How can one not think to that as a reference?
        
         | dylan604 wrote:
         | why was it malfunctioning? it was doing just as it was
         | programmed to do, learning. maybe in certain circles it might
         | be called malfunctioning on trying to better oneself by
         | learning new things, but around here, it's actually encouraged.
        
           | dredmorbius wrote:
           | Paperclip maximiser.
        
             | dylan604 wrote:
             | Very strange game. It seems the only winning move is not to
             | play.
        
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