Part I. Necessity and Benefits of the Third Dimension -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Ten Cardinal Mistakes of Organizing -- Part II. The Viable System Model -- Chapter 3. A Model of Steering and Communication -- Chapter 4. Introduction to the Model -- Chapter 5. Russian Dolls --...

Three years ago the Community OR initiative was launched by the OR Society with the aim of providing OR for non-traditional groups such as community and voluntary organizations. There is now a Community OR Unit, a Centre at Hull University and a network for interested members. This paper...

What is the role of academia in society as a whole? Is the sole role of schools and universities to provide training for the jobs marketplace, or should academia help in the work of society's ongoing adaptation and self-recognition? This article uses Stafford Beer's Viable System Model to argue...