THE LAW OF REQUISITE VARIETY

The Law of Requisite Variety

The Law of Requisite Variety

The Law of Requisite Variety initiates in the field of cybernetics, control and systems theory. It also has applications to many fields of human endeavor from improving one's social life to the fortunes of nations, from game theory to politics. It has exact implications for businesses that desire to be able to handle with change in a fluid, modern environment. The Law of Requisite Variety is also known as Ashby's Law after William Ashby who proposed it. There are many different formulations, one of the simplest non-technical ones is: ...