General Systems Theory

General Systems Theory

1. Correlated sets and principles

2. Wants to explain complex entities

   • Create general models of everything

3. Creada por teorístas de sistemas para explicar cualquier sistema

   • Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy developed TGS
     • Ross Ashby Developed it even further
       • He was born on september 6th 1903, in England
       • Doctor from Cambridge
       • He was the president of the Society of system investigation
       • High influence in complex systems, cybernetics and system theories
     • He was born on September 19th 1901, in Austria
     • He studied biology and philosophy
     • He wrote the book about TGS
     • He published articles about the individual growth model

4. Main concepts include

   • Boundaries
   • Input
   • Output
   • Processes
   • States
   • Hierarchies
   • Objectives
   • Information
   • General terms and principles for multiple disciplines and areas