Allenna Leonard
Allenna Leonard is an American
Biography
She received a B.A. Classic liberal arts curriculum from the St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, a M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park, in administration with a concentration in cybernetics.[3]
Leonard is a consultant under the auspices of The Complementary Set, especially applications of the
Allenna Leonard was Stafford Beer’s partner in life and at work from 1981 until his death in 2002. She states on her web page that she is committed to continuing to use and publicize his work, and that her special interest is using Syntegration as a forum for democratic dialogue, especially on issues of public importance.[3]
See also
- Variety (cybernetics)
- Viable System Model
Publications
Allenna Leonard has published several works on cybernetics and the work of Stafford Beer. A selection:
- — (1994). Roger Harnden (ed.). How many grapes went into the wine : Stafford Beer on the art and science of holistic management. New York: Wiley.
- with Stafford Beer (2001). The Systems Perspective: Methods And Models For The Future.
- with Angela Espinosa (2006). Cybernetics and Public Administration.
Articles and papers, a selection:
- — (2004) [1990]. "Coming Concepts: The Cybernetic Glossary for new management" (PDF).
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- — (August 1999). "A Viable System Model: Consideration of Knowledge Management". Journal of Knowledge Management Practice.
- — (2002). "After the cataclysm: a systems analysis". openDemocracy Ltd. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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- — (2007). "Clues from a clownfish: ten ideas for a better world". openDemocracy Ltd.
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References
- ^ ABOUT THE ASC OFFICERS Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. American Society for Cybernetics. 2008.
- ^ "Presidents of ISSS – International Society for the Systems Sciences". isss.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ a b c Leonard's personal web page at Staffordian Syntegration. Accessed 31 Oct 2008.
- ^ Board of Directors Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine at isss.org. Accessed 3 Nov 2008.
External links
- "Allenna Leonard Homepage". Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
- Biography at University of Hull.