Anthony Stafford Beer Quote

The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do.


Stafford Beer (1985) Diagnosing the system for organizations Wiley, p. 99.


The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to...

The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to...

The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to...

The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to...