Derek Hitchins Quote

For continued system cohesion, the mean rate of system adaptiation must equal or exceed the mean rate of change of environment.


p. 63 Cited in: Lars Skyttner (2005) General Systems Theory: Problems, Perspectives, Practice. p. 103 - Putting systems to work (1992)


For continued system cohesion, the mean rate of system adaptiation must equal or exceed the mean rate of change of environment.

For continued system cohesion, the mean rate of system adaptiation must equal or exceed the mean rate of change of environment.

For continued system cohesion, the mean rate of system adaptiation must equal or exceed the mean rate of change of environment.

For continued system cohesion, the mean rate of system adaptiation must equal or exceed the mean rate of change of environment.