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Vester's Sensitivity Model

A comprehensive set of nine tools and associated methods for understanding complex social systems. BrainSite

Fredrick Vester provides a comprhensive set of interconnected methods and tools for understanding complex social systems.

There are nine interacting operations that make up the structure of a cybernetic system:

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1 Describing the SYSTEM

1-System Description

2 Registering actuating VARIABLES

2-Actuating Variables

3 Checking for SYSTEMIC RELEVANCE

3-Criteria Matrix

4 Studying the INTERACTIONS

4-Influence Matrix

5 Determining ROLES within the system

5-Systemic Role

6 Examining overall INTERCONNECTEDNESS (Interactions)

6-Effect System