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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · 10d

Bundle Deal for Second Order Cybernetics and Connecting the Dots…

In 2025, I was fortunate to have two of my books published.

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#Cybernetics #Lean #Toyota

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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · 21d

My latest venture with Venky. Published by Cyb3rSyn Labs.

Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 22d

Book Launch 🚀 and exclusive Podcast: Connecting the Dots... by @harishjose.bsky.social and @kriswhen.bsky.social!

I’m super excited to announce the publication of the book co-authored by Harish Jose and Venkatesh Krishnamurthy!

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 22d

The book is titled “𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐭𝐬… 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐲𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦” and is now available to order online.

Checkout the links to order the paperback/hardcover books and the exclusive podcast with the authors here: www.cyb3rsyn.com/p/book-launc...

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 22d

Book Launch 🚀 and exclusive Podcast: Connecting the Dots... by @harishjose.bsky.social and @kriswhen.bsky.social!

I’m super excited to announce the publication of the book co-authored by Harish Jose and Venkatesh Krishnamurthy!

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 26d

No organization is immune from this.

#leadership #sytemsthinking #cybernetics #complexity #ashby

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 26d

But, suddenly (think of the recent protests in Nepal or the collapse of SVB) or many times slowly (like Kodak or Nokia Mobile) your environment will shift and everything will come crashing down as the nature of the feedback loops change in a way you can’t ignore.

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 26d

In the meanwhile, all the errors made by their leaders go unnoticed as as they optimize for variables like “GDP” or “share price” or “quarterly profit margin” while blindly chasing efficiency.

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 26d

Network effects and government regulations/action can “guarantee” the survival of an business. But, that won’t last forever.

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 26d

In an organization, if small errors are suppressed, then the likelihood of a big error wiping it out (of business) only increases.

Systems that have effectively attenuated feedback (real-world consequences) from the environment, (think government agencies) tend to grow bureaucratic over time.

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · 26d

I was contemplating on the following quote from David Deutsch, the father of quantum computing:

“Systems that are good at error correction make more errors (paradoxically) than systems that are bad at error correction… 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬.”

A thread 🧵👇🏾

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Cyb3rSyn Labs Podcast with @trond.hjorteland.com is now on YouTube: youtu.be/CLnCyllgVFo

#leadership #systemsthinking

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Aug 9

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 (𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦) 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺.

- 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙈𝙘𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚

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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · Aug 8

My latest venture with my good friend Venky. Published by another good friend @laraghavan.bsky.social

Connecting the Dots… Reflections on the Toyota Production System

I have found that connecting dots across fields deepens our understanding of the subject at hand.

#TPS #RespectForHumanity

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Heinz Von Foerster in conversation with Bernhardt Poerksen on “laws of nature” 🙂:

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Benjamin P Taylor @antlerboy.com · Aug 3

New Book: Connecting the Dots… Reflections on The Toyota Production System – Jose and Krishnamurthy (2025) stream.syscoi.com/2025/08/03/n...

New Book: Connecting the Dots… Reflections on The Toyota Production System – Jose and Krishnamurthy (2025)

Guest Post by Harish Jose and Venky + Exclusive Podcast Laksh RaghavanAugust 03, 2025 I’m super excited to announce the details of an upcoming book co-authored by Harish Jose and Ven…

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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · Jul 17

1/4 A theme I see in mainstream management is what I call “information based leadership.” This is the belief that if clearer information is provided, it will lead to the desired outcome. #Cybernetics

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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · Jul 8

To navigate #complexity, we must see through many eyes. Difference is not a threat! It is our richest source of understanding. #Pluralism

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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · Jul 4

My latest post - On Probability…

Probability tracks change in knowledge, not a change in the event itself.

#Bayes #epistemology

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On Probability…

In today’s post, I am exploring the nature of probability. Is probability an intrinsic feature of events that evolves over time, or is it something else entirely? My view is that probability …

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Benjamin P Taylor @antlerboy.com · Jun 16

Harish’s Notebook – The Ethics of Choice: Ackoff Meets von Foerster, and When is a ‘System’? – Jose (2025) stream.syscoi.com/2025/06/16/h...

Harish’s Notebook – The Ethics of Choice: Ackoff Meets von Foerster, and When is a ‘System’? – Jose (2025)

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Mar 22

The importance of reading OLD books and reading the WHOLE book!

Listen to my full conversation with Roger James: www.cyb3rsyn.com/p/the-where-...

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Harish Jose @harishjose.bsky.social · Mar 2

Last month, my first book was published. The book is a collection of essays that was written over the course of five years and covers ideas in second order cybernetics. The book is published by Laksh Raghavan as part of Cyb3rSyn Labs Community offering.

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Announcing “Second Order Cybernetics”: My First Published Book

Last month, my first book was published. The book is a collection of essays that was written over the course of five years and covers ideas in second order cybernetics. The book is aptly titled – &…

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Mar 10

Post from the past 👇🏾

"𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲."

— 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐭

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A multidisciplinary lens on investing!

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Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Feb 17

Today’s post continues the Mistakes of Mainstream Management (MMM) series and explores how lack of understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can lead Tech. executives and entrepreneurs to waste money and resources on misguided projects and investments.

Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Feb 16

Today’s post continues the Mistakes of Mainstream Management (MMM) series and explores how lack of understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can lead Tech. executives and entrepreneurs to waste money and resources on misguided projects and investments.

Laksh Raghavan @laraghavan.bsky.social · Feb 9

Checkout the newsletter and the full podcast: https://www.cyb3rsyn.com/p/dealing-with-complexity-in-product-development

Dealing with Complexity in Product Development

Cyb3rSyn Labs Podcast - Episode 1

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