# Viable System Model **Domain:** Organizational Cybernetics / Governance **Doc Type:** Model **Maturity:** Developed **Related:** [[Stafford Beer]], [[Project Cybersyn]], [[Cybernetic Governance]], [[Requisite Variety]], [[Schedule and Loop]] ## Definition The **Viable System Model** is Stafford Beer's recursive model of the organizational functions required for a system to remain viable within a changing environment. ## Schedule–Loop Context It offers a model-rich alternative to peripheral scheduling. Coordination, control, intelligence and policy operate across nested levels while local units retain bounded autonomy and return information through feedback channels. ## Backlinks - [[Schedule and Loop]] - [[articles/Schedule and Loop|Schedule and Loop]]