Autopoiesis - a discussion agenda

The following discussion agenda covers the topic of Autopoiesis in Systems Thinking:

1. Definition of Autopoiesis
2. Key critieria to identify an autopoietic system
3. The implications of Autopoiesis
• Structure-Determined Systems & Organizational Closure
• Inputs/outputs & perturbations/compensations
• Structural coupling
• Epistemological implications
4. Mathematics and Models for Autopoiesis
5. Autopoietic Organizations and Social Systems
• The view of organizations and societies as autopoietic

Referenece
Mingers, J. (1995) Self-Producing Systems: Implications and Applications of Autopoiesis, Plenum