Why Ashby's law should not be misunderstood

This podcast discusses Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety and argues that it is misinterpreted in practice, especially in project management. Gerhard Friedrich points out that the law only applies within a common set of rules. It is a mistake to conclude from this that complex projects must be managed with complex organizational forms. Instead, he argues for the use of agile methods, which are characterized by simplicity and efficiency, to manage complexity. Gerhard Friedrich illustrates his point using examples from project management and game theory.