Influential in Cybernetics,
Systems Theory and
Complex systems
What is?
GST is generic and
could be applied to
different fields
GST Facts
Bertalanffy expressed that
reals systems are exposed
to, and work together with,
their environment and can
obtain qualitatively new
properties trough
development resulting in
constant development
Systems Concepts
System-environment
boundary
Input
Output
Process
State
Hierarchy
Goal
Directedness
Information
Relevance
GST encompasses
all disciplines that
utilizes systems
Great emphasis in
Information
Systems as time and
technologies
envolved