Live Cybernetics Maps, feedback loops in any organisation/problem

Name: Live Cybernetics Maps, feedback loops in any organisation/problem
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Author: rgunther

by rgunther·Apr 8, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

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Fifty-year-old cybernetics theory meets AI for organizational problem mapping.

Strengths

•Viable System Model is legitimate organizational theory, not buzzword consulting frameworks.
•Every claim is traceable—click any node to see the exact conversation that created it.
•No sign-up required to try all three modes, unusual for AI tools today.

Weaknesses

•Niche audience—organizational cybernetics appeals to consultants, not most developers.
•No evidence the AI diagnoses actually improve team outcomes versus traditional consulting.

Post Description

Hey HN

Built a suite tools that finds structural problems in organisations and systems using the Viable System Model (50 years of organisational cybernetics, made accessible through AI).

Three modes: Map (new) Describe what’s frustrating you. The tool asks structural questions and builds a visual problem graph in real time. Every node traces back to what you said. It then runs structural analysis, identifies what’s missing, and generates grounded prescriptions.

Explore Type any system and get an instant structural model. Try “How Boeing forgot how to build planes” or “Why do mergers destroy value?” or “The Federal Reserve’s impossible balance.” Good for research and systems thinking.

Diagnose — Describe your situation in detail across three fields. Get a full three-phase diagnosis with investigation questions and prescriptions.

Built solo. Stack is SvelteKit + React, Cytoscape.js for the graph, Supabase Would love feedback, especially from anyone who manages teams or runs a business.

Works best on desktop, on mobile turn landscape to see map.