second-order cybernetics

AKA the cybernetics of [[cybernetics]].

Second-order cybernetics includes more learning and reflection on goals. It’s not just about efficiency. ([[Liss C. Werner, "Cybernetics: State of the Art"]])

the cybernetic shift from object to message

– [[The Knowledge Ecology]]

^ Not 100% sure but I feel like this shift is more a part of second-order cybernetics.