Being and Requisite Variety

Robert DILLES has written (quoted in Cesarani, J. (2003)) on the logical levels of influence for "being":

Spirit: Silence
Identity: You can't do that here.
Belief: You can't do that here.
Capability: You can't do that here.
Behaviour: You can't do that here.
Environment: You can't do that here.

Cesarani (2003) gives his version of the Law of Requisite Variety:
1. As environments and context change our actions will not always produce the same results. A minimum of flexibility is required.

2. The amount of flexibility will depend on the flexibility and uncertainty in the system. As the system becomes more complex, more flexibility is required.

3. People with the most flexibility have the most chance of success. The part of the system that has has the greatest variety of possible responses will be the controlling element.

4. If what you are doing is not getting the result you want, then keep varying your own behaviour until you do.