Moscow Methodological Circle

The Moscow Methodological Circle (MMC) was a scientific orgnisation set up by Georgy Shchedrovitsky to examine problems from an inter-disciplinary point of view, looking at the various methodological approaches of each discipline to yield what they described as "systemic thinking activity".[1]

The MMC strated out as an informal group meeting in a pub on Gorky Street which included the mathematician Alexander Zinoviev, the sociologist Boris Grushin and the philosopher Merab Mamardashvili. They attracted the attention of the KGB but were tolerated.[2]

Legacy

The MMC has had a lasting impact on Russian systems thinking particularly through the Methodological School of Management. This is acknowledged by Viktor Khristenko.

References

  1. ↑ Liborakina, Marina (1996). "A bridge between past and future". Simulation and Gaming Yearbook. Psychology Press. 4: 41–48. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Rindzeviciute, Egle (2015). "The Future as an Intellectual Technology in the Soviet Union: From Centralised Planning to Reflexive Management". Cahiers du monde Russe. 56 (1): 111–134. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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