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Sociotechnics and the Structuring of Meaning: Beyond the Idea of Autopoietic Social Systems

Luhmann’s remarkable idea of social systems may appear to be potentially helpful for the conceptualization of social life as it relates to systems, not least technical systems. Established concepts of sociotechnical systems are not sufficient for guiding the ‘wild growing’ discussion and formation of social systems in relation to, for instance, research and development on computersupported work. Luhmann’s theory of autopoietic social systems might seem to offer the higly required understanding of social life as being based upon meaning. However, a critical investigation of Luhmann’s position reveals that it can hardly be useful in this regard. A phenomenological approach suggesting a focus on ‘play and games’ is briefly introduced to indicate how the problems of Luhmann’s position may be avoided.