Abstract by the author: "Interactive Management is a formalized, tested system of management  that can be found installed in several organizations. It is an advanced form of participative management that incorporates the best available mix of technical, behavioral, and organizational knowledge, as applied to problem-solving and decision-making by groups. Designed to be responsive to major criticisms of common management practices, it incorporates both theoretical and empirical research results. It has evolved over a ten-year development period into a formidable means of dealing with complex issues and problems from a management perspective. Installation in organizations should be preceded by specialized facilitator training and the construction of an appropriate physical working environment."

The acronym AFCET stands for Assotiation Francaise pour la Cybernetique Economique et Technique. AFCET was the publisher of the Proceedings for this World Congress in 1984.  The WOSCG has met in cities world wide since its beginning in 1969, is the international systems group meeting every 3 years to study the theory of general systems. The 1984 conference was held at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris.

Avancement de L'Administration Participatif. Paper. Presented at 6th International Congress of Cybernetics & Systems, of the WOGSC, organized by the College de Systemique de l'AFCET, 10-14 September 1984, Paris. This material was shipped to Fenwick Library Special Collections, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA on 23 October 2000. There are three folders at Fenwick Library, apparently they have 3 copies. English title: Progress in Interactive Management. The title and abstract are in the French language. Text of paper is in English. This paper was presented by the author at the World Congress Systems/AFCET meeting in Paris, in September, 1984. John was 59 years old in 1984 when he took his description of Interactive Management to the World Systems Congress.