The book is a brief "navigator" on the history of cybernetics, its current state and prospects for development. The evolution of cybernetics (from N.) Wiener to this day), the reasons for her ups and downs The relationship of cybernetics with the philosophy and methodology of management, as well as with systems theory and system analysis is described. The analysis of modern trends in the development of cybernetics. A new stage in the development of cybernetics is being introduced - "cybernetics 2. 0", as the science of (general laws) the organization of systems and their management. The relevance of the development of a new section of cybernetics - the "organization theory" (or O3), which studies the organization as a property, process and system is substantiated The book is intended for scientific and practical workers, as well as students, postgraduates and doctoral students . First of all - teachers of universities for use in the preparation of lecture courses on cybernetics, management theory, systems theory and system analysis, modern concepts of natural science .