HOLARCHIES AND TECHNOLOGY EVOLVABILITY.

With inherent characteristics of evolvability and sustainability, holarchical structures provide the flexibility that allows a system to adapt in response to change without disrupting the stability of the system as a whole. Further, the value of holarchies only increases proportional to the constant...

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Published in:Journal of Integral Theory & Practice Vol. 8; no. 1/2; pp. 161 - 168
Main Author: Richardson, Brad
Format: Article
Published: Integral Institute Jun2013
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Summary:With inherent characteristics of evolvability and sustainability, holarchical structures provide the flexibility that allows a system to adapt in response to change without disrupting the stability of the system as a whole. Further, the value of holarchies only increases proportional to the constantly increasing velocity of change. Recently, insights concerning the optimization of holarchies in diverse fields such as business, technology, and academia have begun to emerge. However, a comprehensive synthesis of the common holarchical ground among these fields is still lacking, and further exploration and cross-domain communication is needed. As this survey of key holarchical points will show, such a synthesis is one that Integral Theory is uniquely suited to address