The awareness of 'complexity' makes us nimble and opportunistic seekers not only in our science and engineering knowledge but also in our industrial institutions. If we operate with this awareness we will be able to identify and capitalize on those fringe territories which have potential for optimum arrangement. Holism and complexity have a symbiotic relationship. Complexity teaches us to look at places of dissonance or disorder in a field as windows of possibility. Holism teaches us that combinations of things have a power and capability greater than the sum of their separate parts.
Holism is far from a new idea.
We have seen it work in social structures since the beginning of civilization. We see its power today in areas as diverse as our communities, science and engineering partnerships, and teams in any field of sports. Something new happens in this integration process. A singular or separate dynamic emerges from the interaction. They can only recognize that something better or more enhanced comes out on the other side.