Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 9
Foreword Satish Kumar 11
Authors' Preface 14
Part 1 The Dynamics of Seeing: The Transition to Holonomic Thinking
1 Holonomic Thinking 23
What is Holonomics? 23
Complexity in Business 27
The Transition to Holonomic Thinking 32
2 Knowing 39
Complexity and Consciousness 39
The Whole and the Parts 45
Phenomeno logy 49
3 Seeing 54
Visual Perception 54
The Experience of Seeing 57
Theory-Driven Seeing 60
The Anatomy of Judgement 63
4 Goethe's Way of Seeing 72
Goethe's Greatest Achievement 72
The Act of Distinction 78
Goethe's Theory of Colours 82
The Metamorphosis of Plants 92
Working Blindfold 105
Part 2 The Dynamics of Nature: From Biology to Business
5 Living Systems 111
Seeing the Organisation Whole 111
Order and Chaos 117
Bifurcation 129
Evolution 132
Emergent Properties 135
Gaia 143
6 The Principles of Life 156
Principles of Life and Living Systems 156
Business Ecosystems and Living Organisations 165
Part 3 The Dynamics of Business: From Economics to Holonomics
7 Applied Holonomics - From Biology to Business 179
Counterfeit Business Models 179
PUMA's Environmental Profit and Loss Accounts and the Balanced Scorecard 181
Visa Inc.'s Chaordic Organisation 186
Kyocera's Amoeba Management System 189
Gore Associates' Lattice Organisation and Genie Internet 190
Toyota's Dynamic Way of Seeing 193
DPaschoaTs Authentic Business Ecosystem 199
8 Mindfulness and Consciousness in Business 209
A Case Study in Leadership 209
Competition and Collaboration 213
Is Being Happy an Impossible Dream? 219
Endnotes 227
List of Figures and Credits 245
Bibliography 247
Index 251