A system can be defined as an organisation of people working together towards a common aim. By their very nature all systems are in a constant state of dynamic balance. They can be simultaneously evolving and devolving based upon the needs of those working within or beyond the system’s ‘boundaries’. It is this holding of paradox that determines the viability and long-term sustainability of the system.

However, most organisational and institutional systems fail to manage this dynamic balance effectively. Of those systems failing today, many are based upon outdated models – for example, models developed at the commencement of the industrial revolution – while others are simply inadequate for today’s accelerating, complex and increasingly global systems.

Conversely, natural living systems continue to remain viable. Over millions of years, natural living systems have learnt, grown, remained immune, and evolved. By not breaking the rules that guide all livings systems, they remain sustainable.

Using the principles of integral theory, sustainability, eco-literacy, and viable systems modelling (VSM), The Holos Group are experts in navigating the complex adaptive nature of today’s (and tomorrow’s)organisations and institutions. We help leader’s drive the whole-system shift required for society to enter a new, more sustainable future.