Organizational Survival in the New World The Intelligent Complex Adaptive System

"Alex and David Bennet are ideally suited to bring forth such a wide-ranging and erudite synthesis of complexity and knowledge theories. A fascinating report from the front-lines of the new thinking about how organizations thrive (or fail to)." --Larry Prusak, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Babson College "If you want to know how the latest thinking about organizations all fits together to provide a roadmap of the future, you will want to read this book. It is provocative and original." --Dorothy A. Leonard, Harvard Business School, author of Wellsprings of Knowledge "What will the future look like? We only know that it'll be characterized by uncertainty, complexity and change. What will the enterprises of the future need to be like in order to succeed in that environment? The Bennets present a compelling argument that the only way enterprises will be successful in that marketplace or battlefield is if they become intelligent, complex, adaptive systems (ICAS). This is an important book that must be read by anyone interested in the future." --Dr. Ramon Barquin, President, Barquin International; Founder and First President of The Data Warehousing Institute; Chair, E-Gov Knowledge Management Conferences In Organizational Survival in the New World David and Alex Bennet combine their years of experience to propose a new model of the firm that enables organizations to react more quickly and fluidly to today's fast-changing, dynamic business environment. The Intelligent Complex Adaptive System (ICAS), based on research in complexity and neuroscience--and incorporating networking theory and knowledge management--turns the living system metaphor into a reality for organizations. Organizational Survival in the New World is filled with new ideas married to practical advice--all embedded within a thorough description of the new organization in terms of structure, culture, strategy, leadership, knowledge workers and integrative competencies. The Bennets combine theory and practice in a new vision of the organization to empower leaders, managers and professionals who must excel in the age of complexity.Bennet, Alex is the author of 'Organizational Survival in the New World The Intelligent Complex Adaptive System' with ISBN 9780750677127 and ISBN 0750677120.