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Systems thinking means a shift of perception from material objects and structures to the nonmaterial processes and patterns of organization that represent the very essence of life.

Heisenberg (1969) saw the shift from the parts to the whole as the central aspect of that conceptual revolution, and he was so impressed by it that he titled his scientific autobiography Der Teil und das Ganze (“The Part and the Whole”).

The electron does not have objective properties independent of my mind. This means that in atomic physics, the sharp Cartesian division between mind and matter, between the observer and the observed, can no longer be maintained.

My conscious decision of how to observe, say, an electron will determine the electron's properties to some extent.

The laws of atomic physics are statistical laws, according to which the probabilities for atomic events are determined by the dynamics of the whole system. Whereas in classical mechanics the properties and behavior of the parts determine those of the whole, the situation is reversed in quantum mechanics: it is the whole that determines the behavior... See more

shifting your lens from looking for risk reduction through diversification, to looking for value creation through strategic synergies.

...with a ‘poly capital’ architecture...

We need to work at developing and nurturing constellations of investors and funders committed to a shared mission, and nudge them to start channelling capital in a strategically aligned way.

...into a strategic investment platform...