The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Ah, but a great deal more can be said about the implementation of Gestalt, vis-a-vis software development. In a general sense, ManagingGestalt is about...
- Spanning the range of spatial scales
- Accounting for temporal inertia and urgency
- Dealing with functional complexity and multiple stresses
- Recognizing the wide range of outlooks
- Linking outside themes and issues
- Understanding and reflecting upon deep uncertainties
- Accounting for human choice and behavior
- Incorporating surprise, critical thresholds, and abrupt change
- Working toward combining effective qualitative and quantitative analyses
- Linking policy development and action through stakeholder participation
-- JeffChapman
See also SpecializationSweetSpot, GestaltRoundTrip