Holistic management
Holistic management is a comprehensive decision-making framework that integrates social, environmental, and economic considerations to achieve long-term sustainability and well-being. It emphasizes understanding complex systems and the interconnectedness of their components to make informed choices.
Tumisang Bogwasi
Tumisang Bogwasi
What is Holistic management?
Holistic management is a decision-making framework that seeks to manage complex systems by considering all relevant factors in an integrated manner. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of social, environmental, and economic aspects, aiming for long-term sustainability and well-being. This approach moves beyond isolated problem-solving to address the root causes of issues by understanding the whole system.
Developed by Allan Savory, holistic management was initially applied to land management and agricultural practices, particularly in grasslands. The core idea is that decisions should be made with a clear vision of the desired future state and by evaluating their impact across all dimensions of the system. It encourages a paradigm shift from viewing problems in isolation to understanding them as symptoms of a larger, interconnected system.
The framework requires a clear definition of a
