"In Organizational Survival in the New World Alex and David 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." "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."--BOOK JACKET.