APPENDIX A
Resources

CHAPTER 1: BUSINESS LANDSCAPE

SAS

 
SAS, the leader in business analytics and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, helps customers at 45,000 sites make better decisions faster. SAS’s innovative business applications, supported by an enterprise intelligence platform, give customers THE POWER TO KNOW®.

Business Intelligence Network

The Business Intelligence Network™ focuses on business intelligence, performance management, data warehousing, data integration, and data quality, serving these communities with unparalleled industry coverage and resources.

CHAPTER 2: MODELS FROM SCIENCE AND NATURE

Living the Field

Living the Field is the only organization in the world to synthesize the discoveries of the very latest frontier science into a coherent theory and a program for modern integrated living.

Noetic Sciences Institute

The Institute of Noetic Sciences is a nonprofit membership organization that conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousness—including perceptions, beliefs, attention, intention, and intuition. The institute explores phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional scientific models, while maintaining a commitment to scientific rigor.

Collective Wisdom Initiative

Scientific research into the phenomenon of collective wisdom is in its infancy. However, a large number of studies have been ...

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