SYSTEMS THEORY BACKGROUNDWHAT IS A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEM (CAS)?HOLISM AND INTERDEPENDENCEOPENNESS, TRANSFORMATION, AND ENTROPYDYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM AND THE EDGE OF CHAOSAGENCY, EMERGENCE, AND FEEDBACKATTRACTORS AND SENSITIVITY TO INITIAL CONDITIONSENGAGING WITH THE UNPREDICTABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE NATURE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMSINDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AS CONVERSATIONSTHE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTION FOR THE FREE FLOW OF INFORMATIONA DYNAMIC MODEL OF THE COACHING ENGAGEMENTDEVELOPING CONVERSATIONAL FITNESS—THE TASK OF COACHING AND A TASK FOR COACHESCOACHING CASE STUDIESCONCLUSIONREFERENCES