But technical means and intellectual argument are usually so close in time and sequence as to be interdependent.

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As the U. S. exports more to China, the U.S. and Chinese economies will be more interdependent and interconnected.

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We must be willing to shape this interdependent work and to embrace its interdependence, including our interdependence on others.

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However, it does not eliminate risk, and in an increasingly interdependent world, there may be a diminishing benefit to diversification.

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In the beginning of most industries, the leading providers tend to be vertically integrated and offer products and services with proprietary, interdependent architectures.

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Today, it is possible that the internet itself can create the kind of social activity that used to take place at the water cooler, and that, as a result, creative work and interdependent work of many kinds can in fact best be done by employees in remote locations.

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Business schools therefore need to think about how to best develop students to be the positive difference-makers we need in this connected, interdependent world.

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Now that we have the analogy set up, and we see how interdependent the components are, what happens if we want to be able to change one component and leave the others alone?

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