best thing about it is the
word play between holistic & heuristic - topics & actions close to my heart!
Heuristic heu·ris·tic [ hyoo rÃstik ] adjective
Definition:1. in EDUCATION -
encouraging discovery of solutions: relating to or using a method of teaching that encourages learners to discover solutions for themselves
2. in PHILOSOPHY & SCIENCE -
involving trial and error: using or arrived at by a process of trial and error rather than set rules
3. in COMPUTERS -
able to change: describes a computer program that modifies itself in response to the user, e.g. a spellchecker
noun (plural
heu·ris·tics) -
logic procedure for getting solution: a helpful procedure for arriving at a solution but not necessarily a proof
[Early 19th century. < alteration of Greek heuriskein "find"]
adverb -
heu·ris·ti·cal·ly.