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Chapter 1 Beyond Technology: The Holistic Advantage Domenico Grasso and Melody Brown Burkins Domenico Grasso is Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA Melody Brown Burkins is Senior Director for Research and Strategic Initiatives, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA ho·lis·tic\ho?-∪lis-tik\ adj. 1: of or relating to holism. 2: relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into part (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) Today’s pr