Look at the Fourteen assumptions underlying integral development:

man functions as a system
man functions as a unique system
the elements of the human organism interact
the human system is self-regulating
the human system summarizes all of the required needs
if man fails to provide the desired input
a man will be in balance and harmony
man seeks in the main to increase his complexity
as man grows towards ever higher levels of complexification
needs for system balancing increases
Man’s principle source of both complex inputs and feedback is in relationships with other men
growing can be thought of as a process of ‘letting go’
a sequence of stages common to all
small corrections may sometimes yield large gains