Interdependence

The buddhist concept of emptiness and interdependence is hard to grasp. But by comparing it to the communication concept as a system, there is a clear correlation between the two concepts.
For example, communication as a system means "the essentional components interact each other to function as a whole, or whole is greater than the sum of its parts". There is a similarity to the buddhist concept of emptiness and interdepent. In the book " The wisdom of forgiveness", the Dalai lama explains the terms as such:

"emptiness is just another way of saying that things are devoid of individual, inherent existence. nothing-people, thoughts , cars can independently exist on its own, it is an enlightend way of looking at the world around us. None of us is an island, the world is a vast web of interwined events, people and things. These linkage maybe difficult to say , but they are real, always there lurking just neath the surface."

"Everything in the world -things,people, animals, emotions, objects you name it -is empty. Beceause everything is interwined, there is no independence, nothing exists in and of itself"...
So there is a formula for happiness: emptiness+compassion=happiness
So according to Julia, interpersonal communication is systemic, because it takes place within various systems. All parts of system interact; each part affects all others. In other words, elements of communication systems are interdependent; each variables are tied to the other variables or elements.