Synergy
Origin: Gr. συνεργία
The behavior of whole systems unpredicted by the behavior of their parts. Synergy is the coming together of separate parts to form a new whole different from and greater than as well as unpredictable from the sum of its parts.
Spanish: Sinergia
Sources and references
- Jackson. Michael “Foresight Glossary”cited 180 times
- Slaughter, Richard A. “Glossary of future terms.”cited 79 times
- Gutierrez, Miguel Angel. “Futures studies glossary.”cited 43 times
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