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synectics

Syllabification: (syn·ec·tics)
Pronunciation: /səˈnektiks/

Definition of synectics

noun

[treated as singular] trademark
  • a problem-solving technique that seeks to promote creative thinking, typically among small groups of people of diverse experience and expertise.

Origin:

1960s: from late Latin synecticus (based on Greek sunekhein 'hold together'), on the pattern of dialectics

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