synergy
Greater together effect
Synergy is a beneficial effect that emerges when two or more things add up to greater than the sum of their parts.
The term has strict technical uses, as in physiology (two muscles working in synergy), but people use it most often to talk about human enterprises: The interaction of the team members creates a synergy that enables the team to do more work.
The related adjective is synergistic.
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
joint effort · coordination · collaboration · combined effort · collective action · coaction · consortium · federation
Corporate combination
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
convergence · synthesis · fusion · combined · unified · cohesive · interconnected · interoperability
Increased in strength
- multiplicativeInvolving multiplication operations
- compoundedCombined or worsened
- exponentialIncreasing by constant ratio
- force multiplierIncreases effective strength applied
leverage · enhanced · boosted · magnified · catalytic · accelerated · value-added · economies of scale
Trendy jargon, often hollow
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- stakeholderParty with an interest
deliverables · value-add · cross-functional · bandwidth · alignment · ecosystem · holistic · scalable
Mutually supplying lacks
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
- mutualisticBeneficial to both parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- interdependentRelying on one another
compatible · harmonious · balanced · aligned · congruent · fitting · matching · dovetailed
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
coalition · joint effort · coordination · collaboration · combined effort · collective action · coaction · consortium · federation · confederation
merger
Corporate combination
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
amalgamation · convergence · synthesis · fusion · combined · unified · cohesive · interconnected · interoperability · cross-pollination
amplified
Increased in strength
- multiplicativeInvolving multiplication operations
- compoundedCombined or worsened
- exponentialIncreasing by constant ratio
force multiplier · leverage · enhanced · boosted · magnified · catalytic · accelerated · value-added · economies of scale · network effects
buzzword
Trendy jargon, often hollow
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- optimizeMake maximally effective
stakeholder · deliverables · value-add · cross-functional · bandwidth · alignment · ecosystem · holistic · scalable · actionable
complementary
Mutually supplying lacks
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
- mutualisticBeneficial to both parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
interdependent · compatible · harmonious · balanced · aligned · congruent · fitting · matching · dovetailed · hand-in-glove
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, alliance, sharing
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- corporatecorporation, CEO, office, CFO, cubicle
- business jargonacronym, scalability, buzzword, drill down, low-hanging fruit
synergyantagonism
Active opposition or hostility
destructive interference · interference · cancellation · diminishing returns · zero-sum
synergycompetition
Struggle for supremacy
conflict · antagonism · rivalry · discord · friction
synergyisolation
Complete separation from others
separation · fragmentation · siloing · compartmentalization · disconnection
- creative synergyCombined imagination exceeding individual contributions
- corporate synergyCombined business value exceeding parts
synergistic, synergies, synergetic, synergize, synergism, synergistically, synergizes, synergized, synergizing