http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadesign
As a methodology, its aim is to nurture emergence of the previously unthinkable as possibilities or prospects through the collaboration of designers within interdisciplinarity 'metadesign' teams. Inspired by the way living systems work, this new field aims to help improve the way we feed, clothe, shelter, assemble, communicate and live together.
http://metadesigners.org/tiki/Metadesign-IntroductionMetadesign
Can we measure metadesign by its synergies?
Transcript from his talk at the colloquium on metadesign on 29th June 2007
By John Wood
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synergies possible with?