{"id":13870,"date":"2023-12-16T08:18:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T08:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=13870"},"modified":"2023-12-16T09:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T09:38:37","slug":"balance-vs-synthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/general-insights\/balance-vs-synthesis","title":{"rendered":"Balance vs. Synthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Where a balancing act can be proper, a synthesis can be powerful.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In a synthesis, a deeper connection between elements is sought, which may lead to an unforeseen and original direction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A balance is an equilibrium that doesn\u2019t readily invite originality.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many cases, that\u2019s OK, of course. Finding a balance may defuse tensions, enabling parties to go forward without much in-depth ado. A proper and durable balance is frequently the best solution \u2015 better than an extreme choice just for the sake of simplicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in many cases, the balance is not stable. A labile equilibrium doesn\u2019t need much to lead to a renewal of the problem or the morphing into another one \u2014 keeping busy. The imbalance may even get larger in time because the root problem hasn\u2019t been solved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No combination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A synthesis is also more than merely a combination of things nor the combination of several distinct features of things. In a combination, one may get to a compromise \u2015 no harm in that except when people may feel downturned or robbed of something meaningful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A combination happens at the surface level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A synthesis goes further\/deeper.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this, two elements or even opposing poles get together in an original way and with an original resolve to the underlying tension. A synthesis may be sought in the balancing out of things. Even so, it\u2019s not about the simple balancing but encountering more through the act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In politics or diplomacy, for instance, a temporary balance may be seen (and heralded in the media) as a success, but finding a synthesis may be much preferable because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n