In the first post for this column, we looked at a “science of change” and some general principles that we think will be useful as we undertake the tasks of social change by peaceful, democratic means. We suggested that a compelling new vision of the human future will be a necessary first step, and we recommended an approach that we will now define as a syntropic strategy.

Here we define Syntropy [ (Gr.) syn-together, (Gr.) trop-turning toward…] simply as turning together toward a universally acceptable goal. This entails an integration of a values-based purpose together with a skeptical attitude informed by both a constructive and an experimental approach. If this purpose is accepted by enough people it could successfully advance our understanding of our species and our place in the Universe. The syntropic strategy could then lead to the long-awaited reunion of the human family, preserving and protecting the uniqueness of each culture while emphasizing our common interests.

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