The Venus Project is interested in discerning the degree of synthesis and balance between these oppositional factors appropriate to every given context.
- Whole ←→ Part
- Global ←→ Local
- Top-Down ←→ Bottom Up
- Centralized ←→ Decentralized
- Concentrated ←→ Distributed
- Convergent Thinking ←→ Divergent Thinking
- Short-Term Thinking ←→ Long-Term Thinking
- Reductionist Thinking ←→ Holistic Thinking
- Modular Designs ←→ Integrated Designs
- Planning ←→ Improvisation
- Design ←→ Evolution
- Innovation ←→ Tradition
- Invention ←→ Discovery
- Coherence ←→ Diversity
- Control ←→ Conformity
- Being ←→ Becoming
- Efficiency ←→ Efficacy
- Resilience ←→ Robustness
- Form ←→ Function
- Analysis ←→ Synthesis
- Theory ←→ Practice
- Rigor ←→ Relevance
- Speed ←→ Timing
- Explicit ←→ Tacit
- Quality ←→ Quantity
- Correct ←→ Convenient
- Security ←→ Freedom
- Scarcity ←→ Abundance
- Context ←→ Content
- Basic Science ←→ Applied Science
