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Table 4 Parent and referrent attributes

From: Scoping review of complexity theory in health services research

Parent attribute

Referent attributes

Connections

Connections, Relationships, Interconnections

Communication

Communication, Conversation, Information Flow, Information Exchange, Interactions

Learning

Learning, Sense Making, Learning Culture

Adaptation

Adaptation, System Adaptation, Innovation

Diversity

Diversity, Cognitive Diversity, Diversity of Information, Diversity of Perspective, Diversity of Views

Equilibrium

Equilibrium, Disequilibrium

Agents

Agents, Agents in a System, Input from Agents

Unpredictability

Unpredictability, Uncertainty, Levels of Certainty