Consulting & Strategy Jargon · Vice President level

"Synthesize"

"Synthesize" means to combine information from multiple sources into a single, coherent summary or conclusion.

Say this instead: pull together

How "Synthesize" shows up at work

A consulting favorite for describing what happens between the data-gathering phase and the slide deck. Useful shorthand, though it sometimes papers over the fact that the findings contradict each other and someone had to pick a story.

Buzzword

Can you synthesize the customer interviews into a two-page brief?

Plain English

Can you pull the customer interviews together into a two-page brief?

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