Inter-Node Interaction (glossary)
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The combination of communications, cooperation, and collaboration among the different nodes or elements of a system to act together to solve both local and strategic problems. Adapted from (Woods 2006)
Source(s)
Woods, D.D. 2006. "Essential Characteristics of Resilience." In Resilience Engineering: Concepts and Precepts, edited by E. Hollnagel, Woods, David D., and Leveson, Nancy. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publlishing Limited.
Discussion
This is essentially the same concept discussed by Woods (2006) in a resilience context except that the term used by Woods is "cross-scale interaction."