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How group dynamics sabotage focused collaboration

My team had a three-hour brainstorming session but we spent most of it checking phones and making jokes and accomplished nothing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective presence requires individual commitment; scattered attention multiplies rather than concentrates in groups.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Quality time vs. quantity of time?”

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