Because we stop listening and truly communicating in this state, our wisdom drops below the sum of our parts. Remember that in protection, we are not leveraging the full thinking power of our brains. As the challenge we face becomes more paramount, this decrease in wisdom, creativity, and innovation can become more and more pronounced and pervasive. Ironically, the more important the topic is and the higher the stakes are for failing to collaborate creatively, the more likely we are to shift into a state of protection as a team, often rendering us even less capable of solving the current
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