Real Collaboration Is Rare

We challenge the way workplaces use “collaboration” and argue that most of it is just independent work with a shared deadline. We map out what real collaboration looks like, why it’s rare, and how to avoid meetings that waste time and strip teams of autonomy. 
• production issues, missing audio, and why last week only lives as shorts 
• a mini crusade against LinkedIn AI slop and the idea of reporting 10 posts a day 
• the cheese ball obsession and why it somehow becomes a lifestyle 
• “collaboration” versus task handoffs, plus the group project origin story 
• doers, detractors, and the middle, and how to assign work without getting burned 
• where collaboration actually happens, especially in code reviews, marketing reviews, and Scrum refinement 
• the sev one mega call anti pattern where one person does the work and everyone else watches 
• a practical filter for better sessions: right people, clear output, real decision power 
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