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Tension precedes alignment
Cooperation is contrasted with discord; but is also distinguished from harmony. Cooperation, as compared to harmony, requires active attempts to adjust policies to meet the demands of others. That is, not only does it depend on shared interests, but it emerges from a pattern of discord or potential discord. Without discord, there would be no cooperation, only harmony. —Robert O. Keohane, After Hegemony
Stop confusing cooperation with docile agreement. In modern organizations, interdependence is everywhere—teams share resources, overlap priorities, and rub against each other’s goals. That friction is exactly where cooperation is born. The moment we try to erase all discord, we also erase the creative spark and deeper alignment that real cooperation demands.