We are constantly told we need to build a collective, close-knit teams where egos fade away. But this ideal hides a trap: asking people to “blend into the group” without recognizing their singularity is a recipe for disengagement.
In this episode of the Quotient A Shorts, I explore the following paradox: the more individuals feel recognized in their singularity, the more they are able to invest themselves in the shared project.
On the program:
The false promise of the uniformizing collective Why the individual/group tension is a strength, not a problem The open-source model: when visible contribution creates recognition The link with the social dimension of the Adaptation Coefficient The collective is not a dilution of individuals. It is an amplification.
📖 Full article: https://1clusif.org/adaptation/individu-collectif-reconnaissance-singularite/