Teaching: Convergence and Divergence
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The end takeaway really drives this home:
> Bottom line: we need to be strategic about our divergence (distribution of thought and assumption) and tactical about our convergence (seeking to build consensus for pragmatic reasons).
There's very much a time and place for both, knowing when to tow the line and when to set of in a new direction is something very worthwhile of focusing on.