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From Key takeaways from Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal by Beau Gordon

Idea flow is the ease with which new thoughts can permeate a group. Pentland likens it to the spread of the flu: a function of susceptibility and frequency of interaction. The key to increasing the contagion is trust and connectivity between otherwise separate elements of an establishment. The two major determinants of idea flow, Pentland has found, are engagement within a small group like a team, a department, or a neighborhood, and exploration, frequent contact with other units.