collaborative problem-solving that fosters
creativity by means of
status levelling and suspending
censorship.
Temporary hive mind, attempting to create something in a group by means of synergy.
Sometimes bothersome because it's hard on the ego. The ego says things like: screw this touchy-feeley bullshit. It won't work. The ideas are unworkable. Forget this taking. I have real work to do.
The temporary replacement of Occam's razor with Buke's butterknife to solve a problem that has pleateaued at a local maximum and is therefore resistant to hill climing algorithms.
I said therefore, so I must be being logical