No group has been fully aligned at the level at which action occurs, nor ever will be. Being aligned has been a subjective claim. Groups have been between 46 and 85 on a 100-point scale.

Few want to be accused of being misaligned. But Productive and Problematic Non-likemindness fuel innovation and learning.

Groups know they don’t want the Lowest Common Denonimator solution. Basic game theory informs how to find their Collective Optimum.