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> similar studies on body doubling also showed participants feeling more social pressure to conform to well-established methods rather than branching out and experimenting, and similarly participants felt more judged whenever they ended up taking a risk that either didn't pan out or did so differently than imagined.

Fwiw, when it comes to mobbing, there are several cornerstone rules of engagement that Woody insists on, which in practice alleviate a lot of these concerns.

#1 - Courtesy, Kindness and Respect

Establishing how people want to be treated to feel like they can thrive in the environment is probably the absolute most critical item to success here.

#2 - When opinions differ, try each option and see what works best

You shouldn't be solving disagreements or differences in approach with social pressure or good arguments. Prototype each different idea and figure out as a team what the ideal solution really is. This encourages branching out and experimenting.

Both are really critical to healthy mobs. When those 2 rules are followed, the team typically thrives.