“Group dynamics is that inescapable tension between the individual and the group.”
Organizations become more efficient, processes clearer, structures leaner. And yet, collaboration often fails precisely where it matters most: between people. Anyone who has ever seen teams fail to make progress despite clear goals is familiar with this tension. Between individuality and peer pressure, between harmony and conflict, between structure and genuine cooperation, a dynamic emerges that cannot be easily controlled.
“A team is capable of working when it can recognize its own inability to work.”
Prof. Olaf Geramanis has been studying precisely these dynamics for over 20 years. As an expert in group dynamics and self-organization, he demonstrates why traditional organizational logic reaches its limits—and why genuine collaboration always becomes personal. In conversation with Georgiy Michailov, they explore why innovation cannot be planned, what role conflicts truly play, why harmony weakens teams, and how leadership must operate today.
*Video only in German
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