You produce 10, they produce 10 (which you cannot observe), and the composite result is 30.

  • From myself, I’d say, “Working with this guy, I get 30 for 10 effort, he’s giving me a lot, thanks!” I’m grateful!
  • They feel the same way.

You produce 10, they produce 10 (which you cannot observe), and the composite result is 15.

The latter can be easily drawn.

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  • Looking at A+B on the scale of A, the contribution by B appears to be shorter than the actual length of B
  • The reason this is happening is because the two vectors are not aligned.
  • This is easy to describe, but I can’t draw the former with this metaphor.
    • Even if they are perfectly aligned in direction, they can only be 100%, so they cannot express the synergistic increase in value.
    • There is a discrepancy between the axis of value that each individual perceives and the axis of output that he or she can produce.
    • But that’s a little less informative when it comes to matching the “axis of values” with the other person’s “axis of output.”
    • Metaphors captured in vector synthesis seem inappropriate.

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