Entangled Trios

Triads are groups of three people and entangled is a variation on this that brings together people from radically different backgrounds with no prior interaction but with a common purpose
This entangling leads to a more extensive and diverse exploration of the issue at hand which may lead to new ideas that can be explored
The 3 are kept together by a shared purpose and by well-crafted set of actions which ritualise the exchange of knowledge and lead to new possibilities

Think about a dinner engagement with strangers.
If there are two of you then the whole burden of maintaining a conversation is greater than if there are three, but all of you are engaged
As numbers got up it becomes more difficult and I would argue that there is an upper limit of five (going with Miller’s number of the short term memory being seven plus or minus two)
The number needs to be an odd one or you are building conflict into the system

The origin of this method lies in evolutionary psychology and and ability of people in small groups to comprise between different types of expertise and believes
Originally pioneered in peace and conflict resolution it is now used to build cross silo networks to improve knowledge flow

Implementing entangled trios is a strong statement by a new leader who wants to trust staff and remove unnecessary bureaucracy
This technique is designed to discover small savings and improvements and also remove irritations that are impacting on performance