I am involved in a number of projects at NYU that exhibit a real sense of group energy. That is, they are the result not of the efforts of some one individual, but of a mysterious alchemy between a group of people.
Sure, every once in a while somebody comes up with a spectacular idea — or makes a spectacular mistake — but those events are not essential. What is indeed essential is the cumuluative effect of so many people getting something done by handing the baton back and forth.
I love the way, in certain circumstances, we are able to seamlessly assume a group identity, a sot of collective mind that is neither me nor you, but us. This kind of connection can be one of the most beautiful aspects of the human experience.