Research reveals that when engaged in a common purpose, those participating feel a bond with others, thus increasing trust.

Connection is not just a feeling or a condition, however. It is hardwired into our brains. The latest neuroscientific research reveals also that our brains are hardwired to work collaboratively because that is the way ideas form in the first place. Using the principle of synaptic efficiency, our brains link neurons together and as the connections become stronger, they also become able to work faster, allowing us to form connections more quickly often between concepts where we did not see a connection before. This should not be a surprise us.

Ten thousand years ago, as the first homo sapiens huddled together in caves, what allowed us to survive was not competition but collaboration. No one individual could survive on their own but had to depend on the efforts of the group together. This is how homo sapiens survived and we developed the first civilizations. Our ability to collaborate has created civilizations that have lasted for millennia and yet we have somehow forgotten the lessons we learned long ago. But those lessons are not lost. We can and we must relearn them. But relearning is easier if we return to a time, to a place where our brains will remember, remember what is was like to collaborate, not just compete. Like when we were young and played games naturally.