Sense workshop takes participants' knowledge safely beyond the danger point. Observing non-human primates in nature illustrates the problem. Non-human primates are also social creatures . They hang out together, play together, and groom each other. Solitary behavior is very rare among them.
Most workplaces isolate human primates into rows of desks, cubicles, and offices.
Productivity, by definition, excludes unnecessary conversation and interaction. Business requires and expects humans to overcome human nature while at work. Meetings are as much a workplace task as entering data or taking customer calls. At least they should be. Companies that are serious about effective teams find that meetings become the setting for much of their most important work.