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Stress-Testing the Prometheus Project - Dr. Simon Michaux, GTK - DSPod #282

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Collaboration Delays Action

In Finland's cultural approach to work, significant emphasis is placed on collective collaboration and thorough discussion before initiating projects. This often leads to conditions where the original idea becomes unclear, obscuring responsibility, and causing delays. The readiness to start a project hinges on both the group's consensus and the project manager's reluctant acceptance of their role, which is marked by a mixture of concern and negotiation. Once they finally commit, Finnish project management tends to prioritize long-term planning, resulting in exceedingly lengthy project timelines, sometimes spanning decades.

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