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title: "3 Collaboration Quotes By Margaret Heffernan"
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> [Huge open source organizations like Red Hat and Mozilla manage the collaboration of hundreds of people who don't know one another and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/huge-open-source-organizations-like-red-hat-and-mozilla-manage-the/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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> [A thinking partner who isn't an echo chamber... How many of us dare to have such collaborators?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/a-thinking-partner-who-isn-t-an-echo-chamber-how-many-of-us-dare-to/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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> [A fantastic model of collaboration: thinking partners who aren't echo chambers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/a-fantastic-model-of-collaboration-thinking-partners-who-aren-t-echo/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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## Other authors on Collaboration

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## More by Margaret Heffernan

> [Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/companies-are-bought-for-their-revenue-customer-base-technology-or/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/the-biggest-catastrophes-that-we-ve-witnessed-rarely-come-from/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [I haven't always hated McDonald's. When my kids were little and I lived in the U.S., they were as susceptible as anyone to Happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/i-haven-t-always-hated-mcdonald-s-when-my-kids-were-little-and-i/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/i-hate-people-walking-down-the-street-listening-to-the-soundtrack-of/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [The vast literature concerning whistleblowers shows that, far from weird extremists, they are really quite ordinary people: male and female, young and old, junior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/the-vast-literature-concerning-whistleblowers-shows-that-far-from/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [“Indeed, there seems to be some evidence not only that all love is based on illusion — but that love positively requires illusion in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/indeed-there-seems-to-be-some-evidence-not-only-that-all-love-is/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/clearing-your-head-of-distractions-in-order-to-notice-and-understand/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [We treasure what we can measure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/we-treasure-what-we-can-measure/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [I don't mind if the couple next to me is tense or the kids are whiny. I'd even be happy to hear an honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/i-don-t-mind-if-the-couple-next-to-me-is-tense-or-the-kids-are-whiny/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [British innovation in design, in the creative arts, in engineering and manufacturing is world class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/british-innovation-in-design-in-the-creative-arts-in-engineering-and/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [Huge open source organizations like Red Hat and Mozilla manage the collaboration of hundreds of people who don't know one another and have spent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/huge-open-source-organizations-like-red-hat-and-mozilla-manage-the/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/words-are-how-people-think-when-you-misuse-words-you-diminish-your/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [“Humans do not have enough mental capacity to do all the things that we think we can do. As attentional load increases, attentional capacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/humans-do-not-have-enough-mental-capacity-to-do-all-the-things-that/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [“Those who consistently attempt multitasking find it harder to ignore irrelevant information and take longer moving between tasks—in other words, for all their frantic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/those-who-consistently-attempt-multitasking-find-it-harder-to-ignore/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [The healthiest companies are always characterized by organic talent development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/the-healthiest-companies-are-always-characterized-by-organic-talent/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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