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Social Loafing
“The task gains more hands, but each person's effort becomes difficult to see.”
01 / SUMMARY
In short
On some collective tasks, average individual effort drops when contributions blend together and cannot be identified. Group size, goal value, and the ability to evaluate contributions all matter.
03 / SCENE
In the wild
In a shared document with no section owners, each contributor may expect someone else to fix the final details.
04 / LIMIT
The limit
It does not prove laziness as a personal trait or describe cases where coordination creates genuine productivity gains.
FINAL NOTE
What remains
Define small deliverables, visible ownership, and a shared goal whose value is clear.