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 **The short of it, I think not.**

In my experience a cohesive powerful group process like you experienced is a rare thing indeed. The better, the rarer in fact.

**Why so rare?**

It requires a lot of thinking power. That means there has to be ample energy, which always has the potential to explode in your face ruining everything the potency could have brought.

It requires brain storm level flexibility so whatever happens is embraced if potentially fruitful and abandoned if ultimately an energy sink. What is what? How to handle disagreements?

Precision, vagueness, both must be possible and applied correctly making the actual matter that is processed a valuable and very fragile thing indeed. Hard to gain, easy to lose.

**Chances are..**

To get there you need very special people gathered together with a high level of trust and connectivity. Few qualify. Synergy between the talented is rare. It cannot, I think, be enforced or commanded. It may take years to get there even if all else is in place.

It CAN be nurtured, usually around a core of one or two very wise individuals who give it their best knowing how special it is. I think the [**Inklings**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inklings) is one of the best examples of getting it right.

**_So, keep trying, and good luck to you (and all of us big dreamers)!_**  
(On-line channels will offer extra chances I think; different but more.)

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