I view "respect" less as a fluffy handy wavy answer, and more of a super general meta answer. It's almost a cop-out, except that I completely agree that The Mos

I view "respect" less as a fluffy handy wavy answer, and more of a super general meta answer. It's almost a cop-out, except that I completely agree that The Most Important Collaboration Practice is respect. I live in a coop with very little conflict because we strive to respect our multiple perspectives. My husband is also my partner on multiple (serial) startups. The heart of working with people, and thus multiple perspectives, styles and experiences, is respect. How else could one properly listen, learn and share?