It’s the problem of explaining why teams win. Or, better said, it’s the problem of building a team with the best chance of winning. Humans were designed to work in teams. The archeological evidence suggests that the earliest humans lived and hunted in tribes. Even as hunter-gatherers gave way to farmers, humans still preferred to work in teams.

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Michael Tomasello's book "The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition" argues that humans' unique cognitive abilities stem from our capacity for shared intentionality - the ability to participate in collaborative activities with shared goals and intentions. This enables cultural learning and the creation of artifacts, practices, and institutions that... See more