Proximity Distance or closeness, whether physical or mental, is described as “proximity” by social scientists.° Empathy, or a worker’s emotional connection to the challenges of a customer, is a function of relational proximity." Having a shared understanding with coworkers is a function of cognitive proximity. These two kinds of proximity predict the likelihood of collaboration.

~ Page 8 of Flow Engineering – Book

What I care

This framing adds nuance to Conway’s Law and its application to sociotechnical structures.

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