Together with a friend, we are currently exploring one of the many subjects related to communication. To uncover the topic and our approach, both of us regularly exchange documents to move our project forward.

We both know that we have a similar idea in mind but we’ve not yet found how to express it from the right distance. I’ll regularly look at it from the perspective of the whole, whereas my friend is working on a document that is much more pragmatic and down to earth.

What we are noticing is how neither of our approaches is a proper fit.

However, sharing our documents and discussing them has always proven to help us gain clarity together. What one of us writes stimulates the other, and together, we transform our respective documents.

We’ve found that approach enjoyable and sometimes a bit confusing. Getting the other person’s perspective isn’t always easy. But knowing that they are an inspiration for the other creates the work we look for.

Had we tried to write one document, we would have lost ourselves in endless discussions to get the details right. As we move forward with our respective documents, we establish the foundation of our work and our communication.

To us, it is making the best use of our differences. They come together instead of being opposed.

An interesting aspect we didn’t expect is that this work teaches us our respective strengths and preferences.