Attention is often described as a personal resource. But in collective work, attention is also architectural.
The agenda, room, interface, rhythm, facilitation, and social permission to pause all determine what a group can keep in view.
Designing attention
A group cannot think deeply about what it cannot hold steadily. This is why serious work needs more than focus. It needs structures that protect the object of thought from noise, urgency, and premature closure.
The architecture of attention is the quiet infrastructure beneath meaningful collaboration.