We are anchored towards are own idols when solving the problem. Recently oil nations wanted to focus on clean up of plastic. Rather than reducing the use of plastic, this is because their idol is money, and each one of the involved nations was trying to make the most money for themselves.

Had the cause been anchored in the future of the planet there would have been a totally different approach to tackling the issue. Even if there are different views on the matter.

Same applies to leadership and teams. Each one is trying to optimise their own side. Which is fine in a certain setting. But without a common anchor, a common framework of understanding the underlying issue and agreeing on a high level abstract goal that aligns with this deep shared collective understanding, we end up solving the wrong problems.