What are coordination failures?

Coordination failures happen when people try to work together but don’t all agree on what to do, like when a group of kids all want to play different games at recess.

Imagine you and your friends are trying to build the biggest tower with blocks. But if one kid wants to stack blocks high, another wants to make a wide base, and no one talks it out, the tower might fall apart or not be as cool as it could have been. That’s a coordination failure, everyone is working, but they’re not all working together toward the same goal.

Think of it like when you're all at the park and decide to go on a hike. If one kid wants to go to the swings, another to the slide, and someone else to the sandbox, and no one agrees on where to go, then no one gets to have fun together. It's like everyone is trying to do their own thing instead of working as a team.

So, coordination failures are like when people are all doing something, but they don’t all agree on what to do, it’s just like building a tower or going on a hike with friends who can't decide where to go!