Fantasy is a vital part of life. But if you find that your idealized version of collaboration is bumping up against reality, acknowledge it. When you do, you also give yourself an opportunity to take off the rose-tinted glasses and readjust expectations where necessary. In fact, this is how you can weave more connection and care into your co-creations and mergers. Not only by daydreaming, but by using those dreams to fuel facing the facts. And creating from there.