In this lesson, Kenji Yoshino explores Robert Putnam’s concept of bonding and bridging capital for organizations. Whereas bonding capital is “the superglue that binds people together,” bridging capital is “the WD-40 that allows individuals to slide across groups.” Essentially, groups will bond internally but the individuals within them will not feel a sense of community with individuals in other groups unless these different groups are brought together through bridging activities.Bridging and Bonding CapitalBonding capital is created internal to a group of people who share the same background or interests.Bridging capital is created across organizations by bringing together seemingly disparate groups of people.Prevent balkanization by aligning bonding activities with bridging activities for Employee Affinity Groups.Teaching and Learning TogetherUse the covering analytic to crowdsource bonding capital.Turn these conversations into co-teaching moments. In so doing, you create bri...