Tension in product teams is essential for success, as it encourages competing forces that make the team stronger. A well-functioning team can reduce tension into simple, competing factors, and complex problems are often expressed as triangles with multiple conflicting elements. The strength of a team lies in its ability to balance competing tensions, much like a geodesic dome, which achieves incredible tensional integrity through its specific arrangement of struts. Exceptional teams are made up of individuals who reach out beyond their traditional roles, holding each other accountable and pushing against one another to create something great, with trust and ego checks paramount. The right amount of healthy tension can create a team capable of resolving complex problems while remaining strong.