With a playful mindset magic is possible.

The playful mindset might be called the "ludic mindset".

It's the mindset that this random arbitrary set of rules we all will pretend are infinitely powerful in this context.

The ludic mindset allows people to take risks within the context.

When a group is in the ludic mindset together, it makes it easier to find game-changing novel ideas.

However, the ludic mindset is extremely brittle.

Any person participating who conspicuously shows they aren't taking the game seriously makes the people who are taking it seriously feel like chumps, and the whole thing collapses.