To structure multicultural teams, Separation emphasizes O one subgroup dominates the creation of norms, social structure, and the direction of the team O the mixing of different cultural/personal approaches into a coherent, unique, stable approach O preserving different approaches, retaining tensions, and is characterized by dynamic shifts in procedural approaches, careful arrangement of subgroups, and/or careful introduction of alternative norms encouraging members to take the time to be aware of cultural differences and reach common understanding