open discussion

The company also said it had engaged in a "full and open discussion" with MSPs during their visit.

The scientists’ statement called for “open discussion of the merits and risks” before experiments could begin.

In a blog post last week, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai wrote that while it is important to preserve the company’s culture of open discussion, Google must maintain a professional workplace.

"So far, there haven't been published attempts and open discussion on sonification-based music composition, nor attempts to demonstrate the methodology required to intentionally affect the audience's emotions with an artistic piece."

Lots of people who were in relationships with colleagues kept it out of their work, but enough did not that it contributed to a culture where whisper networks replaced open discussion.