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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
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06-07-2006 15:39
Causes and symptoms of groupthinkJanis's "antecedent conditions" likely to encourage groupthink: - High stress from external threats with low hope of a better solution than the one offered by the leader(s)
- High group cohesiveness
- The persuasive strength of the group's leader
His eight symptoms indicative of groupthink: - Illusion of invulnerability
- Unquestioned belief in the inherent morality of the group
- Collective rationalization of group's decisions
- Shared stereotypes of outgroup, particularly opponents
- Self-censorship; members withhold criticisms
- Illusion of unanimity (see false consensus effect)
- Direct pressure on dissenters to conform
- Self-appointed "mindguards" protect the group from negative information
~Ulrika~
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Kendra Bancroft
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06-07-2006 15:50
Interesting --the discussion should be then --How does one avoid this trap?
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
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06-07-2006 16:07
From: Kendra Bancroft Interesting --the discussion should be then --How does one avoid this trap? Here's a partial list from wikipedia. - Anonymous feedback via suggestion box or anonymous online chat.
- Institutional mechanisms, where participants have the option of appealing to an individual outside the decision-making group.
- Another possibility is assigning group members roles with some selected to be "dissenters". The dissenters must then do their best to play Devil's Advocate.
- An alternative to groupthink is a formal consensus decision-making process, which works best in a group whose aims are cooperative rather than competitive, where trust is able to build up, and where participants are willing to learn and apply facilitation skills.
The trick is, these suggestions assume that those who are in power want to halt group think. ~Ulrika~
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