Comments on: Groupthink: the danger of compromise http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/groupthink-compromising-positions/ joined-up management for a joined-up world ™ by Colin Beveridge Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Briercliffe http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/groupthink-compromising-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-9785 Mike Briercliffe Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:23:57 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2886#comment-9785 The way to avoid the pitfalls of Groupthink is to be the boss, be right more often than you're wrong, and go with your guts. Fundamental Leadership is a million times more effective than committees and democracy. The way to avoid the pitfalls of Groupthink is to be the boss, be right more often than you’re wrong, and go with your guts. Fundamental Leadership is a million times more effective than committees and democracy.

]]> By: Steve Apostolou http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/groupthink-compromising-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-9770 Steve Apostolou Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:40:32 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2886#comment-9770 I've found that appointing someone as devil's advocate is a fun way to counter the evils of groupthink. I’ve found that appointing someone as devil’s advocate is a fun way to counter the evils of groupthink.

]]> By: Deb http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/groupthink-compromising-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-9609 Deb Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:54:58 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2886#comment-9609 Groupthink can cripple an organization or committee. However if there is a strong facilitator, groupthink can easily be overcome. Groupthink can cripple an organization or committee. However if there is a strong facilitator, groupthink can easily be overcome.

]]> By: Colin Beveridge http://www.colin-beveridge.com/index.php/groupthink-compromising-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-9497 Colin Beveridge Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:50:08 +0000 http://www.colin-beveridge.com/?p=2886#comment-9497 Andrew thanks for your input. I regard groupthink in the commonly accepted usage (nicely described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink) i.e. the self-reinforcing suppression of topic analysis, in favour of group avoidance of confrontation. So, to me, groupthink is a counter-productive [collective] state of mind, rather than a process - and therefore the converse of "the wisdom of crowds," which I take to represent the proper distillation of solutions and strategies from the freely stated opinions and considerations of a group. Andrew

thanks for your input.

I regard groupthink in the commonly accepted usage (nicely described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink) i.e. the self-reinforcing suppression of topic analysis, in favour of group avoidance of confrontation.

So, to me, groupthink is a counter-productive [collective] state of mind, rather than a process – and therefore the converse of “the wisdom of crowds,” which I take to represent the proper distillation of solutions and strategies from the freely stated opinions and considerations of a group.

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